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danbrusca
from Derbyshire (United Kingdom) on 2004-07-01 10:23 [#01262233]
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My best mate is in hospital today having one removed because it has a tumour. Shitty thing is that they have to remove it to find out if the tumour is cancerous or not, so it will be cool if it's benign but he'll still be one man down :/
Anyway, here's a timely reminder to make sure you do the self exam on a regular basis.
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Jazembo
from The Earth ball on 2004-07-01 10:31 [#01262247]
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The idea that they have to remove the testicle to check it puts me right off. Why can't they slice open the scrotum, take a fluid/tissue sample and then stitch it back up?
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earthleakage
from tell the world you're winning on 2004-07-01 10:32 [#01262248]
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my eyes are watering
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danbrusca
from Derbyshire (United Kingdom) on 2004-07-01 10:32 [#01262250]
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"Why does it have to come out? How do they know it's cancer and why can't they do a biopsy?
Well, they don't necessarily know it's cancer, but statistics indicate that it is very likely that it is -- then add in the fact that more than 95% of testicular tumors are malignant. The only way to tell if it is malignant is by looking at the dissected(!) testicle under a microscope. They cannot do a biopsy because if it is cancer, they do not want to risk disturbing or spreading the cancer while it is still in the body."
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qrter
from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2004-07-01 10:32 [#01262251]
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just pop the little bugger out.
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Jazembo
from The Earth ball on 2004-07-01 10:35 [#01262254]
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I don't believe that is the only way, inserting a needle directly into the lump and extraction of cells could just as easily be examined under the microscope. I'd do it myself rather than let someone cut off a nut!
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qrter
from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2004-07-01 10:36 [#01262255]
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unless you have some sort of medical degree, I'm going with the doctors on this one.
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afxNUMB
from So.Flo on 2004-07-01 10:38 [#01262258]
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thats what a biopsy is....sticking a needle in and getting tissue.
"They cannot do a biopsy because if it is cancer, they do not
want to risk disturbing or spreading the cancer while it is
still in the body."
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Jazembo
from The Earth ball on 2004-07-01 10:38 [#01262260]
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until I find a good technical explanation why they MUST remove the WHOLE testicle then I am standing my ground.
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afxNUMB
from So.Flo on 2004-07-01 10:39 [#01262262]
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I have a huge lmp in my throat(not able to be seen without touching it) but they did a biopsy to check it out and its not cancerous-thank god.
But i will continue getting strept throat and feeling throat pains-go figure :D
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qrter
from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2004-07-01 10:40 [#01262264]
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it has already been given.
you sir, are an ass.
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Jazembo
from The Earth ball on 2004-07-01 10:40 [#01262266]
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How would a biopsy spread the cancer? Seriously I don't know much about this subject so please enlighten me.
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afxNUMB
from So.Flo on 2004-07-01 10:42 [#01262267]
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that makes no sense...how could the biopsy spread the cancer-jesus.
They are simply saying if they fuck with it it may spread. And maybe it has already spread in his balls so the best thing to do is get rid of it. He can still live with one balito
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Jazembo
from The Earth ball on 2004-07-01 10:44 [#01262271]
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What if the same thing happen to the other one! :)
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afxNUMB
from So.Flo on 2004-07-01 10:47 [#01262273]
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haha....then he better put the unaffected sperm in a sperm bank to pregnant his soon to be wife
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Jazembo
from The Earth ball on 2004-07-01 10:57 [#01262291]
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Ok, so I've read a bit more on that site.
They will shine a very bright light through the area to rule out a cyst.
They will perform an ultrasound FIRST to determine the chances of the lump being cancerous.
Some doctors claim to be able to remove the cancer without removing the WHOLE testicle, only part will be removed, but this may mean that some of the cancer cells are left (bad).
They are more likely to want to do this of you only have one testicle to start with, but still experts are against this idea.
I hope everything turns out ok for your friend danbrusca, hopefully the tumor was not cancerous. Do you know how early he/they caught it?
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danbrusca
from Derbyshire (United Kingdom) on 2004-07-01 11:58 [#01262348]
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Dunno, i'm going to go see him tomorrow, maybe he will know more then.
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SCHIZOPHRENIC
from Los Angeles (United States) on 2004-07-01 13:33 [#01262422]
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Poor guy. :-(
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plaster
from splitska 10 on 2004-07-01 15:32 [#01262548]
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i have one removed...not cos it had a tumor,but it shifted from it place towards up.
weird shit i must say...
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Jazembo
from The Earth ball on 2004-07-01 20:49 [#01262893]
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I have had that happen, usually when I am in extreme cold conditions, I always thought it was just a natural protective thing, certainly nothing to remove it over!
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danbrusca
from Derbyshire (United Kingdom) on 2004-07-02 06:03 [#01263177]
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Anyway, I went to visit him today, arriving just in time to find out he was being discharged. The operation was fine and although he has to wait up to 4 weeks for a pathology report on the tumour, the surgeon said he didn't think it looked cancerous, so fingers crossed everything will be OK.
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2004-07-02 06:07 [#01263179]
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terrible thing :( at least he'll be happy if it wasn't cancerous...
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The_Funkmaster
from St. John's (Canada) on 2004-07-02 06:12 [#01263184]
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I had a tumor in my dick, and so my dick was removed!
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Atli
from ReykjavÃk (Iceland) on 2004-07-02 06:45 [#01263234]
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i read this post yesterday and decided to go look if my testicles seemed strange and shit, i think there might be a little lump or something on one of them...i got a massive blow to the balls shortly before that examination so i'm hoping it has something to do with that.
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