Re: Testicular Cyst?

April 12, 2011

I am not a Dr. and I can't say I ever heard of this but I have heard Dr.'s say

all kinds of crap that TRT dose and they don't know WTF they are talking about.

But yes see the Uro get checked out but don't let this Uro take you off TRT so

he can do labs to see what your T levels are this is Bull Shi* and tells them

nothing. If you have a problem and need to come off TRT get a 2nd. opinion.

Co-Moderator

Phil

> From: Camp <cabaretic@...>

> Subject: Testicular Cyst?

>

> Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 12:57 PM

> Hello Everyone,

>

> I went to my PCP today to have the puffiness inside my

> scrotum checked out.

> After feeling the problematic area, he said he believed it

> is a cyst of some

> sort, which is related to testosterone replacement

> therapy. So, I now have

> a referral to a urologist along with everything else.

> The PCP thinks the

> urologist might want to do an ultrasound as well.

>

> Do I have anything to worry about? And, if so, what

> should I look for?

> Does anyone know of a reason why TRT might have caused the

> cyst?

>

> .

>

> --

>

> If ever I said, in grief or pride,

> I tired of honest things, I lied:

>

April 14, 2011

Dear

I personally would explore the root cause of this so called cyst, but also

realize that the odds of it being a malignant tumor are low. Your doctors are

very correct in discovering the cause of the cyst quickly, so as that have the

time need to give the proper treatment should the worse would happen.

I have become very knowledgeable on these subjects along the road of very

hard knocks. You see I was born with one of my testis being undescend and at age

ten I had surgery to correct it. In my case I was Intersex and some female bits

and pieces where found in me that where removed. The bad thing is nothing was

said to my parents at all about what was found in my body. My medical history

was pieced together many years later. Well that isn't completely true a nurse

did come into my room and tell me they saved me from becoming a GIRL and that

was all. Can you imagine anyone walking up to a ten year old and tell them that.

After two surgeries over a two year period I was sent home with a worrying that

I could develop cancer and to watch myself for any changes. Even before I had

this surgery I knew I was in some way bi-gender, not bi-sexual, bi-gender. There

is a huge difference.

Now fast forward many years, it seem like a whole life time. I was returning

from a Grandmas marathon and noticed that testis that I had surgery on as a

child was growing and in fact was very hard to the touch. Three days later I saw

the doctor and he said it wasn't cancer and was most likely just fluid that

would go away after a few weeks, don't worry, just come back in a month. A month

later I came back and this was still growing. Now remember this was the days

just before the Internet and we lived in extreme northern Minnesota, so access

to any information was almost imposable. But my wife does work at the clinic and

my major is biology, so I studied everything I could on this subject. What I

found was that a (Alpha Feto Protein AFP) test was called for, so I returned and

asked about having one done. This doctor told me I didn't have cancer as I was

too old to have it, but he would have a Ultrasound done to rule out a tumor, but

no AFP test. Now another three or four weeks passed before a radiologist could

do this test. When I saw her she was acting very strange and then I realized

that she was dying of embarrassment for having to do an ultrasound on a man

testis and this carried over to the nurse Teck in the room. She took a quick

look and said it was nothing but fluid, even though I protested that the under

laying tissue felt as hard as a rock. She turn to me saying this was in my head

and would just go away in time. Then I suggested maybe we could settle this

question by trying to draw a sample out with a needle. No! she said its just

fluid and they walked out of the room. When they rounded the corner a male nurse

was standing there listening to what happened to me and just gave me the

strange smile, then started walking with the doctor. I became mad but only told

my wife about what happened. Two weeks later I went back to the first doctor

and he wouldn't do anything, but at last he said lets just remove this testis as

this had become atrophy after surgery as a child and never grew more than .75

inch long. At last I'm making progress. NOT Three months and I couldn't get in

for surgery, then Christmas came, no surgery till after the first of the year.

At last it was time for surgery the surgeon want to do this with a local

anesthetic, OK with me. They cut me open and the room fell quiet. I ask Him One

thing, is it malignant, YES. This so called fluid turned out to be a solid mass

2.5-3 inches around and all of a sudden I went to stage 3-4 cancer. This was

just the beginning of my horror story. The next seven months was pure hell. On

one hand I got great care and on the other hand hospitals, nurses and even

doctors almost killed me from gross errors only to be saved by someone at the

last possible moment. Twice I died and left my body only to be pulled back to

life.

The very first test that was done on me after the malingnacy was found was an

(Alpha feto Protein test), the test I asked for over six months before, but my

doctor refused to do.

The pathology of the so called testis turned to be an (OVARY) and not a

testis. I wasn't crazy like I thought, well maybe just a little. lol I was

intersex and many of us manifest our symptoms in the form of having hypogondism,

not all but SOME.

For you I would suggest an Ultrasound as first line of defense, then an AFP

test and then try maybe to draw a sample of fluid if your doctor thinks that

would help. Don't be a passive fool like I was and almost die because of it. I

cannot believe I was so passive and haven't come to physiological terms with

that.

Today I live everyday, as the person I am and not what someone thinks I should

be.

H

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From: Camp <cabaretic@...>

Sent: Tue, April 12, 2011 11:57:21 AM

Subject: Testicular Cyst?

Hello Everyone,

I went to my PCP today to have the puffiness inside my scrotum checked out.

After feeling the problematic area, he said he believed it is a cyst of some

sort, which is related to testosterone replacement therapy. So, I now have

a referral to a urologist along with everything else. The PCP thinks the

urologist might want to do an ultrasound as well.

Do I have anything to worry about? And, if so, what should I look for?

Does anyone know of a reason why TRT might have caused the cyst?

.

--

If ever I said, in grief or pride,

I tired of honest things, I lied:

April 14, 2011

Dear Hannah,

I much appreciate your story and your advice. As I begin, please know that

what I am about to say isn't easy for me to write. I've always known my

gender was split and that I was likely neither exclusively male, nor

exclusively female. If this means I am bi-gender, then I will accept the

label graciously. My family, particularly my parents, weren't very

accepting or understanding of this when I was growing up. So I learned to

be ashamed of who I am. And I for sure didn't dare voice this among other

men because we as a society still believe that to be " less " masculine

somehow means that one is less of a man. But because of the bravery of what

you said in the company of complete strangers, I felt I needed to be just as

honest.

I don't think doctors ever uncovered anything to indicate that I was

intersex at birth, though I know that doesn't necessarily have to be the

case. The way I feel inside is proof that gender isn't cut and dry with me,

though I'd love to have some medical evidence to confirm it. Being intersex

would answer lots of questions I've held privately for years, at least

partially. And it might be a jumping off point for further examination,

both with medicine and within myself.

I will certainly follow your recommendations. Perhaps if I do indeed have

an ovary then it might improve my treatment . As it stands now, I've just

counted it up. I am seeing three separate specialists, and each of them is

only treating symptoms of a much larger, very perplexing problem. They're

not quite sure about a cause yet and I suspect it will be a while later for

that. Every piece of the puzzle I get tells me something, but it would be

wonderful to know something, anything for certain. One has to start

somewhere.

In gratitude,

.

--

If ever I said, in grief or pride,

I tired of honest things, I lied:

April 15, 2011

Dear kevin

If you have questions in regards to being intersex or not go to the

International Intersex Organization website. There are so many combinations of

conditions that can be classified as being intersex. Look to nature and you will

see that being by-gender is very common. Some people are what I called brain

determined gender or people that have no intersex features in their body. Then

there are people like me that have female parts. I believe the vast majority of

people have brain determined gender. Science is starting to show that this

theory has strong merit.

Remember courage doesn't have a gender, a race or a religion. I would really be

surprised if every person was in fact a form of gender hybrid. You and I are

just an extreme example of what it means to be human, what is wrong with that?

I also came from an enviroment with a clear division between genders and I

became very good at strutting my 125 lb. 5'11 " 19 year old body around. A real

bean pole, mother would call me. Yet I did fall in love, married and have been

that way for 37 years. I lost the will to be a males male years ago and have

become a better human being because of it.

Think of yourself as gender multitasking, a gender mosaic, a good person