denko
08-19-2008, 08:37 AM
dr steve,
i am a 29 yr old man and a couple years ago, maybe 3 yrs or so, i started feeling a dull aching pain in my left testicle. then shortly after that i found a lump on the side (if they have sides) and had it checked out. the first doctor said it was normal, something to do with the tube that carries semen blah blah blah. i didn't like that response so i went to see another doctor. he actually did some tests and told me it was a vericocele. i had the corrective surgery almost exactly 2 yrs ago. for a long time after that the testicle was extremely sensitive, a hard step or even running would cause a lot of pain. now it is still very tender when anything comes in contact with it, the lump is still there and i believe its gotten bigger and from what i can see the left testicle is a little bigger than the right. it still functions normally, as far as ejaculation goes (i noticed a decrease in volume, may or may not be related) and 9 times out of ten i feel the need to urinate shortly there after. i know they siad a varicocele can come back but i'm starting to doubt that was the problem in the first place seeing as the lump never went away. however, the dull ache i felt before hasn't returned since the surgery. is there anything else this could be?
i am a 29 yr old man and a couple years ago, maybe 3 yrs or so, i started feeling a dull aching pain in my left testicle. then shortly after that i found a lump on the side (if they have sides) and had it checked out. the first doctor said it was normal, something to do with the tube that carries semen blah blah blah. i didn't like that response so i went to see another doctor. he actually did some tests and told me it was a vericocele. i had the corrective surgery almost exactly 2 yrs ago. for a long time after that the testicle was extremely sensitive, a hard step or even running would cause a lot of pain. now it is still very tender when anything comes in contact with it, the lump is still there and i believe its gotten bigger and from what i can see the left testicle is a little bigger than the right. it still functions normally, as far as ejaculation goes (i noticed a decrease in volume, may or may not be related) and 9 times out of ten i feel the need to urinate shortly there after. i know they siad a varicocele can come back but i'm starting to doubt that was the problem in the first place seeing as the lump never went away. however, the dull ache i felt before hasn't returned since the surgery. is there anything else this could be?