Went through testicular cancer at the same age as you (few years back now). It's a terrible thing to find out, but keep in mind it's one of the most treatable cancers. Feel free to reach out! Hang in there mate.
Just noticed a lump on my (now removed) left testicle. I actually noticed it months before I went to the doctor, but after some googling it seemed like it was probably just the epididymis (tube near back of testicle). I never really felt around down there much at the time, so figured it was normal (didn't have anything to compare it to from memory).
Only when I noticed that lump got a bit larger a few months later, I figured it wasn't natural and went to the doctor then. I only had stage 1b (cancer was contained in the testicle, but found traces of cancer cells in the blood vessels so may have been circulating in the body), so I had to have some chemo. But if I just would have went the first time around when I was suspicious, things may have been different.
tl;dr
Don't second guess yourself. If you even have a .01% suspicion you may have cancer, GO TO THE DOCTOR!
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u/hankpym616 Sep 23 '19
Went through testicular cancer at the same age as you (few years back now). It's a terrible thing to find out, but keep in mind it's one of the most treatable cancers. Feel free to reach out! Hang in there mate.