2WW referral for testicle lump.

I hope that this is OK to post here. My husband has had a small lump on his right testicle for around two years. He had it checked by our GP who said that it was nothing to worry about. He went back and saw a different GP the second time, who also said that it was nothing to worry about. He had another GP appointment with a different GP yesterday afternoon and she has booked a two week referral for him. He had a call from the hospital this morning to offer him an appointment for an ultrasound scan tomorrow at 2pm at our local health centre. Now we are both panicking because they have booked him in so fast. I've had three two week referrals in the past and it's always taken them a few days to contact me. We are trying to stay positive because he has had the lump for at least two years. His first two appointments were before covid ever happened so it's definitely at least two years ago. Has anyone else experienced this and what was your experience? We are worried sick. 

Thank you in advance for any replies.

  • Hi LunarLou,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I can understand your concerns, although the speed of the appointment may simply have been due to a cancellation or other reason.

    It's also good that the previous doctors didn't seem concerned - although the scan will give you the information you need, despite it naturally being worrying.

    You mention the appointment was yesterday, so I hope it went OK and that you get the results soon.

    There will be others here who have been through something similar, so if you don't receive further replies then you may find it helpful to search the forum (using the button in the blue bar above) for other relevant discussions.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

  • Ben

    Thank you for your reply.  My husband had his scan yesterday and he received his results from our GP this morning. He has two cysts. One on each side, but they are fluid filled and nothing to worry about. It's all happened so fast and I've never known it to take such a short time before so we've been panicking so much. We're glad that it's all done with so soon. 

    Thanks again for your reply. It's good to have a place to share such worrying experiences.