We Saved His Dying Testicle in 10 Seconds

In this video we demonstrate and discuss the importance of attempting manual detorsion of testicular torsions. Our hope is that this video encourages healthcare providers around the world to be more confident in their abilities and to understand the importance of quickly reducing testicular torsions before transferring for definitive care.

[@brokenmedic9133]

GREAT job for the kid telling Mom and getting the help he needed!!

[@nana-x9]

Was going to say the same thing. Most young men, would be to embarrassed to say anything, let alone to mom!! Also, thankful mom brought him into the ER & they had the equipment, staff, etc. that could make things better. Hopefully the surgery went well. Love Dr. M’s videos.

[@fahadhabib9669]

he was in severe pain, im sorry but NOBODY in their right mind is going to keep quite while theyre experiencing severe physical pain ANYWHERE in their body.

[@brokenmedic9133]

@fahad habib You would be shocked. When it comes to genitalia, pain, discomfort, and smells are embarrassing to males AND females, people sometimes wait too long to get help, and irreversible damage has already happened.

[@thomaswerner9432]

Thats trust! Well done!

[@brokenmedic9133]

@average 2 genders enjoyer🏳‍🌈⃠ Damn bud, I am sorry to hear! Everything work out OK in the end, I hope?

[@laurachapin204]

Glad the child didn't try to tough it out and felt comfortable enough to discuss a potentially embarrassing issue with his mother. Thanks to mom for recognizing her son had an emergency. Hope the procedure was a complete success!

[@terrypatterson8491]

A big shout out to Dr. Larry and the staff around him for the patient care they provide. I'm an RN at a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) E.D and a big fan of your videos. When you started talking about lack of ultrasound or immediate access to specialists, you really got my attention. In addition to limited transport to the higher level of care, we face those issues almost every shift. The fact that you addressed this is heartening because it is frustrating. Your work-around solutions are quite helpful. With respect and admiration to you and those around you!

[@lmellick]

Thanks for your kind words! Honestly, these videos are frequently made with those of you working in those settings in mind.

[@Kuroki420]

When I was 13 I had the worst testicle pain in my life when I was gaming at 2 in the morning . Quickly searched on the internet for what it could be. Luckily, I clicked on the Wikipedia article for testicular tortion. It said, and still reads to this day “Non-surgical correction can sometimes be accomplished by manually rotating the testicle in the opposite direction (i.e., outward, towards the thigh); if this is initially unsuccessful, a forced manual rotation in the other direction may correct the problem.[7]: 149  The success rate of manual detorsion is not known with confidence.” So I tried it out and immediately got the biggest pain relief of my life. And my testicle is fine to this day 10 years later. Since it says the success rate is unknown, and has for 10+ years, is there anywhere I can even report this success story?

[@lmellick]

That is a great story. Not sure where to report it, but I will use it to justify why we need to publish KZbin videos like this.

[@American-Jello]

Incredible that at 13 years old, you had the wisdom to look for answers and take action. Thanks for sharing.

[@LykMike]

I absolutely love doctors and nurses too. The feeling of having an emergency and going into the ER and the docs and nurses fixing that issue is sooo relieving. Thank you guys for what you do!

[@lmellick]

What a kind and encouraging post! Thank you.

[@LykMike]

@@lmellick A well deserved one and you're welcome!

[@lilitheden748]

Poor kid. I can only imagine how painful this was. His mum did a good job bringing him to the hospital. I hope the operation went well and all is fixed now. For me as a lay person these videos are so interesting. The cases are about real people with problems anyone of us can get. I learned a lot by viewing them . Thank you and your patients for sharing this with us.

[@lmellick]

You are welcome!

[@meiraloraduncan8953]

Great job to both the boy and the doctors who helped him. I have never heard of this before and when Dr. Larry explained it it made perfect sense. The RN who came in to get him ready for surgery needs a refresher on procedures that need to be sterile: putting in IVs, taking blood etc because you don’t go touching your hair or face with your gloves and then touch anything that goes in or on a patient because the littlest thing can transfer bacteria or virus to the patient especially with an open wound, newly closed surgical site, an port, IV, pic line which can cause a life threatening health situation for the patient. I have had it happen to me and I was lucky to survive it because the life threatening infection was a severe form of bacteria that wasn’t killed by high doses of radiation daily that the area it entered my body because the radiation killed my sweat glands and hair follicles in the same area. As the infection spread it started causing neurological symptoms, but I didn’t know what was normal or abnormal having never had radiation while still in recovery from 2 major spinal surgeries that had major complications that nearly killed when my airway was compromised and because of that oxygen wasn’t going to my brain and I suffered a brain injury. When the infection spread it went to my brain, blood, spinal/brain fluid, and bone and because it was in the brain it made my injury worse. The exact infection wasn’t diagnosed until my Neurosurgeon was doing major removal and replacement of the damaged titanium hardware used in my spinal fusion surgeries that became damaged when I started having blackouts (neurological symptoms) multiple times a day that caused me to fall unconscious to the floor. The infection caused an increase in spinal/brain fluid and combined with everything else any pressure on the back of my head and upper back caused my central nervous system to go haywire and actually caused more damage to it and increased my severe nerve damage even more. During the repair surgery my Neurosurgeon removed the excess spinal/brain fluid which looked clear, but when it was cultured in pathology they were shocked to discover the infection I had been living with for 11 months. It would take another 10 months to completely kill it. I had to get a pic line placed in my left arm because I was going to have to administer a IV type of custom made antibiotic along with a blood thinner and another medication on a strict schedule around the clock. I also had to take 2 high dose medications orally that helped the IV antibiotics to get down into the bone to kill any infection in the bone. My medications and supplies were delivered by the hospital weekly and a home health nurse came weekly to change my dressing on the pic line and draw blood for the bloodwork that monitored the amount of infection still in my blood/body along with making sure that my liver and kidneys were not being damaged among other things. If you don’t know what a pic line is, it’s a tiny tube that gets inserted into an artery usually in the arm and the tube is carefully threaded up into your heart. Because it is in the heart you have to warm up the medications ,which are kept in the refrigerator , and slowly inject them because if you don’t it can shock the heart and cause more health complications. I was very out of it when this was placed because I was on some major pain medication in addition to whatever they administered before I went down to have the procedure done , so I didn’t know that it went into my heart until the day it was removed. It was crazy watching her pulling it out because it kept coming for what seemed like forever. It was removed after 3.5 months, but I had to continue taking 2 oral medications for 6 more months. You don’t want a patient to get sepsis because you didn’t follow sterile procedures/protocols because it could kill them, cause them to have surgery to remove the infection, if the patient has a port or a central line, used in cancer patients or patients who have severe health issues that require IV medications while at home , and you don’t follow proper sterile protocols and they get an infection that is sepsis they have to have that port or line removed surgically as well as any infection they can see before they can put a new port in to replace the old one.

[@jkalmeta]

I am so proud of that young man for being so brave and telling his mom asap. I know that’s an embarrassing region for teens to talk about. And Doc, I love your bedside manor! You explain everything so well, using simple terms, so everyone understands.

[@rachelfausak]

Wow! Well done, Doc! This could have had a very different outcome had this young man been too embarrassed/uncomfortable to tell his mom what was going on. Props to mama bear for her swift actions!

[@dramr8181]

The pains are so extreme and aggressive, no one can handle that without showing feelings to people around him

[@lmellick]

Thank you!

[@lmellick]

Not always. www.researchgate.net/publication/319885619_Testicular_Torsion_Pain_Honeymoons

[@American-Jello]

@@lmellick Wow, really interesting how differently these cases can present. Thanks for the link, Doc.

[@lmellick]

You are welcome!

[@aussieprincess]

As a mother of two young boys I’m very grateful for this young man and his mother for agreeing to share this. I didn’t grow up with a male figure so I had no idea something like this could happen until discussions with mates over the past 20yrs. I have severe endometriosis (as well as other chronic pain conditions) so I can empathise that it would be excruciatingly painful.

[@lmellick]

Agreed!

[@bilalsheikh6853]

im also looking mother for my future child

[@kevinlawlor412]

I had TT in 1973 when I was in the third grade. After playing football in the park I told my parents about the awful pain. The Dr. did a doppler ultrasound, took me to surgery and anchored my testicle so they wouldn't twist again. The worst part about this whole incident was that I had to sit on the bench and couldn't participate in PE.

[@lmellick]

Thanks for sharing your story!

[@Bvddy.H0lly]

For my young boys and girls, if you are in pain in your 'private areas' even if it is embarrassing, tell a trusted adult. It could be something very serious such as cancer or some other threatening disease.

[@dustinturner5546]

i do not have a trusted adult

[@nicolaikirkwood1788]

@@dustinturner5546 trusted adult!? tell your momma or daddy. nobody else should know

[@mcrchickenluvr]

@@nicolaikirkwood1788not everyone has their parents in their lives. You also have a lot of people who only have one parent. If you only have one parent and that parent is the opposite gender you might not feel very comfortable telling that parent. Especially when that parent may or may not be comfortable dealing with problems that only the opposite gender fully grasps.

[@endtimeswatcher8743]

Testicular Torsion is an emergency situation.This is the perfect example.Great job!!Im glad there was a quick action and this young man was helped!

[@lmellick]

Thank you!

[@Y.M...]

Props to you for saving this young man's prospects! Sadly for a 14 year old patient of mine, who had been afflicted with the condition for over week at the time of presentation to my OR, the urologist ended up having to conduct an orchiectomy.

[@lmellick]

That's always sad when that happens.

[@Zack_MD]

you are saving lives with these vids.. thanks Doc

[@lmellick]

Thank you.

[@thirstyboots6711]

As a Mom of 2 grown boys, I wish that I knew about this condition. I might have dismissed my child"s pain until it was too late.

[@iris-nx1wt]

My son was 17 woke up fine went to summer school and boom extreme pain. I took him to gp and she said go to the ER. They tried to manually fix but then They then sent him via EMS to another hospital for emergency surgery by urologist. So scarry and super painful. Dr stitched both down to prevent from reoccurring.

[@DominicNJ73]

God, I'm feeling sympathy pains here and it just makes me wanna cry.

[@MalikR0cks]

I worked in paediatric surgery for more than 3 years (still junior) and I have never heard of manual detorsion! Thank you so very much for enlightening me, good sir!

[@lmellick]

You're welcome!

[@countrystix]

I'm glad he told his mom and she knew to go to ER

[@lmellick]

Agreed.

[@Leeky_speaks]

This is why emergency medicine is awesome I would love to go into this field in the future but I hear the field is disappearing

[@lmellick]

Not at all worried about that! There will always be a need for emergency medicine providers.

[@brokenmedic9133]

Disappearing? We ALWAYS need Doctor's, nurses, patient care techs, and so on. This is probably one of the most tech proof careers out there.

[@juliealbert9222]

The disapperance of mankind is when the field of Emergency Medicine will disappear.

[@KimberlyLetsGo]

What a brave young man.

[@Marahelahsimkins]

I kno bro!

[@juliemeaton4502]

My 16 yr old son had a twisted testicle and needed emergency surgery!!! He ended up having them both stitched to their individual walls so it would never happen again! Pretty scary at the time!!! He’s 23 now and absolutely no problems at all!!!

[@lmellick]

Very lucky!

[@juliemeaton4502]

@@lmellick that’s what the surgeon said too!!! Trouble was my son did it the night before playing football!! Came home and told me it was aching but no pain,until the morning!! I tried to get him up for his fist gcse exam but he was in so much pain he was grey! I got an urgent doctors appt with me and he was in the room 30 seconds before he came out with a letter for the hospital!! My doctor had called ahead to expect him. About 3 hrs later he was done,and the surgeon said he was actually lucky to not only save the testicle but his life!! I really hadn’t realised it could be so bad 😟

[@calmit23]

Yes same happened to my grandson his gp ignored his condition My gp whipped him into immediate surgery.Job done.On both testicles

[@messimessi4167]

This was how I lost my testicle - I twisted it but ignored the sudden pain for too long . This is the most depressing thing that has ever happened to me - that event has changed my life

[@lmellick]

Totally understand!

[@missbearlockholmes]

I'm sorry that that happened. But a man only needs one. That's why you have two.

[@messimessi4167]

@@missbearlockholmes thank you !

[@megahunter624]

how the pain was feeling like?

[@goldylocks3904]

We were on the last day of a holiday, luckily in our own country, when my son aged 16, woke up in severe pain. Luckily near where we were staying I had noticed a local doctor and took my son there. He immediately got my son booked in to the nearest hospital which was about 12 miles away, and we went and he had the operation to untwist and stitch down the twisted testicle, and the one that wasn't twisted.

[@janbadinski7126]

Very painful. The sweetie had the awful experience of twisted testicle, it was hell for him. I sympathize with men on this problem.

[@jamiewalcheski5952]

This is great. We learned this in school, but never seen it. Thank you for posting this.

[@lmellick]

You're very welcome!

[@user-if3yp1td4m]

Amazing work, the color flow looked beautiful. Thank you, these videos really help anchor the information we learn in the classroom.

[@specialforces101]

That's nuts

[@swaygot.j7627]

☠️☠️☠️😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@samiugrupi5919]

Always been

[@rod76]

watching this while recovering from torsion surgery 💪🏻💪🏻

[@timikopacek716]

That is crazy! So glad he got help!

[@FacundoMD]

ER doctor here not sure how I ended up here BUT yes ! I have seen this plenty of times sadly... Must attempted manual detorsion specially when Urology is not close by or pt will need transfer.

[@American-Jello]

Fascinating case! I've never heard of this before. How does this occur? Was the testicle undescended? Thank you to the patient and his mother for allowing us to learn from his harrowing experience.

[@lmellick]

Totally agree!

[@lmellick]

Testicle was completely descended.

[@KRose86]

I had an ovarian torsion due to a large cyst. I wish it had been this easy to correct lol

[@lmellick]

Yes, agreed!!

[@Kristenxo]

My son came to me and his was huge he had to have two operations..

[@strongDr]

This makes EM the best specialty!

[@lmellick]

For sure!

[@fizmaan82]

EM physician using a Radiologist’s tool to do the job of a Urologist/Paeds Surgeon; 👍🏼

[@lmellick]

@@fizmaan82 That has been the story of emergency medicine and our ever-expanding skillsets!

[@vMinkey]

It’s called testicular torsion, it happened to me my sophomore year in high school. Kind of a bummer because everybody on the football team knew what happened to me😂

[@arensel84]

On the subject, if swelling is severe, or ultrasound is inconclusive, a nuclear medicine testicular blood flow exam is a good choice. Be sure to ask your nuclear department to have an orderable testicular exam protocol. I have seen these and other exams come through in the past that do not have an active protocol available. It's not uncommon to hear the response, "We don't do those here." Ultimately, time is then wasted. Even though ultrasound is conclusive in the majority of these cases, have everything at your disposal. Never assume that you can easily order an emergency exam unless you know your facility has it on the books!

[@leelaravia6964]

Awesome save and great ultrasound! I noticed the ultrasound tech was using color flow doppler. I would advocate for the EM doc using POCUS to use power doppler instead as this will lead to fewer false results. Power Doppler will detect lower flow states such as the testicle and thyroid. Once again, great work Larry!

[@lmellick]

Great suggestion from an expert. Thanks for the useful suggestion!

[@deborahruthbarlow1695]

In the 1970's this happened to my brother. He had to have surgery

[@brettp_DO]

thank you for posting this video!

[@lmellick]

You are welcome!

[@onlysiyoutube]

the pain.... I could only imagine

[@Mydawg]

I lost my testicle today because of negligence. I had the signs and was even diagnosed by a doctor, but an emt put doubt in my mind and a few hours ago, they performed surgery on my testicle and i had to have one removed. Testicular torsion sucks. Only 14 years old when it happened.

[@lmellick]

So sorry to hear that! Thankfully, the body compensates well, and you will function normally and have children of your own in years to come. Don't get discouraged!

[@Mydawg]

Nah im doing fine and i know it wont really impact me its just really sad seeing my brother take it hard because we were together when it happened. Sumthin like survivors guilt.

[@georgepallidis7892]

Doc may I ask why needs the testicle to be removed if get late surgery for torsion?? Why just not leave it inside scrotum?

[@georgepallidis7892]

Same thing happen to my cousin and had it removed it when was 10 y old

[@bretttaylorcummings2168]

​@@MydawgSLICE!! OUCH!!! WOW

[@mizzstrawberry_]

I absolutely love your stuff Dr. Mellick!!!

[@lmellick]

Thanks so much!!

[@juliealbert9222]

my son had torsion to his (L) testicle without a lot of pain, if you can believe that. after about 6 hrs and swelling making it uncomfortable he finally said something to me. unfortunately we weren't able to save his testicle. The Doctors were amazed that he had little to no pain. They stitched his (r) testicle in place so it wouldn't twist after they removed the (L) one.

[@lmellick]

The pain honeymoon is not widely known yet even by physicians.

[@shaunnh2a585]

Other than cringing the entire video, it was very educational as always! 😂

[@lmellick]

Thanks!

[@easylife3466]

Hello, Can we get an update about the videos you posted 9 years ago? It was a guy with a tongue cancer...

[@lmellick]

Thanks for asking. I am no longer part of that medical system and have no contact with the patient.

[@abdullahyasir6939]

The pain is extremely uncomfortable so much so it's transmitting through the screen and hurting me.

[@julieking4304]

happen to my son, he was older 14

[@stephenclarke6347]

I can't even imagine what that procedure costs but I'll bet it isn't Urgent Care cheap. Does medical Insurance cover that kind of thing? I'd bet it's not on the list of covered procedures.

[@lmellick]

Of course!

[@رايدالسهيمي]

I am so proud that I am an emergency doctor .

[@missbearlockholmes]

This happened to a guy I dated. He was very unhappy about it, even decades later.

[@dougww1ectebow]

Good ourtcome and good job everyone.

[@lmellick]

Thank you!!

[@andreyn9660]

How do you tell which way to turn, is it just from how it looks? Never seen this in person.

[@lmellick]

Audrey, you can't tell by looking at it. You go with the most likely direction. If it doesn't return blood flow and relieve pain, you go the opposite direction.

[@FatMonkeySexMonkey]

@@lmellick I can turn a little bit the testicle to the left but once i turn it its in a horitzontal position, do I have to keep going? Im kind of scared it could make the situation worse

[@lmellick]

@@FatMonkeySexMonkey I just had my first that was rotated the "wrong" direction. I came to a hard stop as I was just making it worse and it was wound so tight that it had no more room to go. When I went the correct direction for this testicle (closing the book), it was much easier. However, I didn't go as much as I should have because I was still trying to figure out if I was going the wrong direction. Ultrasound helps to clarify if you have achieved blood flow. Even at surgery the testicle was 270 degrees, but was easy to unwind per the surgery resident. The testicle was still saved after two days of torsion. But I need to follow up and find out if it is still doing well.

[@vishwarao6064]

Tf is this background and why is it so viral

[@rojelioochoa918]

Why did he get surgery if you had already fix his testical

[@chadisin]

Sonographer, quick question here. I noticed there were images labelled appendix then scrotum in the same imaging exam. Is this a POCUS or was the sonographer scanning? And if it was sonographer do you have an order you put this type of study under that covers both? They have always been separated into scrotal and abd ltd in places I have worked. Thanks.

[@tejanochris]

I lost my balls in a divorce.

[@caraoconnell2324]

Thanks for sharing this video, a lay person could attempt this maneuver easily by the description you gave and potentially prevent necrosis of the testicle. My son is 37 and suffers from Schizophrenia, he seems to have testicular torsion without severe pain, just left sided abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting for 2 days. This morning when he took a shower he noticed his left side was descended and painful. I'm a PT and could check his cremasteric reflex and attempt to derotate, but he's refusing care from me or the medical community. I'm fearful about what's going to happen in the near future if he doesn't consent. Is it possible that a testicle that appears lower than the other one is twisted? Are there other things that could cause the same symptoms?

[@caraoconnell2324]

It's a really long story... but your video really helped us! I told my son how to detorse himself, and he was able to do it on his own without pain meds. He's now getting evaluated at the hospital. We can't than you enough.

[@dreamthedream8929]

of course he is refusing, what the hell. you are his parent and have no business at looking at and touching his private parts. of course it doesnt feel right for him, its a personal matter

[@Adrian_B.91]

I feel his pain , had it when I was 8

[@mafarineusa]

My right testicle is clogged by 2 different sized stones and they don't show up on any scan. It feels horrible, plenty of symptoms. What should I do?

[@DJRenee]

Take black seed oil dailt

[@tannisjohnson6456]

"a good TESTimonial that you need to detorse it" 😆😆😆

[@chronictoggled464]

Stop 😂😂😂

[@funnyfunnybunnies]

Is the only etiology due to congenital anomalies or are there others?

[@lmellick]

There may be other causes, but it most commonly needs the anatomical defect that allows the testicle to swing freely like a bell clapper.

[@askhowiknow5527]

Man I’m lucky that only one of my little buddies can twist like that and I’ve always been able to untwist it

[@isaiahmutahi9912]

I got testicular torsion the most terrifying thing is the surgery it sounded painful but it isnt paimful

[@skidmarkgameing5034]

Seriously lmfao, i was breaking down about having to get surgery but i just got out of surgery for a minor torsion 2 hours ago and with my balls stitched to my sack to prevent it in the further and my sack sewn back together I’m still in less pain than when I was with the torsion

[@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo]

​@skidmarkgameing5034 bro. You have my condolences

[@megahunter624]

how much u lasted it at home@@skidmarkgameing5034

[@glioblastome]

You go as far as transmuquous fentanil citrate for pain management ?!?! I know it has a fast onset and the pain is very sharp in general, but wouldnt 50/50% nitrous oxyde, oxygen work just fine ?

[@lmellick]

Agreed, nitrous would work great, too.

[@glioblastome]

@@lmellick That's what i thought. assuming you are from the US, then you already have such a problem with opioids then if you can go around it its a bit win ! Thanks for answerng !

[@tastyrecipesonabudget1689]

@@glioblastome the only problem with opioids is that pain isn’t being treated . We have people suffering and choosing not to get surgery they need because there will be no pain care after . The substance doesn’t cause addiction. Especially if you subscribe to addiction being a disease, the substance doesn’t cause a disease. Pain patients and people with disabilities are in crisis because of this misplaced war on opioids . Addiction is addressed by figuring out the underlying cause, undiagnosed mental illness, trauma, misdiagnosis, an autistic adult who is undiagnosed, pain not being treated, anxiety not being treated. These are reasons someone self medicates. People have more risk of self medicating with alcohol or drugs when they don’t get proper medication from their provider. Obviously the misplaced war on opioids didn’t fix the problem, it was made worse . The less than 2% of patients who misused opioids prescribed , weren’t dying of fentanyl overdoses. The problem got worse .

[@charlenebailey61]

Those are excellent views/images!

[@lmellick]

They are!

[@georgepallidis7892]

Why testicle must be remove it if necrosis happen? Why can't just leave it inside patient scrotum for psychological reasons??

[@america2793]

If you don’t remove it the dead testicle here’s something’s that can happen It can cause infection in the remaining testicle/sack Your are carrying deadweight And many bad stuff so if you’re testy dies it’s best removed

[@bretttaylorcummings2168]

No that's just balls @america2793 just wants to take your nut and have it for himself

[@lemonade4520]

@@bretttaylorcummings2168 what?

[@dreamthedream8929]

@@america2793 but if you just leave it there you leave the nature be and take its course, usually it takes care of itself if you let it be

[@ew7512]

Me: Hmm I wonder why that interesting ER doctor quit making videos? I haven't seen him in years. *Checks KZbin* WHAT?! He's been making videos this whole time!?

[@lmellick]

Well, you have some catching up to do, don't you? :-)

[@missbearlockholmes]

It's like all these new videos came out of nowhere!

[@tomperkins5657]

I lost mine in a bet.

[@steveaustin4600]

my wife is good at manual detorsion

[@American-Jello]

🤣🤣🤣 Oh FFS man! This is supposed to be serious! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TennysonEmmanuel]

I had my testicles crushed when I was asleep (felt a hand pressing my balls together with enormous pressure). And now it's been a year, I've been experiencing frequent pains and they had undergone atrophy (perhaps an active continual one; shrinkage). Can I get some helpful advice for direction on what to do to save my precious balls?😭

[@lemonade4520]

who did that to you?

[@icarus2k]

nigga go to the doctor wtf

[@superman4597]

I have testical torsion in my right testicle very painful

[@oneseeker2]

WoW, got in just in time, to you!

[@lmellick]

Yes!!

[@franny5295]

Would this always cause severe pain until the circulation cut off killed the sensation?

[@lmellick]

The nerve providing sensation of pain to the testicle travels along with the cord suspending the testicle. Once it twists the sensation to testicle can be lost eventually along with the pain like an extremity going to sleep. That is why patients can go home and sleep through the night at times with a dying testicle.

[@AryaputraGemilang]

Is Manual detorsion as easy as it sounds ? I attempted it on the right Ball and it came at a stop on both directions ( it was in pain too and i have a history of torsion on it but it detorsed)

[@lmellick]

Not all the time. When it isn't easy, you need to do the Torsed Testicle Traction technique that I described. See similar video.

[@AryaputraGemilang]

@@lmellick would you be fired if you were to tell me on how to exactly do it ? If not, please😢😢Tell me, it would save my life

[@lmellick]

@@AryaputraGemilang kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5jWo2lrbN-bp8U

[@PatHaskell]

How do you know which way to detorse?

[@lmellick]

You don't know 100%. You go opposite the most common direction of torsion and if it seems to make things worse, you go the other direction.

[@HaiderVlogs011]

Sir please help me i lost my testis anny teretmnt im big dipretion,,,,,

[@lmellick]

Sorry to hear about your loss. Don't be depressed. Loss of a single testicle is easily compensated by the remaining testicle. You can still have children and there is no significant impact on hormone production.

[@bretttaylorcummings2168]

Wow really hope you find your other nut

[@christianochoa0]

​@@bretttaylorcummings2168bro 😂

[@montecali619]

Awesome help

[@Kesu22]

Is it necessary to remove dead testicle, if i have no pain in dead testicle?

[@LuciBuiltDiff]

Yeah u don’t wanna infect the other ball with necrosis

[@tomhincks9437]

Hey Doc is this process done through the skin? Or is an incision made? Ty

[@lmellick]

An incision is made

[@cruz4932]

What if it’s light pain? The pain feels like it’s just being held and I’m kinda worried, so I wanted to ask if someone knew about it or not, and it’s not really painful it just feels weird, and I don’t know if it’s because I drank something bubbly but my stomach feels kinda gassy?

[@barbaragremaud3499]

What a title!

[@lmellick]

Thanks! Catchy isn't it?

[@jdrose1000]

Good save!

[@lmellick]

Thanks!

[@adamtalat3197]

Please share the link for the article on testicular pain referred to.

[@lmellick]

www.researchgate.net/publication/319885619_Testicular_Torsion_Pain_Honeymoons

[@melodypetty4195]

Great Video!!

[@lmellick]

Thanks!

[@LaceyR_FreeEricBrandt]

Great info. I wish I knew this when my son was a child. #FreeEricBrandt💔

[@shaggybiscuitz]

wtf does eric brandt have to do with any of this..??

[@LaceyR_FreeEricBrandt]

@@shaggybiscuitz - That is a signature I use every time I make a comment anywhere. There is nothing more important than government corruption and the people who suffer because of it.

[@janomdkhar8897]

Dr. Will you help me... I lost my left side 🥚 ...

[@TacoNYoshi]

How can I get a hold of you for a interview request?

[@lmellick]

gmail address is "lmellick"

[@amirhussainhazari1354]

my right side testis feels weak, hang and sometime unconscious please help... I can't even explain properly ( knowing little bit English)

[@chronictoggled464]

Go to doctor NOW

[@bretttaylorcummings2168]

I wish your nuts the best my man

[@BubbaStaines]

Annnnnnd 4:24 she touches her hair with gloves

[@lemonade4520]

is that a violation?

[@pizzafries]

I think all nurses,should have their hair pulled up and hair should be covered for all,except Dr. Mellick who has none lol. I agree though,what was the point of her putting on sterile gloves,if she was going to rub them in her hair.

[@CG-ip9wo]

While i do agree on not running your hands through your hair and on other things. However those are not sterile gloves.

[@betinablueyes]

Such a smart alec..why waste everyone's time with your attitude 🙄 ? I'm glad the Doctor answered you , but he shouldn't have had to.

[@prettyaprilgirl6970]

So I agree it just looks unclean .Who the hell wants someone touching them after stroking their hair. Some of these nurses come to work with full make up and hair as if going to a club ,,

[@bgmoss28]

Well didn’t know that was a thing that could happen…

[@tylergnosis2581]

Hope he's ok

[@morrislevine9591]

I had a torsion of the left testicle

[@leoanim8s838]

how does one see physically without medical attention that they have bell clapper

[@tsasiurad]

What is ball clapper?

[@ShimrraJamaane]

@@tsasiurad Bell-clapper. See the picture at 4:00.

[@rod76]

if one of your testicles or both are horizontal then you have bell clapper, i have it in my left one and I just had the surgery to correct it and it wasn’t fun but def worth it

[@abdirazakmohamedibrahim2281]

This is called testicular tortion, more common in adolescents.

[@lmellick]

Correct!

[@AT-wl9yq]

I'm suing you for malpractice. Not even 2 minutes into the video I almost passed out and started throwing up. This video will haunt me for years.

[@lmellick]

Oh my goodness! Really? Are you okay?

[@Jonathan_Destang]

I had orchiopexy surgery recently, currently recovering 🙏🏽

[@lmellick]

Hope all is going well for you.

[@bretttaylorcummings2168]

WHEW... RIP your nuts my man

[@sherrydawson6253]

So your able to do this by what u did then in the OR that's all non invasive? 🤔

[@liamhurlburt9794]

I believe they still did an orchiopexy to correct the bellclapper deformity and prevent recurrence of torsion

[@sherrydawson6253]

@@liamhurlburt9794 oh ok thanks.

[@lmellick]

Correct!

[@marcusofclover]

I’m pretty sure my testicle is dead, I told my Grandfather about it and asked him can I go to the doctor about it yesterday, he kept saying nothing was wrong and it was a sign of growing up. So, Today I feel no pain like that no more. When I get up and go to the bathroom and put pressure on it it hurts. Pretty sure I have one testicle. Also, I don’t know if Have Testicle Torison or not. Any Advice ? Also, I have some of the symptoms of Testicle Torison but I don’t have 3 of them, Which are Nasea, Vomiting or fever

[@lmellick]

You need to go to the doctor immediately.

[@joeglennaz]

Go to your doctor immediately. You just have to do it to rule Out some Internet going on. It won’t be any big deal the doctor visit I’ll just take a look and tell you what’s going on and if there’s something wrong to make a plan and get it done

[@marcusofclover]

@@joeglennaz well about that I told my parent about it and he basically said I pulled my groin because I was doing work and I was lifting heavy things so after the day my testicle was hurting it just stop hurting. I use the bathroom ok and everything seems fine.

[@techwizard8214]

@@marcusofclover how are you now?

[@marcusofclover]

@@techwizard8214 I feel pretty good

[@ABSOLUTEMESSI600]

Am 11 i feel pain but am not sure iv got it this morning

[@ABSOLUTEMESSI600]

Are you going to the emergency room

[@ABSOLUTEMESSI600]

@ian9203 i did

[@megahunter624]

what happened@@ABSOLUTEMESSI600