My First Testicular Cancer Symptoms | Matt's Testicular Cancer Story | The Patient Story

At 24, Matt O. was in the best shape of his life and was dedicated to eating healthy. But all of a sudden, he started getting back pain. As time went on it got worse and worse. In this story he shares his first symptoms that lead to his testicular cancer diagnosis.
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[@DaRyteJuan]

Some people are lucky to have someone who cares about them. Others of us are made to feel like we’re just taking up space.

[@susanlampkin9593]

I am a cancer survivor. Hang onto Your faith and stay positive! You're in My prayers. 🙏💞

[@kennymccomick7040]

Hello i was just wondering does peeing hurt after 1 testicle removed

[@user-it9ng7tt4m]

GOD bless Jesus is lord and he loves us all I pray your well ❤❤

[@desiertoscacti5388]

Such an inspiring young man, bless him! I hope life treats him kind and that his health is restored and cancer never returns. His words and messages are precious! xoxo

[@faithf5846]

Praying for you Matt. You got this ❤

[@pslay9324]

Thanks for sharing your story Matt, my son just turned 26, back pain on an otherwise healthy person is a flag. Your GF is a keeper. Praying and positive thoughts!

[@DaRyteJuan]

Good for you, Matt. You were super young and had great fortune to have Lauren in your life. That’s quite rare. Hope everything’s going great for you. Thanks for sharing your story too. That’s just as brave.

[@marcusaerts7541]

What a hero. Wish you a good health in the future

[@patrickhebenstreit3824]

Great story and thanks for sharing!

[@perrymasson8402]

Thanks bro fr i needed this so much

[@stuartjones3001]

Thank you For sharing G

[@jiaxingli6729]

🎯🔥❤❤❤ thanks brother for this motivational experience!!

[@sarita3337]

My beautiful sister died last January from breast cancer. She ate healthy, she took great care of herself, she looked very healthy, and suddenly she had symptoms and was found to have Stage IV cancer. 😢

[@duncanbeattie1219]

sorry for your loss,so sad

[@Dreadtales-ws9td]

SORRY FOR THE LOSS

[@amitansal4830]

Rip good soul

[@sarita3337]

@@duncanbeattie1219 Thank you so much.

[@sarita3337]

@@Dreadtales-ws9td Thank you, I appreciate that.

[@Rambomode92]

She’s a real one

[@sensimania]

I'm so glad you got through this. I wonder what was the connection with the back pain though? When you hear complaints of back pain, nobody would automatically make that connection

[@DaRyteJuan]

I’m not sure how the whole relationship works relative to testicular cancer, but painful lumps on the back are associated with this type of cancer.

[@archer189]

great guy. Matt. i love you. and i am doing my part now.

[@perrymasson8402]

Powerful words bro

[@lynnbailey1948]

Matt - your strength through dependence on the Lord is a strong testimony. Thank you for sharing your story. I have had small lymphocytic lymphoma since 2013, and the support of the community of believers has meant so much to me. Praying for you ...

[@ccdoe2441]

It would be helpful if the interviewer asked the patients if there were any lifestyle factors that might have contributed to getting cancer. For example: tanning, stress, irregular sleep, little physical activity, smoking, exposure to dust/asbestos, using a lot of makeup (talk, nail polish, hair products), exposure to scented products/perfumes/VOCs, cooking on pans with PFAS/PFOA, eating out /getting fast-food/takeout often, eating processed food with artificial flavors, colors, preservatives, drinking sodas/alcohol, eating a lot of processed food/meat, profession (miner, hair stylist, nail technician etc.), exposure to chemicals.

[@HobbyOrganist]

A lot of this kind of thing is genetic, a genetic flaw, that also explains how a toddler can have cancer when they tell us it takes like 30-40 years of exposure to cheicals or cigarettes to cause cancer. I believe the flaw itself causes an immune system failure to recognize and destroy the early cancer before it turns into a baseball sized tumor and spread everywhere. Normally the immune system destroys cancers that start, until it doesn't. ALso, a youtube medical video about angiogenisis with Dr Juddah Folkman (sp?) explained how there is a primary tumor that grows, and it sends out "seeds" that spread out and remain dormant- as long as the primary tumor is there and secreting a substance that keeps those "seeds" dormant. So the surgeon goes in and removes that primary tumor and thinks the cancer is all gone but it's NOT! all those "seeds" that were dormant and kept that way by the primary tumor now start growing, and developing a blood supply. The animations on how it works was really creapy, like monster invaders from outer space in a sci fi movie!

[@eusaboston]

So you just listed a bunch of random things that may cause cancer but not really proven to cause it , you might as well list air cuz it can be anything , genes, being Caucasian which have the highest number of patients when it comes to testicular cancer and many other factors . It can happen to anyone

[@truthsocial7338]

" Happening For Me " God heals, the Mystery of Faith !! Fight to Get Well !!

[@mr-yy8sd]

Matt encredible story of courage. I also have 1 nut now. It's how we look and grow from our journey

[@mr-yy8sd]

When I go for my follow upd and my Urologist asks me how I'm doing ? I tell him well it's a bit losser down there. I try and joke about it as much as I can.

[@danielcoleman8262]

What an amazing story 🙏 so very true. I got diagnosed with Testicular Cancer this April at the age of 28. Stay strong man

[@user-ik3vs5st8e]

Hi what kind of testicular cancer did you got, I got diagnosed on 2019 seminoma stage 1 testicular cancer now I am on surveillance and check up and follow up and I just did my blood work and ct scan pelvis and abdomen and I am waiting for the results and been very stressed till the results comes out, all the best

[@danielcoleman8262]

​@@user-ik3vs5st8e I got diagnosed with Stage 1 Pure Seminoma too. Had surgery on the 9th of May & one round of Chemotherapy at the beginning of August 13 days before my 29th Birthday. I'm having follow up blood tests too & got a chest CT scan April 19th. All the best with your latest tests.

[@eusaboston]

Sending positives thoughts

[@eusaboston]

@@user-ik3vs5st8eany update ?

[@shawnmarques7117]

It happened to me stage 1 i had the surgery to remove the right testes am currently cancer free just had my 3rd scan since surgery.

[@I_Love_beanie_boos]

What's the difference of stage 1 and stage 2

[@spicylemon8501]

@@I_Love_beanie_boos Stage 1 is just in the testicle and hasn’t spread, Stage 2 is in the testicle and maybe a lymph node or two, pretty much same cure rate.

[@nsqtr7578]

Same happened here 😢

[@CEA1]

what was your lump size? was it hard? and what was its location? please reply. thanks.

[@rawfit4960]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Praise God!

[@geraldkneeland1498]

Praise God for saving your life and praying for the same God who spared you to keep you healthy! Hallelujah! I could see a light about you and could tell you were Christian. God bless you and thank you for sharing. May God richly meet all the needs of your family 🙏🙏🙏

[@duncanbeattie1219]

i had testicular cancel near thirty years ago when i was thirty years old ,was lucky one of my testiculs had a big lump on it and was very sore at the time, i would not have put a sore back down as one of the symptons to testicul cancer

[@shawnmarques7117]

I only had the back pain right before surgery besides that it was a lump an swelling.

[@user-ik3vs5st8e]

How are you doing now, got diagnosed with seminoma testicular cancer stage 1 almost 5 years ago , on February 2024 it will be my 5 year check up, I don’t know more then this I guess I will take it from there, but any updates it will be very helpful

[@duncanbeattie1219]

@@user-ik3vs5st8e i am doing well health wise can't believe it is almost thirty years,the time has passed so quickly,best of luck and hope all is well come February for yourself

[@puertoriconnect4611]

Having testicular cancer sucks. With most cancer you tell people and they’re like, “Omg I’m sorry.” With testicular cancer it’s embarrassing and people make jokes about it or they think it’s not that big a deal. I possibly have it and it’s stressing me out. I mentioned it to 2 friends who gave zero fucks.

[@UnknownUser_10]

I feel sorry for you. Your ‚friends‘ are just selfish stupid people imo. Wish you best of luck to beat it!

[@Skibdsidisb]

Did you get it checked out?

[@Icecreamcarpet]

Yo did you get it checked out?

[@puertoriconnect4611]

Hey! Thanks for asking I did! It’s not cancer! 🙏 I forgot what it’s called but one of my testicles is producing bits of calcium or something and it’s causing swelling and discomfort. There is speculation that there’s a link between the thing I have a cancer but not enough evidence. All I heard was not cancer and kinda didn’t care about the rest 🤣

[@puertoriconnect4611]

@@UnknownUser_10 Thank you!! I’m super lucky. The ultrasounds determined I don’t have it.

[@Blue10131]

Hello iam 14 years old i have grade 3 varicocele i still haven't got a surgery cause it wasn't really bothering me but i noticed some symptoms i have lump under my niple it hurts when touched but sometimes it does not and i have lower back pain that hurt when im setting for long then standing is associated with cancer?

[@meandnature6452]

go and get checked. could be anything

[@xv_deathswitch_vx2493]

Damn I have a like air bubble and like idk when I was younger and got in fights that was where people who didn’t know how to fight aimed so I thought it was just because it was swollen but it’s been coming and going for a while now idk if I should do sum or what

[@acedogg692005]

I had the totally opposite outlook after my testicular cancer. I'm a complete A-hole now lol. I was stage two and had surgery and three weeks of radiation. I was only suppose to have two weeks and a less dose. But they wanted to make sure. The radiation went from my pelvis up to my chest...Now I'm cancer free but, I have a terrible time getting an erection. I'm taking 100mg of sildenafil and it's still not working all the time and nothing like it use to be...F my life!

[@tarek6359]

How old are you now and what age were you when you got the cancer?

[@acedogg692005]

@@tarek6359 I'm 44yrs old now and got the cancer when I was 39.

[@mr-yy8sd]

I have erection issues and ejaculation issues as well. The pills don't work for me and I need to use a penis pump and another medical device to ejaculate called a PVS device. I'm so upset about that.

[@sbt1878]

Where you on trt when before you we’re diagnosed?

[@DCFunBud]

I would have liked to have known what symptoms his testicle(s) showed, if any.

[@buffoonustroglodytus4688]

Yeah.

[@evelynunderwood-tq8rd]

Awesome story your man and Shout out to CCF E.93 Euclid #1 HOSPITAL IN THE WORLD.

[@jacobbelden5021]

I have stage one testicular cancer . I was dignouse in October 2021

[@shawnmarques7117]

I was diagnosed in October 22 had it removed in November been clear since.

[@Stakeee]

​@@shawnmarques7117had what removed iam not joking I actually dont understand

[@MrCharlan1]

@@Stakeeehis testicle that had the cancer mate

[@elanamccullum1677]

I believe Lance Armstrong had that late stage cancer...

[@jeffthomas4162]

Yes he had 3c

[@mrdavisdance]

I'm getting my testicle removed in a week and I'm just tryin to ball through this, I'm about to be a lone star ranger. It's driving me nuts :(

[@malachiwhite2195]

God is with you❗️❤️

[@paulhillegass7738]

I imagine you are losing your marbles

[@mrdavisdance]

@@paulhillegass7738 Well I know I've lost at least one marble now

[@aitorgarcia1147]

You have the best girlfriend in the world! All the best beating this disease, you can do it buddy!

[@fatmankrell]

Hell I was 38 when I was Diagnosed. I was recovering from a bad single car accident when I was found out.

[@shawnmarques7117]

Hopefully all is well now i went through the same thing had the cancer removed been good since.

[@homebrandrules]

wise man. "everything is happening for me, NOT to me." just wrote this down, going on a wall.

[@ruaanbourman2019]

Strange I also changed my life 360 degrees. Started to work out and studied personal trainer got my Diploma bout 2 months back. One week back I went to my GP and got checked and they noticed my left Testes has a mas tumor growing towards my scrotum. Had all the Ct's,sonars and scans. Next day emergency operation diagnosed with Seminoma testicular cancer awaiting for my Biopsy to return for my treatment program. Tou are speaking my current life second by second. I dint know what to do as everything is so sudden

[@mr-yy8sd]

Hey man how are things now. I'm 44 and I have 1 nut. I had 5 operations down there. Not easy for us guys.

[@mr-yy8sd]

Scary man and weird at the same time. How are doing now? Did you already have or do you need to have the major surgery in your abdomen?

[@mr-yy8sd]

I feel for you. How old are you ?

[@ruaanbourman2019]

@mr-yy8sd I am 38 y/o this unforseen/new journey has definitely brought more prospective and appreciation for all the this around us be it positive or negative we learn from both 💪

[@ruaanbourman2019]

@@mr-yy8sd I had the operation in December the Friday morning week before Christmas it was an emergency operation 🙃

[@animalsknowledgediscovery1879]

my ultrasound is also negative and tumor marker test v is negative Butt When I feel the testicles with my hands I feel an 1 cm tumor like Someone please tell me stewardship

[@UnknownUser_10]

Is it connected to the testicle or is it separated? If it’s separated it could be the epididymis.

[@A.Masculine.Reminder]

🔴Do you guys think cellphone’s cause testicular cancer? 👀

[@CodyPowers-wj4qg]

Curios as to if there's research on it

[@faribayagoobian7721]

Faith over fear

[@samichaudary1455]

so he is dead or alive right now?

[@truthsocial7338]

Read the trancript for details of his fight to wellness. Your welcome.