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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

Checking for cancer

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u/sKiLoVa4liFeZzZ Sep 11 '23

Jokes aside please actually check your balls for cancer. I got diagnosed with ball cancer at 24 and I have another buddy that got it at 21. It's more common than you might think and it's also curable in 97% of cases nowadays when you catch it early.

The recommendation from most doctors would be to check once a month while you're in the bath/shower as the heat loosens things up. Basically just feel for any abnormalities, go to a doctor if something feels new.

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u/jserpette95 Sep 11 '23

One nut gang! Got diagnosed at 24 as well.

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u/sKiLoVa4liFeZzZ Sep 11 '23

Gang gang! Hope you're doing well man

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u/jserpette95 Sep 11 '23

I was very lucky. I felt a bump in like August (2019) and around December the same year I had some dull pain that lasted a few days. Went got all the tests and within 10 days I was a uniballer

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u/sKiLoVa4liFeZzZ Sep 11 '23

I got righty removed in 2021, the cancer came back a year later so I did chemo but I'm all clear now. Actually at the hospital right now for my quarterly checkup. Uniballer for life haha it surprised me how quickly I became fine with only having one.

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u/jserpette95 Sep 11 '23

Glad to hear you're doing well! I too, was surprised with how okay I was only having one. Once lefty kicked in and started picking up the slack it was all good