u/Silvianes

Hi everyone,

Unfortunately and fortunately the day is nearly here, tomorrow I’ll undergo surgery to have my testicles removed due to testicular cancer, and I want to say that I’m ready for what’s coming but truth be told I’m not. It was only 2 weeks ago I was celebrating my 27th birthday and a week ago I noticed a swollen testicle that my urologists quickly worried about.

Today I had my CT-scan to look for any cancer spreading, and tomorrow by not even lunch time the source of the cancer will be gone.

I’m staying as strong as I can and honestly as we speak I’m more scared of the IV injection, since I have a fear of needles even after all of the needle pinches so far. I reallyyy hope it’s going to all be over soon, me and many of you too I reckon and I’m soo proud of all of you in your fight or recovery, we’ll get through this!

But damn… I hope tomorrow will have better news, as so far me and my parents who have been closely by my side throughout this, we haven’t really caught a break. Thank you all very much for reading and your patience in my sometimes odd way of writing hahah

Hi everyone, I hope you’re all doing well!

I’m coming here to ask for help, your opinion or experiences. I have a big day ahead of me as I’ll under go surgery tomorrow to have both of my testicles removed at ErasmusMC in Rotterdam due to testicular cancer. I want to say I’m fully prepared but I’d be lying.

But as for the question I have, my urologist & surgeon talked about inserting a silicone ball prosthesis to replace the look and feel of the removed testicle, to those who have this or have had experience with it is it something you’d recommend or advice against?

I read as much into it as I could, from infection risk to the bodily rejection of a foreign object. Any further insights are much appreciated to make a good decision tomorrow morning, as I’ve gotten some mixed opinions about such prosthesis from my doctors.

Thank you all very much for your time!