Thanks for the support, guys.
Well, as to how this came about, I think it all started with a skin irritation since last summer (2004). There might have been a swelling since last fall, but it didn't really bother, or it was not noticeable. But I started to notice a size difference in January. I figured, 'maybe this has happened before...maybe it's just collecting fluids or something...maybe it's just a phase and it'll go away.' Last month, it felt like a hard-boiled egg and I had trouble sleeping because of it. It was only Easter Saturday did I decide to go to a walk-in clinic and the e.r. in the hospital. Both doctors weren't sure what it was, so I was scheduled for an ultrasound. I went to my regular physician and he told me the readings of the ultrasound. It was definitely a tumour. He gave me the worst case scenario telling me it could be cancer, then talked about the procedures in treating it. Then he forwarded me to a special urologist. It was then that I was told it is cancer, and then he scheduled me for blood tests, ct scans, and a pre-surgery check-up (within four days) before my surgery. I'm so freakin' lucky that I wasn't put in a three-month waiting list and that I am being treated almost two weeks after I decided to do something about it.
Testicular cancer can happen to any man between 20-40, which puts me right in that category. This is a good lesson that this cancer without any causes can happen to any one. I'm gonna make sure to get a physical at least once a year after this is all done.
