Renzatic on 7/12/2011 at 05:54
I...er...postponed my appointment. Mainly because I don't wanna spend the money, and damnit, I don't wanna go.
I know. I need to get it checked up on. Make sure everything is in working order, despite the fact I've felt fine for a week now. When it comes to my health, it's better to be safe than sorry. But...damnit...doctors...money. They will poke and prod me, and make me pay for the privilege.
Instead, I'm going to the local practitioner this Thursday for long overdue regular checkup. He's far less expensive than a urologist, and can give me a good idea on whether I should proceed to a specialist with this or not.
henke on 7/12/2011 at 07:59
Isn't all that stuff free since you got Obamacare over there?
I don't know much about the American medical system but I heard that doctors will examine your junk and kill your grandma free of charge nowadays. confirm/deny
icemann on 10/12/2011 at 14:34
Quote Posted by Renzatic
I...er...postponed my appointment. Mainly because I don't wanna spend the money, and damnit, I don't wanna go.
Well lets just hope that its not a kidney stone. My grandfather had several of those at once and eventually had to
piss them out which would be the male equivalent of giving birth in a sense I'd assume (from a pain perspective). Very unpleasant.
All the best Renz.
icemann on 11/12/2011 at 04:32
lol
Renzatic on 16/1/2012 at 22:04
Straight from the better late than never department!
So my problem has been bothering me on and off for the last...well...almost two months now. I figure it's not gonna go away on it's on, so I do what I should've done to begin with.
I schedule an appointment with my doctor. And I didn't cancel it this time, either.
So there I am. Sitting in a cold examining room, getting my junkal area poked and prodded by a middle aged man with latex gloves on. It's like a scene straight out of a German porno. And not even one of the good ones, with beer wenches doling out delicious golden wheat drank while exposing their ample bosoms. Oh No. It's more like one of those where some unfortunate soul ends up covered in various bodily fluids. I'm not comfortable in the least.
But, on the plus side, I finally got a potential answer to my problem. One, I probably have some infection. It's nothing bad, apparently. Sometimes it just randomly happens. But, sometimes it's also caused by complications from an inguinal hernia, which I might have.
I go in for the ultrasound Thursday. The sheet says scrotal mass/pain, which, of course, scared the hell out of me. But nope. Doctor says the nuts are fine. Hell, he should know. He kept squeezing the damn things, always asking "does this hurt?". Of course it hurts! You're squeezing my nuts!
I guess this excitement is just beginning.
SubJeff on 16/1/2012 at 22:30
man up
Dia on 16/1/2012 at 23:57
Pics or it didn't happen.
Actually Renz, I'm glad to hear that it's not something in the life-threatening category. Glad indeed.
Al_B on 17/1/2012 at 00:10
Quote Posted by Dia
I'm glad to hear that it's not something in the life-threatening category.
Didn't you read his post? His balls have been fondled repeatedly without beer and / or women being involved. That's about as life-threatening as it gets!
Seriously though, it's good that it doesn't sound like anything too severe and hope the ultrasound goes well. Do you have reason to suspect that you may have an inguinal hernia (other than the recent discomfort)?
Renzatic on 17/1/2012 at 01:05
Quote Posted by Dia
Pics or it didn't happen.
Even if I had pics, it wouldn't be all that exciting. It was
COLD in that room.
Quote Posted by Al_B
Do you have reason to suspect that you may have an inguinal hernia (other than the recent discomfort)?
Actually, no. Reading up on my symptoms online pointed towards a hernia, but I don't have any of the external cues. No bulging bits where they shouldn't be any bulging bits, and nothing that can be pressed in. In fact, everything looks fairly normal down there (I'm just now starting to realize how personal this topic is. Good thing I have no shame). Inguinal hernias tear along the right side of the groin, and most of the pain I've been feeling is along the outer left side, starting from the left side of yee olde twig, and radiating in a diagonal line up to my waist.
The only suspicious bit that points towards a hernia happened during the examination. The doctor would press on my groin, ask "does that hurt", and I'd respond. He started from the left and worked his way to the right, and the results basically went, "yeah", "yeah", "no", "no", and finally culminating with a large "OWWW" when he pressed on the right side of my groin. It's still hurting a bit even now, a good 4 hours after the exam.
The good news is that he said that whatever is wrong probably isn't worth losing sleep over. I just need to get everything checked up and healed up to prevent it from potentially getting worse. Which, if it is a hernia, will probably get worse over time.
