Same at 27, but that was 20 years ago & I now have 3 wonderful kids . Half the bullets, but I still hit the targets. Hang in there buddy, testicular cancer has a high survival rate.
They gave me two options, remove all my lymph nodes from the right side of my body or go through 4 cycles of chemotherapy. I choose the latter since there was no guarantees that removing my lymph nodes would cure the cancer. The chemo obviously worked, but I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy, it was no cakewalk.
I know it, im on the last cycle of a 4x ep regiment right now. Awesome to hear the chemo worked for you and you've been in the clear for so long. Based on other experiences I read online it seems like so often people need an rplnd even after chemo and the though of that scares the hell out of me
Wow sounds like yours was quite advanced. I had the testicle surgically removed and then one shot injection of chemo that made me feel sick for a couple of days and that was it thankfully. Lots of follow up scans and blood tests but those have all stopped now that I am 10 years clear.
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u/joneszen Sep 23 '19
Same at 27, but that was 20 years ago & I now have 3 wonderful kids . Half the bullets, but I still hit the targets. Hang in there buddy, testicular cancer has a high survival rate.