My Experience of Testicular Cancer

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Newest Review: ... couldn't let it win. From that point, even whilst in the presence of the deadly serious doctors, we started to have a giggle, winding each other up as we had done since the moment we met (much to the bemusement of the doctor). Keeping that hold on what was our 'normality' was important to me. I'd like to mention that at the point of his diagnosis, S and I had been together just under 8 ... more

... months, we were no where near the point in our relationship of discussing such things as children. The doctors were unsure of how the chemotherapy would affect the remaining healthy testicle and with them removing more than they had hoped of the other tes...more

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My Experience of Testicular Cancer: A Wife's Perspective: Every Step Of The Way, I'm There! (1741 words)
by - written on 10/02/09 (Very useful, 93 readings)
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When you're partner has cancer, so do you or at least that is how it feels! For every step of the way you have to be there too, every hospital appointment, every operation, every chemotherapy session, every check up. As strong as your partner has to be, you have to be stronger. Cancer was already dark cloud over our family when my husband found a lump 'down there.' My uncle had just died after a long struggle with bowel cancer; my aunt was undergoing the latest of a number of lumpectomies and was set to start another cycle of chemotherapy. Having seen the extremes of cancer and it's treatments, he put his macho attitude aside and didn't hesitate to get a ... Read the complete review

Life is more than having a ball (1485 words)
by - written on 09/01/04 (Very useful, 274 readings)
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This is going to so hard for me to write about, but I hope that it will help someone out there, who just may read this. My husband, Ian, had testicular cancer. He told me that he had a lump just after xmas in 1991. He had been a little quiet throughout December, but he was working hard and money was a bit tight, so I put it down to that. We had been to a party next door and he said he wanted to go home fairly early. We were laying in bed when he suddenly just blurted it out. "Lou, I have got a lump - you know!" It was the middle of the night and I froze immediately. I don't think he ever knew what went through my mind in the longest ... Read the complete review

My Experience of Testicular Cancer: Test your testes!!! - Updated (1500 words)
by - written on 19/04/01 (Very useful, 3463 readings)
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This is the 2nd update on this op. The first was after my visit to the doctors, and the 2nd is the day after my Ultra-sound scan. It's just to give an idea of what you should expect. I can't quite begin to start this opinion. I know exactly what I want to say, but how to say it is quite something else. Four weeks ago I went into hospital to have two lumps removed. One from my arm and one from my groin. Both were slightly different, and although the doctors assured me that the one on my arm was nothing more than a build of tissue, they had no idea what he other was. I should also point out that these are not the only two. In total ... Read the complete review

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