Testicular cancer

Nathan and Suzanne are both highly motivated people; they met in first year medical school and married after graduation. Now Nathan has just finished training as a paediatrician and Suzanne is doing a graduate course in public health. They are in their early thirties and, finally foreseeing an end to their formal education years, thought it was a good time to start a family. They decided that their anniversary was to be conception day and planned a romantic dinner at their favourite restaurant, followed by an early return to fresh sheets and soft music.

All went as planned until Suzanne was stroking Nathan’s balls and her fingers lingered over an irregularity. Instantly, the instincts ingrained through years of training snapped into place and she began gently feeling his testis — the left one. Yes, there definitely was a lump there.

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All thoughts of lovemaking Sublingual Viagra Online flew out the window as Nathan and Suzanne discussed the possible implications of this lump. First thing the next morning, they went to the hospital and grabbed a urologist col-league (Dr Cohen) to examine Nathan. Nathan had had surgery as a little fellow, to bring down a ‘floating testis’. Dr Cohen ordered an immediate ultrasound of Nathan’s testis. This confirmed that the problem truly was in the testis, so next Nathan had a battery of blood tests, a CT scan of the abdomen and a chest X-ray. The blood tests would look for tumour markers and all these tests were done to help stage the tumour. It is always assumed that any testicular mass is cancer until proven otherwise.

What about the baby who was to have been conceived that fateful night? Nathan was encouraged to have sperm banked so that, no matter what happened, he and Suzanne could start a family.

Our story has a happy ending. Nathan did indeed have testicular cancer, but it was discovered very early. He had the testis removed on that side, and eventually had a prosthesis put in so there was still a ‘ball’ there. He also needed radiotherapy, but recovered completely. He and Suzanne now have two lovely little daughters, conceived by insemination with his frozen sperm Buy Kamagra Online.

Dermot also had testicular cancer. He was 25 at the time, and until then life had seemed near-perfect. He’d just finished a stint in the army, had found a job he liked in the construction industry, worked out in the gym, enjoyed a few beers at night with his mates, and had found a very special friend. In fact, he and Hal were about to start living together and come out to both families. Life was good. Then came the morning when he was in the shower as usual, and felt a little soft swelling in his right ball. After a few days of putting it off, he went to see his usual doc, who dispatched him straight away to a specialist urologist. Like Nathan, Dermot had a good outcome after surgery and radiotherapy, but noted that his energy level was different from before, and he did not have the same muscle strength as previously so he had to come up with a career change. Now Dermot is in TAFE, training to be a draftsman. The best thing has been Hal — he moved in and took care of Dermot through it all and really kept Dermot going, and they are still together.