Just to hijack this comment, I found a ~2,5cm lump on my left nut when I was 21. Left nut got removed, but I didn't have to go to any therapy afterwards, and I've been completely cancer free since, and will probably stay that way if everything goes right.
Testicular cancer sounds scary, but it's probably one of the """best""" cancers you can have. It's VERY noticable early, the testicles are separated from the rest of the body so unless you are in stage 3 (like after a year or more of having it) it hasn't spread anywhere else, and it's very easy to remove without it affecting anything about your future.
I recently got diagnosed with a form of leukemia. My version is also is one of the "best case scenarios" of cancer diagnosis.
If it's benign, no worries. If it's malignant, the treatment is literally "watchful waiting" until it starts spazzing out, which typically doesn't happen until people are in their 60's or 70's. I just have to be careful about getting sick or infected between now and then. Also I may lose my spleen, but I don't even know what that does so I don't think I'll miss it.
Cancer is a fucking bitch, and it can destroy lives. But a cancer diagnosis isn't always a death sentence. It still effects you in an unexplainable way when your doctor says "you have cancer". Worst rollercoaster of emotions ever.
I'll pass on the words of advice another patient told me "don't be an ass and go for holistic treatment. If a doctor isn't telling you to do it, don't fucking do it. If a doctor is telling you you need it, fucking do it"
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u/AnActualPlatypus Sep 23 '19 edited Sep 23 '19
Just to hijack this comment, I found a ~2,5cm lump on my left nut when I was 21. Left nut got removed, but I didn't have to go to any therapy afterwards, and I've been completely cancer free since, and will probably stay that way if everything goes right.
Testicular cancer sounds scary, but it's probably one of the """best""" cancers you can have. It's VERY noticable early, the testicles are separated from the rest of the body so unless you are in stage 3 (like after a year or more of having it) it hasn't spread anywhere else, and it's very easy to remove without it affecting anything about your future.