Testicular Ultrasound scan - what's it like?
Testicular Ultrasound scan - what's it like?
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stackmonkey

Original Poster:

5,084 posts

280 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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Has anyone had one of these?

I've been referred for one of these after a doctor found a small lump on one of my testes. do they do the blood tests at the same time?

Serious answers only please..Nervous enough as it is..

sleep envy

62,260 posts

280 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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the gel is cold, that's the worst of it

you'll prolly get a male nurse, hope he's your type biggrin

hope it's just an infection of the epididymus as it was for me

proper pain in the bollax

Edited by sleep envy on Monday 4th August 13:51

rude-boy

22,227 posts

264 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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stackmonkey said:
Nervous enough as it is..
If he's doing it you're proper stuffed!

Sorry nothing constructive to add but to say that i hope all goes well and as to other male PHer's

shout "Protect your nuts and check 'em daily!"

Edited by rude-boy on Monday 4th August 13:52

SwissCamel

352 posts

223 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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It's lovely. Really, nothing to worry about. Painless unless the operator has a really big ring on.

stackmonkey

Original Poster:

5,084 posts

280 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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sleep envy said:
the gel is cold, that's the worst of it

you'll prolly get a male nurse, hope he's your type biggrin

hope it's just an infection of the epididymus as it was for me

proper pain in the bollax

Edited by sleep envy on Monday 4th August 13:51
I have no pain and I can't find the lump referred to. (and believe me, i checked very thoroughlywink )

anonymous-user

85 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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I had one done a few years ago when I had some pain in my balls. I had a woman do it and having her spread the cold jelly on my balls was weird, but the funniest bit was when she asked me to hold my penis up to keep it out of the way!

Luckily it was nothing, said i'd probably just been sitting on them!

road_rager

1,091 posts

230 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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Had one a few years ago, mine turned out to be a cyst... As others have said, you get KY on your sack, and they prod around for a few mins, was very scared to be honest...

Good Luck

Asterix

24,438 posts

259 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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Can't help but best of luck - sure it's nothing serious.

randomman

2,215 posts

220 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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Best of luck sir, its never nice to find a lump where there shouldnt be one!

Silent1

19,762 posts

266 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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never had one, but the though scares me silly. I hope all is well though.


P.S. Are you expecting a boy or girl?wink

Maxf

8,444 posts

272 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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Its a doddle. Mine was a cyst.

You lay on a bed, with your pants down, she puts on gel on and scans them. Its totally painless and you can see it all on a screen.

The lady who did mine had a thick foreign accent and being slightly nervous I wasnt on great mental form. She had to task me to move Pin-ez several times before I twigged what she meant!

Good luck - it will be fine!

prand

6,246 posts

227 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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Lance Armstrong could tell you a few things about it.

stackmonkey

Original Poster:

5,084 posts

280 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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Silent1 said:
never had one, but the though scares me silly. I hope all is well though.
Thanks


Silent1 said:
P.S. Are you expecting a boy or girl?wink
I've re-read this and my OP and still have no idea what the joke is, or what you mean? confused

lord summerisle

8,174 posts

256 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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hope yours turns out to be nothing serious. they wont beable to tell you anything - but the scans will be sent to your doctor.

the jelly is a bit cold.. but the scanner thing is warm... its alright... and if its something, you'll get used to showing your balls off to various docs over time, like i have had towink


yours.

Wally One Ball.

wanders off whistling The Colonel Bogey March


Edited by lord summerisle on Monday 4th August 15:24

Shaolin

2,955 posts

220 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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It's like two ghostly spheres in the night - on the screen.

rhinochopig

17,932 posts

229 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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They use what looks like a Remington Fuzzaway. Most disconcerting when the Doc is massaging your testicle with it. I also couldn't understand why the doctor has to be naked to.

stackmonkey

Original Poster:

5,084 posts

280 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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Thanks everyone smile - will let you know how it goes.

dillenger

459 posts

230 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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lord summerisle said:
hope yours turns out to be nothing serious. they wont beable to tell you anything - but the scans will be sent to your doctor.

the jelly is a bit cold.. but the scanner thing is warm... its alright... and if its something, you'll get used to showing your balls off to various docs over time, like i have had towink


yours.

Wally One Ball.

wanders off whistling The Colonel Bogey March
biglaugh

dillenger one ball


good luck bud hope its nothing

Edited by dillenger on Monday 4th August 14:41

mel

10,168 posts

306 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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Don't worry about getting a movement, even if the radiologist is a complete and absolute foxy topless hot thing the actual process is the most un erotic thing since Nora Batty's tights, but on the plus side completely painless in every respect. Top tip though is to have a knacker sack trim up before you got though, as it makes their job easier if the lube isn't caught up in dreadlocked pubes.

cjs

11,717 posts

282 months

Monday 4th August 2008
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Had one a few years back, again turned out to be a cyst. You may well be in the same department where they scan the pregnant mums! I was and was the only guy there, I had to put one of those gowns on with the slit down the back, I found it funny sitting there with 3 pregnant women!

The Doc scanning me was able to give me the info straight away, no cancer, just a Cyst.

Good luck, I'm sure it's nothing to worry about!