Man takes pregnancy test as a joke, discovers he has testicular cancer - Polidicks

so if you're a woman and you take the test you may not be pregant, you could just have testicular cancer

[QUOTE=FreakyMe;38366540]Because I have to work 5 hours and make ~ 275 sandwiches to pay for one copay. I intend to do it properly, but this could tell me whether or not I should make it an immediate investment.[/QUOTE] Just touch your balls after you've showered. If you feel a hard lump, if your testicles hurt or one of them is bigger than the other for a period of time, you should go see a doctor. It's usually easy to spot if you check them once a week.

"well, balls."

[QUOTE=Dog;38367619]so if you're a woman and you take the test you may not be pregant, you could just have testicular cancer[/QUOTE] What a relief!!

[QUOTE=Dog;38367619]so if you're a woman and you take the test you may not be pregant, you could just have testicular cancer[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure there have been cases of it flagging up ovarian cancer.

What the hell? I saw that post on Reddit a long time ago and I saw some posts warning about the cancer but I just downvoted them as "bad jokes". I feel like such an asshole now :suicide:

I always thought I had something bad going on, but I went to the hospital, got my nuts checked by some guy. Then an MRI on them, which turned out all good. I felt my confidence raise a little.

[QUOTE=Rocâ„¢;38367379]Can't you just see if one ball is bigger than the other?[/QUOTE] I'm prett sure it's normal for one ball to always be bigger then the other. Or am I thinking dropped farther/longer.

[QUOTE=SatansSin;38368493]Then an MRI on them, which turned out all good.[/QUOTE] Those things are loud as shit First time I got one I thought the whole fucking thing was going to break off its axis and tear me apart

[I]"Breaking news! Sales of home pregnancy testers up 243%"[/I]

[QUOTE=Thaard;38368099]Just touch your balls after you've showered. If you feel a hard lump, if your testicles hurt or one of them is bigger than the other for a period of time, you should go see a doctor. It's usually easy to spot if you check them once a week.[/QUOTE] But they hurt if I squeeze them. Only if I feel a lump and they hurt from just, well, touching?

Good thing testicular cancer has high survival rates.

[QUOTE=Xieneus;38368994]Good thing testicular cancer has high survival rates.[/QUOTE] not for the balls they don't

[QUOTE=Thaard;38368099] one of them is bigger than the other for a period of time, you should go see a doctor[/QUOTE] Isn't one testicle (usually the left) generally a fair bit larger than the other?

[QUOTE=ijyt;38369079]Isn't one testicle (usually the left) generally a fair bit larger than the other?[/QUOTE] My left is longer than my right.

Atleast it didn't grow too big so they don't have to cut one of his balls off

[QUOTE=Rocâ„¢;38368958]But they hurt if I squeeze them. Only if I feel a lump and they hurt from just, well, touching?[/QUOTE] Not sure about your actual ball but both of mine are quite sensitive especially at the bottom it hurts if I rub my fingers across to check, at the age of 16 I went to the doctors to get them checked and nothing was found

[QUOTE=Rocâ„¢;38367379]Can't you just see if one ball is bigger than the other?[/QUOTE] Why would that make a difference? Having testicular cancer doesnt literally turn one ball into a bulging tumor, its usually just a small one that you have to feel. Its perfectly normal for one to be bigger than the other.

[QUOTE=IPK;38369628]Atleast it didn't grow too big so they don't have to cut one of his balls off[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCHQzk2okoc[/media] ??

[quote]"You may have testicular cancer! Get to an oncologist, tell them you took a pregnancy test and it came out positive,"[/quote] Who the hell listens to this kind of advice on reddit? Well at least for once he was right but still, that was pretty gullible of him.

It's good that he was able to get it looked at before it got worse. Dealing with it sooner definitely could save his life.

[QUOTE=-Get_A_Life-;38370988]Who the hell listens to this kind of advice on reddit? Well at least for once he was right but still, that was pretty gullible of him.[/QUOTE] Gullible for taking reddit's advice to see a qualified doctor about something which could potentially be serious and apparently that makes him gullible?

[QUOTE=Ylsid;38371144]Gullible for taking reddit's advice to see a qualified doctor about something which could potentially be serious and apparently that makes him gullible?[/QUOTE] Exactly. If you were to do something stupid like this and it tells you you're pregnant, would you follow someone's opinion on going to check a doctor because testicular cancer? Among all the comments saying dumb / funny stuff that is. He was right, but if I asked you to check a med because your lack of punctuation could be related to some mental sickness, would you follow my advice? [sp]don't do it[/sp]

[QUOTE=geel9;38366030]um you have an interesting perception of reality[/QUOTE] I laughed. And everybody in the library looked.

[QUOTE=Rocâ„¢;38368958]But they hurt if I squeeze them. Only if I feel a lump and they hurt from just, well, touching?[/QUOTE] If they are always excessively sensitive and hurt no matter what. [QUOTE=ijyt;38369079]Isn't one testicle (usually the left) generally a fair bit larger than the other?[/QUOTE] Mostly, but I'm talking about one being ALOT bigger.

[QUOTE=-Get_A_Life-;38371247]Exactly. If you were to do something stupid like this and it tells you you're pregnant, would you follow someone's opinion on going to check a doctor because testicular cancer? Among all the comments saying dumb / funny stuff that is. He was right, but if I asked you to check a med because your lack of punctuation could be related to some mental sickness, would you follow my advice? [sp]don't do it[/sp][/QUOTE] A simple google search would have verified the legitimacy of it, and it does indeed. I don't see why you're bashing reddit for giving good advice.

[QUOTE=Brt5470;38366078]To be fair, I didn't know until I was like 18. Then again, I was a homeschooled kid so I learn everything of the ACTUAL world from the internet.[/QUOTE] Exact same here except I'm 17. How's it going for you being homeschooled and all?

I already tested one of those 1-2$ test, it said i was pregnant... i dont recommend them