Hi all,

New poster here. I am currently awaiting a decision/diagnosis from the MDT committee last Friday having attended an urgent referral a week last Monday. I just wondered how long it will take to find out the results of this discussion and how I will be informed? The consultant didn't really offer much information in this respect and I wasn't really firing on all cylinders enough to ask the right questions. 

The context is this: Had pain in the lower part of my abdomen on boxing day this year and assumed it was just over-indulgence on Christmas day. By boxing day I realised that the pain was actually originating/worse in my right testicle. Went to walk-in-centre on the 27th and was diagnosed with an infection (I am a Type 1 Diabetic and have certainly had other infections over the years) and provided with antibiotiics. A week later and my testicle had swollen significantly so I booked time with my GP who diagnosed Orchitis and provided me with some different antibiotics and referred me for a Sonography scan but was told it was highly unlikely to be cancer. The swelling then went down over the following week.

I attended the Sonography scan and was told that they had found an 'unusual texture' and unable to rule-out malignancy, and sent me back to the GP for an urgent referral. Met with consultant at this referral who says a small lump can be seen within the testicle, but it is not clear whether it was malignant or not (my symptoms are not the typical of the cancer suspected) and would require discussion at MDT, and sent me for cancer marker blood tests.

I am now in a similar boat to others here in having a very anxious wait to hear from the MDT and don't know what to expect. I have also foolishly made the mistake of googling!

Sorry for the overly long and detailed post - it was strangely cathartic just writing it.