My Testicular Cancer Blog
This page is dedicated to my post about my journey with testicular cancer
Hello readers! I just got out of the hospital as I had multiple appointments. First I had PFTs, in which I had my lung performance measured. The doctor ordered this because part of chemo regimen will be bleomycin and is known to cause lung problems. Then I had a PICC line placed in my right arm, which didn't hurt as they numbed my arm with lidocaine. Afterwards, I had a chemotherapy consultation telling me what to expect, which is lots of nausea and hair loss. So today I buzzed my hair for the first time in years. I'll keep you guys posted on what happens next week!!!
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Hello and welcome to my testicular cancer blog. Last month I was diagnosed with testicular cancer and had to get an orchiectomy (surgical removal of my testicle). The surgery was a one hour procedure and it took about two weeks to get back to normal. The symptom of a dull ache in the left testicle occurred last December, but kept happening until this February. It was in February where I noticed my left testicle was triple the size of my other testicle. Unfortunately, the biopsy showed that there was an embryonal carcinoma component to the tumor and that it was a T3 tumor spreading to the the spermatic cord. The protocol for the a Stage 1B Nonseminomatous germ cell tumor in testicular cancer gave me 3 options, which were to either get a Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND), one cycle of BEP chemotherapy or have active surveillance. Since I had 2/3 risk factors making me high risk (the embryonal carcinoma and T3 tumor), I have opted with the oncologist's suggested one cycle of BEP chemotherapy. This week I have and am continuing to freeze sperm in a fertility clinic as chemotherapy with having only one testicle might affect my sperm count later. I am going to get a PIC line tomorrow as well as lung tests. I plan to take picture before and after the chemotherapy to help people either about to go through the same thing or to help people interested in oncology see the effects of chemotherapy. Either way, even though I have been diagnosed with cancer, I feel truly blessed as this is the most curable type (in the 90 percent range) and that I have my family supporting me. If you want to reach out and message me, feel free and as always, have a great day!
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