Ted Ginn Sr beat it. Not sure if I know anyone else who has though.  

He said it’s stage 4, so he’s all but likely going to be passing sooner rather than later. 

posted by kizer permanente

Ted Ginn Sr beat it. Not sure if I know anyone else who has though.  

This is the only person I've ever heard of that beat it.

EDIT: I stand corrected. Apparently Ruth Bader Ginsburg survived it too. I guess it depends on where the growth lies. Sounds like it's in an area that hard to operate on. If it's in the right place they can remove the growth but that's not usually the case.

posted by BR1986FB

Yes. The former commish of the NFL, Gene Upshaw, was diagnosed on a Sunday and was gone by Wednesday. Pretty sure that's what got Patrick Swayze too.

 

Benjamin Orr from The Cars, also.  Parma kid. 

Bump.

Found a lump in my left testicle during a shower the day after Thanksgiving. After a few weeks of monitoring and another week of scheduling, my ultrasound read is suggestive of cancer. Next step is surgical removal of the teste for biopsy and pathology, which will probably happen in the next few days. CT and bloodwork will indicate if I need chemo/radiation or if surgical removal is likely to have done the trick. Even though testicular cancer is extremely good prognosis for cure, I can’t help but feel anxious about waiting to learn what the next year will have in store for me.  

Cancer sucks. 

posted by GOONx19

Bump.

Found a lump in my left testicle during a shower the day after Thanksgiving. After a few weeks of monitoring and another week of scheduling, my ultrasound read is suggestive of cancer. Next step is surgical removal of the teste for biopsy and pathology, which will probably happen in the next few days. CT and bloodwork will indicate if I need chemo/radiation or if surgical removal is likely to have done the trick. Even though testicular cancer is extremely good prognosis for cure, I can’t help but feel anxious about waiting to learn what the next year will have in store for me.  

Cancer sucks. 

Adding you to my daily prayers 🙏

posted by GOONx19

Bump.

Found a lump in my left testicle during a shower the day after Thanksgiving. After a few weeks of monitoring and another week of scheduling, my ultrasound read is suggestive of cancer. Next step is surgical removal of the teste for biopsy and pathology, which will probably happen in the next few days. CT and bloodwork will indicate if I need chemo/radiation or if surgical removal is likely to have done the trick. Even though testicular cancer is extremely good prognosis for cure, I can’t help but feel anxious about waiting to learn what the next year will have in store for me.  

Cancer sucks. 

Dude. Prayers sent. That’s awful.

Best Wishes from me to you Goon.

posted by Gardens35

Best Wishes from me to you Goon.

Likewise.

Thanks all. I’ll probably use this thread as a sounding board for all things related. It’s helpful to get explanations and descriptions down in writing once before trying to walk my parents and in-laws through it.

I think I caught it pretty early, likely before spread. If so, the orchiectomy is the cure. The surgery is pretty easy, just a 4-inch waistband incision, in and out in an hour. Then it’ll just be monthly or quarterly bloodwork and chest CTs to keep an eye on things for 2-5 years, depending on tumor makeup. Certainly was a life-changing finding, but I’m optimistic.

Do a monthly self-exam if you’re under 35! Doesn’t hurt to do it if you’re over 35, either. 

Damn Goon, that hits as your one of the youngest on the board. I check a few times weekly, but probably go daily for awhile! 

Goon, if John Kruk can make it through, so can you.  Best of luck, man.

Hang in there, and best wishes !

posted by GOONx19

Thanks all. I’ll probably use this thread as a sounding board for all things related. It’s helpful to get explanations and descriptions down in writing once before trying to walk my parents and in-laws through it.

I think I caught it pretty early, likely before spread. If so, the orchiectomy is the cure. The surgery is pretty easy, just a 4-inch waistband incision, in and out in an hour. Then it’ll just be monthly or quarterly bloodwork and chest CTs to keep an eye on things for 2-5 years, depending on tumor makeup. Certainly was a life-changing finding, but I’m optimistic.

Do a monthly self-exam if you’re under 35! Doesn’t hurt to do it if you’re over 35, either. 

You got this! I’ve had two friends go thru this. They are both doing great now. One thing I will recommend is pushing for them to to remove your lymph node. Each of my friends had their cancer return in the lymph node within a couple years. I think my friend told me it happens to 80% of people with testicular cancer but insurance doesn’t wanna pay for it because of the 20% it doesn’t happen to. Also talk to your friends and us don’t keep your worries/fears bottled up. 

Hope things turn out well; be thinking of you.

Yes, typically frequent surveillance is recommended for stage 1 findings. The retroperitoneal lymph nodes are the most common metastatic site, but if it develops, dissection and treatment is very effective. There is low risk to waiting in that case, which varies by tumor makeup. If stage 2, that can change some things but would indicate the cancer has already spread.

 It’s helpful that my best friend is a urologist, albeit across the country. I’m confident I can get both the “friend answer” and the urologist answer to any questions, and my medical background is useful, too. 

Just found out surgery will be Wednesday. 

posted by GOONx19

Yes, typically frequent surveillance is recommended for stage 1 findings. The retroperitoneal lymph nodes are the most common metastatic site, but if it develops, dissection and treatment is very effective. There is low risk to waiting in that case, which varies by tumor makeup. If stage 2, that can change some things but would indicate the cancer has already spread.

 It’s helpful that my best friend is a urologist, albeit across the country. I’m confident I can get both the “friend answer” and the urologist answer to any questions, and my medical background is useful, too. 

Just found out surgery will be Wednesday. 

Goon X- I was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1987. I was 26 at the time. Left Testicle was removed and I had 17 Cobalt(Radiation) treatments. I discovered the lump around the end of July and had surgery the day after Labor Day. The time frame of your situation sounds similar to mine and it sounds like you caught it early and here's hoping and praying that you have a positive outcome like I did.

Best of luck and thoughts with you, Goon. You’re one of the good ones. 

posted by GOONx19

Yes, typically frequent surveillance is recommended for stage 1 findings. The retroperitoneal lymph nodes are the most common metastatic site, but if it develops, dissection and treatment is very effective. There is low risk to waiting in that case, which varies by tumor makeup. If stage 2, that can change some things but would indicate the cancer has already spread.

 It’s helpful that my best friend is a urologist, albeit across the country. I’m confident I can get both the “friend answer” and the urologist answer to any questions, and my medical background is useful, too. 

Just found out surgery will be Wednesday. 

Good luck tomorrow!

Surgery went well. In the best news of 2020, my initial CTs show no evidence of metastasis in the chest, abdomen or pelvis! That means it’s extremely unlikely I’ll need radiation or chemo in the immediate future. Now really just waiting on the pathology of the tumor in order to guide surveillance, as well as reduction in some elevated blood levels that should occur in the next 4-6 weeks now that the mass is out. 

Go beat this.

posted by GOONx19

Surgery went well. In the best news of 2020, my initial CTs show no evidence of metastasis in the chest, abdomen or pelvis! That means it’s extremely unlikely I’ll need radiation or chemo in the immediate future. Now really just waiting on the pathology of the tumor in order to guide surveillance, as well as reduction in some elevated blood levels that should occur in the next 4-6 weeks now that the mass is out. 

Glad it is going as well as it can so far  

Glad to hear the good news, GOON.

Great Goon. I wish you luck. Shitty it happened now but glad you caught it.

Glad things are going well. Sounds like a solid game plan!!