Ok so I have pretty much been diagnosed with testicular cancer I had surgery last friday they took out the infected testicle it was only in my body for a month if not a month and a week not very long I hope and I have tons of questions but I'm getting no answers like what's gonna happen to me do I have a good chance at beating this do I have a long life ahead of me Im getting marrued I have a two year old daughter witch I love very much and I am not ready to leave them I'm having bad depression and anxiety cuz of it plz help
Hi there other guy, welcome to the forum, but sorry that you find yourself having been diagnosed with cancer. I can hear the panic in your post and I can well understand it too. All of us have been where you are now, although you are young and really shouldn't have to be dealing with cancer at your age. Having said that, cancer doesn't discriminate. You are at the point where you desperately want to know what the future holds for you and it sounds like you are not getting any answers. I know that often the medical team just can't give us answers as to how this diagnosis is going to play out. Have you asked the questions of your treatment team? Perhaps they have given you as much information as they are able at this point. Since they have taken out the testicle with the cancer, is it possible they got it all? Perhaps if you go into the section on this forum that deals with testicular cancer, you may be able to learn more about it. Information can be very powerful. In addition to that, the nurses on here are also very helpful in answering questions about the various cancers. They are available by phone (number is found on this site) Monday through Friday, or there is a category in "Ask the Nurses" where you can post questions. My heart goes out to you as I know you want to get married and be around for a long time to see your daughter grow up. I hope and pray that you will be.
Take care and come on to the forum any time to voice your concerns and get support from others here who understand what you are going through.
Hi there = real sorry about the diagnosis and operation. Welcome here and I support what Lorraine has said. Some times we are in control of life and other times life takes charge!! It is normal to feel bewilderment and also with a removal of the affected organ there is a change in how you feel about yourself - this all takes time to emotionally heal = let alone physically. I want to offer you Stevens First Law: Fight It All The Way! I want you to have a long and successful life as does your little daughter. I know its easy to say after a devastating blow - but there is every hope and remember that there is not one person on this chat room (including me) that hasn't been touched by cancer in some way: you are among friends!
I wish you personally a wamr welcome and all support I can offer. Its really rotton luck to have this. Lets hope they clear out all the bad cells and leave it all good. Try and exercise if you can = I find it helps when you feel overwhelmed:
Thank you both am I'm trying to keep a calm head about this but my anxiety is overwhelming me and its throwing me into a vert deep depression I cant get it out of my head I just hate not knowing I just want to know if I'm going to live thats all I want and what my odds are of beating this..
I was sorry to read that you have testicular cancer, this must be a difficult time for you and your family.
I hope you don’t mind me posting here, I am one of the cancer information nurses. I can understand that you have a lot of questions and you would be very welcome to talk things through with one of our nurses. We are available between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday and the freephone number to ring is 0808 800 4040.
It is important to know that testicular cancer is a very treatable cancer. The outlook is very good and most men with this type of cancer are cured. You may find it helpful to read our information about testicular cancer which you can find here.
When going through a cancer diagnosis and treatment, it is not unusual to have feelings of depression and anxiety. We do have some information about this as well which you may find helpful. You can read this here.
