and says oh no not another posting about testicles & lumps, I have a different & personal slant on this old chestnut.About a year ago I discovered a small lump about the size of a pea under my left testicle, not on it, didn`t bother me until it started getting bigger and started to ache. So off I toddled to the doctor (ironically with sore feet) and said "Oh by the way....". He said I had a varicocele, very common, no need to worry, but we`ll get it checked anyway. Went to local hospital, ultrasound scan, yes it was a varicocele, nothing to worry about, but I`ll check the kidneys, as problems here can cause them..!
Everything fine, until a week later, when I was summoned back to the hospital and told I had a kidney tumour - I Had no symptoms whatsoever, Doctor said I probably wouldn`t for at least another year to 18 months as these tumours are very slow growing.
It was a T1, still in the kidney, so it was curable - I had the operation - a partial nephrectomy 8 weeks later, the tumour was thankfully benign - only 4% are, and all I have is a large scar, but it coulld have been so different, if kidney cancer is caught late, ie when symptoms actually appear, 75% of them are fatal.... :cry:
So, sorry to be so serious on my first posting, but this is a heartfelt thing (or should that be testicle felt)...and it seems pertinent in a Swinging Forum, as lots & lots of fondling of balls goes on (well I hope it does.....
), it`s not just the balls its the sack too....Thanks for reading, keep fondling....my next posts won`t be this serious....honest
I've tried to keep tabs on them ever since, but tend to forget sometimes. Thus, thanks for sharing your story and thanks for the reminder.
