Testicular Ultrasound Delay

Hi

Visited GP today, referred me for scan due to hard lump on one testicle.

Despite it being marked as urgent which should result in a scan within 2 weeks, the GP told me it will likely be 4 or 5 weeks until I get a scan.

Has anyone else experienced a similar delay?

Thanks

  • Hi, I found 3 hard lumps on the top of my testicle in April, the gp referred me for ultrasound. From the time of my go appointment to when I had my ultrasound was around 5 or 6 weeks, it seems because of Covid, people have been ignoring symptoms and avoiding their gp so there is a backlog of people needing ultrasounds now the situation is calming down.

    I suffer from pretty extreme OCD and health anxiety and have found some things that have made this easier to deal with.

    Something like 3 percent who present with lumps on their testicles turns out to be cancer. It is also easily spottible therefore you have probably caught it early and even then it is one of the most curable cancers with a simple surgery.

    hope this helps because it did me

  • Thanks Ianox

    That is very useful.