Testicular ultrasound

Hi , 2 years ago I started having testicular pain, had a ultrasound and they picked up varricocele and a cyst on the right , ever since I've had on and off pain mostly in the right teste, seen a heap of doctors that tell me everything is fine, paid for a urologist he also told me everything is fine, then last month I went back and asked for another ultrasound, which I had last night, the radiographer did the scan and then asked me to lift up my shirt and he then scanned my belly and either side of my ribs. Anybody know why he would do that? At the end I asked if everything was ok and he said he isn't allowed to give me results and to call my doctor in a few days for results, I'm really worried as to why he scanned my upper body 

  • Hello Dewieds17 and welcome to Cancer Chat, 

    I am not sure why the radiographer decided to scan your belly and the sides of your ribs but it's good that he was being so thorough and all you can do really now is wait which I know is not the easiest thing to do.  I would suggest you do as the radiographer advised you and call your doctor in a few days for results. If you get to talk to the doctor and discuss these results, you could ask whether they know why your upper body was scanned. It won't be long now until you get some definite answers. 

    The best thing to do while you are waiting is to keep busy and distracted if you can and avoid looking things up online. I can imagine it is hard for you to do this at the moment but it will help you feel a little less anxious. 

    I hope you will also hear from others here who have been through all this before and that they will be along soon to share their story with you. 

    Keeping everything crossed for you that everything turns out fine. 

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator