Weird place to put this, I know, but I'm somehow more comfortable here than on Facebook - at least as far as where the discussion can take me.

I've been experiencing pain for a few weeks, and I finally got the news today: it's a rather large testicular tumor. While they can't say with 100% certainty that it's cancerous, they're going to have to amputate anyway as though it were. They don't typically biopsy a testicle; no use operating twice. The blood test and ultrasound point to a large suspicion of cancer.

I guess I'm looking for support from people? This has been an extremely difficult few weeks. But I'm also wondering if there are any other "survivors" (holy fuck that's hard to say) or people who have dealt with similar issues and could share their stories with me. Anything will help.

I'll also answer anything regarding the process. From what I understand I caught this early enough where I might be able to skip chemo. That makes me extremely lucky, though I can't say it makes my balls feel any better. )

Thanks in advance. Wanted to come here before, like I said, Facebook or searching for some other support group type things. Sure there are fukkbois, but a lot of us are here all the time. So yeah.