Hi all, I hope you're well.

Just before Christmas I found a lump on my testicle. It's been there before and I had an ultrasound which showed up nothing. It's a small pea sized lump but it feels like it's attached to something else and my testicle/

6 years on and it's larger and is causing pain. I describe as almost 'when you need to adjust yourself with tight pants on' or muscular - ocassionally it's a dull ache. It seems to radiate into my upper thigh and lower back and an occasion pulsing in my lower abdomen (practically above the testicle) at times and I'm walking a little bit like John Wayne.

I tried to get a GP appointment but had a less than entertaining phone call with a Nurse Practitioner who asked a few questions then said oh we'll refer you over to be safe - and no other detail

My dad has testicular cancer and the mind does race. I've looked at the symptoms and I do have fatigue and loss of appetite (and I cannot get to sleep!) but I also recognise these are symptoms of anxiety.

I'm not sure what I'm asking to be honest - I've talked myself into it being a variocele and an epidymitis and I'm in the dark google it to hell and back until you get the answer you want phrase. 

I guess advice on coping with the wait?