Very Painful Balls (testicles)

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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.