Posted by: ph ®
10/28/2003, 18:34:55
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I'm 33 & I've had epididymis for 3 years after having clymidia. My right testicle is permantly swollen and i'm still in a lot of pain. Last year i had to take 6 months off work with it because i have difficulties doing anything - walking driving sitting. I had an operation last September to remove part of the epididymis & after 6 weeks the pain went, only to come back last January. You can get used to the pain, i try not to have any painkillers as i've tried everything but the pain doesnt ease, i've even tried acupuncture (no they dont put the needles there!!) I had another operation 6 weeks ago to remove more but i'm still in incredible pain and am tearing my hair out, i have had no quality of life for 3 years, i'm so restricted to what i can do. My consultant says that my only option now is to have the whole testicle removed and if i want i can have a prosthetic one, but he mentioned that i could have phantom pain, where my brain thinks the testicle is still there. I'm really worried about this and wonder if anyone has any suggestions or advice. It feels good that i can finally talk to people with the same problem as selfishly I thought I was the only one!
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