October 7, 2010

  • My Balls

    I thought since there is all this focus on breast cancer and female Xangans are posting photos of their breasts, I would take a second and post a photo of my balls.

    So here they are, my balls:

    Like I would really post a photo of my testicles here on Xanga.

    This is a story from a few years ago when I had a close call with what I thought was testicular cancer.  I felt a sharp pain in my groin and it went away so I thought nothing of it.  Anyway about two weekends later I was sitting around on a Friday night and I decided it was time for a self-examination of my testicles.  So maybe it wasn't really a self-exam but screw you for judging me.  It's not like you've never done that before.  OK I'm over it now.  I was "examining" and I found a lump on Ol' Lefty.  So I freaked out.  I was so scared.  Something like that isn't supposed to happen to a 25 year old guy (at the time).  I started worrying I would never have kids and I would lose my balls and women wouldn't want a guy who has no nuts and can't produce children.  I had visitors over that weekend and I think I was a little withdrawn from them.  I had a lot running through my mind.  I just couldn't talk about it.  Honestly, who goes up to their friends and says, "Hey, John, I have a lump on my testicle.  How about those Packers?"  I was thinking of going to the pastor for advice but how would I put it.  "Hey pastor, last night I was manipulating the ship's primary firing mechanism and I found a barnacle on the starboard side."  Yeah, like that would happen.  So I went to the doctor while I was at home visiting my family.  While my parents went to the grocery store I snuck out and went to the clinic.  I almost chickened out when I saw the receptionist.  This knock-out blonde...how am I going to tell her I have a lump on my balls?  Well, I told her that I had a skin condition that the doctor needed to check out.  The doctor saw me right away which was odd because usually a nurse pre-examines and a doctor just checks out.  He came in and I told him and he looked at it and said I had a cyst.  I was foolish and just felt the lump and didn't go further into my exam.  He said it wasn't cancer because it wasn't on the testicle.  Yes he pulled my satchel to show me.  He removed the cyst with a scalpel which was a little scary.  So he stitched me up with two stitches and everything was all swell.  He said that it was good that I examined myself and when I found something I went in.  The doctor also said and I quote "It takes a lot of balls to do what you did today." Apparently most guys just shrug it off and it's too late when they find it and they might have to lose Ol' Lefty or Righty.  He also said that I should try to look at this with humor.  Yeah, I thought I wouldn't ever have kids but now I am thinking that the swelling might attract the females.  Guys feel your balls.  It's a serious issue.  I didn't even have cancer and it scared me.   Girls stop thinking about balls and examine your breasts.  Early detection is the key.  Sorry not to just focus on my balls but I do support the fight against breast cancer.  Just remember the words of Tom Green, who lost his balls:

    Hey kids feel your balls
    So you don't get Cancer
    Hey kids feel your balls
    So you don't get cancer
    Feel your balls
    Squeeze your balls
    Tease your balls
    Please your balls
    Early detection is the key
    Rub your balls and you won't get cancer
    Hey kids feel your balls
    So you don't get Cancer
    Hey kids feel your balls
    You don't want cancer
    Rub your balls
    Squeeze your balls
    So you don't get cancer
    MASTURBATE EVERYDAY!
    Hey kids feel your balls
    So you don't get cancer
    Hey kids rub your balls
    So you don't get cancer
    RUB YOUR BALLS WHILE MASTURBATING!
    Hey kids rub your balls,
    While masturbating looking for lump
    If you find a lump
    Then go to the doctor
    And get your testicle removed
    RUB YOUR TESTICLES,
    WHILE MASTURBATING OR WHILE NOT MASTURBATING!
    Rub your balls for no reason
    Other then for checking for cancer
    Or rub your balls
    Specifically for the only reason of
    Checking for cancer
    Or rub your balls
    Only for pleasure
    Or for pleasure and
    For checking for cancer at the same time
    You can pleasure your balls
    And also check for cancer
    At the same time
    You can pleasure yourself
    And also check for cancer
    At the same time
    TWO BIRDS, ONE STONE!
    Pleasure your balls
    And check them for
    Cancer at the same time

    Seriously, check yourself.  God won't strike you down for touching yourself to see if you are in tip-top shape. 

Comments (32)

  • ^^lol 

    I actually had an experience similar with my boobs lol  Except I had the whole melodrama about "i'm going to die mom!"  So she took me to the doctor just to find out I had thick breast tissue. 

  • Whoohoo!!!! So happy for you that all turned out well! I had a scare a couple of years ago similar to NightlyDreams. I couldn't bring myself to tell anyone until after the exam. So, in a way I can relate. Awesome message!

  • swhew, glad that story had a happy ending.

  • (...and now it worked, i'm here! lol) ya know, in all seriousness, i agree that (some, a lot of...) guys put off important medical stuff... a friend of mine let himself get so stressed out over his big time, high paying job that he was hardly able to walk before he finally decided to go see a doctor about it... and i remember that my friend told me that his doctor said "guys tend to let themselves hit a wall before going to a doctor" ...luckily, my friend got better, but it was really scary there for a while... also, in all fairness, it's not only guys that put it off, cause i know of women that do it too... it's like there are just certain people with the mindset of "ignore it and it will go away" (which, of course, doesn't really work all that well... or, at all)

  • Good for you that you checked it out!  I had a similar close call with breast cancer and had a large lump removed (no masectomy required thank goodness).  It turned out benign but it just as easily might not have been.  And guys shouldn't rule out breast cancer either.  Seriously. My uncle got it once.  Luckily he noticed and got it removed before metastisized. Just because it isn't likely to happen, doesn't mean it won't.

  • @NightlyDreams - 

    yeah those thoughts ran through my mind but there was no way I would say it to my mom. Glad you had nothing serious.

  • @klberry514 - 

    I don't know why it is so scary to tell people that but for me I was thinking that it was embarrassing to talk about a lump on my ball but obviously now I have no problem. I also didn't want people fretting over me. Glad to hear you didn't have anything serious.

  • @Peridot21 - 

    I guess this was a rare time when I went quickly to a doctor. I think guys try to be tough or we just don't want help at things and we want to fix everything ourselves. I ended up having bad pneumonia because I didn't go get something for a head cold and now I have asthma because I waited so long. It also took me a while after having initial problems with my stomach and other things to seek help.

  • @Ampbreia - 

    I've heard that about guys. Cancer is such a strange thing. I am glad you had a positive outcome.

  • I'm so glad everything turned out well for you! That is scary. Thank you for sharing this post! HUGS to you!

  • i'm happy that it worked out well!

  • I envy your courage and I'm glad everything got solved. Thanks for sharing this experience..and you did it with some humour too...that's great...

  • This is the truth!

  • @godfatherofgreenbay - ughhh yeah, shouldn't mess around with pneumonia,  it's a bad one... good thing you didn't get pleurisy, although, asthma is bad enough =/ ...and i agree about what you said about guys, it's not even your (meaning guys') fault, it's what society teaches, ya know what i mean?

  • do you remember when the cyst was? I got a cyst myself but doc said no need to remove it as long as it doesnt grow...tmi? I think so

  • @adamswomanlost - 

    Thanks, it was rough for a few days there.

  • @NiDH0GG - 

    I think you have to look at everything with humor and I try to see it in every aspect of life although there has been one thing I haven't been able to see with humor but that's another story for another time.

  • @POETIC_ISIS - 

    The funny thing was this was at the time when Lance Armstrong was talking about dealing with his cancer and selling those bracelets.

  • @Peridot21 - 

    I understand, we all have to be tough Spartans. I would be miserable if I had that. It's bad enough with asthma. The smallest things seem to set it off. I live near a gas station and when the trucks come to fill up the tanks I sometimes get the smell of gas and then I can't breathe. Oh and when there are truck and tractor pulls about a mile or two from my house, I can detect the faintest odor and it started having problems. Also, strawberries set it off.

  • yes, you're absolutely right! it's some year now that I revolutioned my way to react on things..and everything looks better....even when it's bad... :)

  • @ccRowp - 

    Well the doctor said it should be removed because left untreated and it grows it could cause problems. Better safe than sorry.

  • i will get it checked again as soon as i find some time..indeed, better safe than sorry

  • I'm back. Just looking for Easter Eggs.

  • @godfatherofgreenbay - 

    well it's been 15 years since the "scare" i've since figured out i'm a hypochondriac. when i die i'll have to get one of those tombs stones that say "see there was something wrong with me"

  • Ha! Does anyone else know about that period? I was looking closely earlier for "colored" objects/words etc., for links, and I missed that. Probably 'cause I don't have to pay attention to periods anymore in my life. Or I need to put on my reading glasses.

  • You crack me up..

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