Very Painful Balls (testicles)

[IbPervert]

PS....You can always say the pain is worse then it is!

Doc my balls hurt?

On a scale of 1 to 10 how much do they hurt?

"15!"

[dancinggizmos]

I had an infection after an issue with a fight my testicles were injured my internist did not want to send me to a urologist because the urologist would have wanted to remove my testicles thaey had swollen to the size of grapefruits for sometime.
I am on a vigirous HRT therapy however now as Chronic orchitis really hurt my testosterone production...
I have head of Dr's removing them due to pain issues after infection or other issues or if they are damaged and not functioing they may remove them to prevent cancer.

PS....You can always say the pain is worse then it is!

Doc my balls hurt?

On a scale of 1 to 10 how much do they hurt?

"15!"

[SplitDik]

PS....You can always say the pain is worse then it is!

Doc my balls hurt?

On a scale of 1 to 10 how much do they hurt?

"15!"

Well, it is actually important to make the doctor aware of the intensity of pain if it is truly affecting your life. Your doctor only sees you for a few minutes and unless you really convey your dilemna effectively they'll always take a conservative approach.

This happened with my wife related to back pain. The doctors kept giving her different pills (anti-imflamatories, pain-killers, muscle relaxants) etc. But she got to where she couldn't drive or work any more. So I told her to go back to the doctor and really explain that she was effectively handicapped. Within a week, they found she had bone spurs and removed them. She was cured immediately, and no amount of medication or physiotherapy would have helped had she continued.

It is up to you to explain your predicament to the doctor, not for them to be mind-readers.

[mrt]

Amen! I always found the 1 - 10 scale difficult. It was easier for me to relate it to other types of pain. A nurse told me that all they were looking for were pain numbers 6 or higher for giving pain meds. SIGH.....

I think relating to the surgeon that I had regular (like 6 days a week) pain like that dull throbbing ache you got the day "after" getting hit with a line drive in the nads explained it well enough. I said the pain of getting hit by a line drive I can easily relate as a "10" on the pain. The rolling around on the ground so bad you almost throw up. Or the pain of having your wrist shattered. Also a ten. Where that pain bad enough to keep you awake all night fits? I don't know for sure but its not good.

Is it good enough to become hooked on opiates? "close" but I said I really have a strong desire to have a life (that I was aware of). Thus my choice to have an orchiectomy.

I think for those who would be willing to lie to a doctor to get this done? See a shrink first and talk about your motives for this. That meeting(s) will get you a clear direction and probably a letter that can be used to obtain surgery. I think this is well worth doing in any event because of possible post op regrets.