How fucked was your day?

[ItsJustDave]

That's pathetic that they brushed off the lesion on your testicle so swiftly like that. What kind of doctor did you go to? Really, any sort of lump ought to be examined in depth as soon as possible. It's no wonder that medical malpractice is the biggest killer out there.

What was your treatment like and how long did you endure it for before you got the all-clear?

That was my PCP. I should have pushed for a specialist.

Treatment:
-Mid-October 2007: Initial in-patient surgery to remove abdominal mass. Analysis upon removal indicated testicular cancer and they did an ultrasound to check my testicles. Found a tiny mass in right testicle (urologist said they never would have found with a physical exam). I spent about a week in the hospital on heavy pain killers.



-Late October 2007: Surgery to remove right testicle. Incision at waist and they went in from there to remove testicle.

-Mid-November 2007: Surgery to install port for administration of chemotherapy. This thing was inside my upper chest wired into my circulatory system near my heart.



Later that month, chemo started. I went through chemo through February of 2008. It was a 3 week cycle.
First week, Monday through Friday roughly 4 hours of chemo each day.
Second week, no chemo, time to recuperate.
Third week, Neulasta to stimulate white blood cell growth before starting all over again.

-February 2008: Last chemo session.

-March 2008: No trace of cancer, clean scans.

-January 2009: Mediport removed.