My boyfriend

This isn't about me, it's about my boyfriend. He went to the doctor's today because his testicles have been hurting on and off for a couple of weeks. I wanted him to go earlier than that but he doesn't listen to me when it comes to medical advice. Along with his testicles aching, he's also been experiencing lower abdominal pain, it usually happens when he bends over, gets up from lying down or after exercise. The doctor felt his abdomen and his testicles, she said everything feels normal. He's having to provide a urine sample but he couldn't provide one at the time because he was too nervous, so he's dropping it off later. The doctor said if the urine sample comes back normal then he'll have to be tested for testicular cancer. I'm so nervous. I can't stand waiting. I keep googling his symptoms and it's making me feel worse. I know I shouldn't, but I just need to reassure myself that he's okay and he's not got cancer. I know I'm supposed to be helping him, but I have problems with family members and loved ones of mine being unwell or possibly dying on me. Please can someone help me.

  • Hi

    Just a couple of things.... could your boyfriend have a hernia?

    Also please don't google, we all do to try and find some reassurance but often it scares us to death as it always seems to throw the worst information back.

    Hope he goes on ok, at least they are going to test him for cancer so nothing will be missed.

  • Possibly, I did think it could be a hernia but the doctor didn't mention anything about that. 

    I know it does, I know I really shouldn't Google. It's just worrying me that the doctor has gone from UTI to testing for cancer. Surely there are other possibilities before cancer?

    Thank you, that's one positive I suppose.