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I would like to take this opportunity to remind our fellow hackers to be aware of changes within your own body. Being alert to physical and/or mental changes an

by saboot 12y ago

I would like to take this opportunity to remind our fellow hackers to be aware of changes within your own body. Being alert to physical and/or mental changes and relaying concerns to your doctor is one the best methods for overcoming several diseases and cancers. As a personal testimony, about ten months ago user ifktaotc made a very helpful comment regarding testicular cancer and it's prevalance among young men warning that it was likely that at least some of those reading his comment will have it or already do so. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7120102 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7120102 After reading I checked myself and found what was confirmed a few days later to be a cancerous mass. I am very fortunate to be alerted to the fact very early as aside from some initial surgery it hasn't affected the rest of my life. Even though the odds of survival overall are high, not knowing it earlier would have required much more intense and painful treatment (chemo, RPLND).

k-mcgrady 12y ago
Glad you're doing well saboot. I just had to say I find it pretty amazing that a comment online can have this sort of effect on someone's life!
sgt101 12y ago
I have chronic Orchitis (I find the symptoms quite funny having been an avid reader of Vis) anyway, you can imagine that this has led to a lot of testicular examination (har har har) When my testical swelled up I was quite frightened. It is essential that you go to the doctor and get checked - that's obvious, but to calm yourself down you can use a bright torch to check to see if you have any part of it which is not transparent. A soft pink glow with some blood vessels is reassuring (go to the doc anyway as lumps are not normal and need a bit of a look see). If you observe any dark patches then this is more of a concern and you need to move fast with the knowledge that there is good treatment available and you have caught it earlier than many would. I find shining a bright light through much easier than squeezing and feeling - but it's worth doing both.

by saboot 12y ago

k-mcgrady 12y ago

Glad you're doing well saboot. I just had to say I find it pretty amazing that a comment online can have this sort of effect on someone's life!

sgt101 12y ago

I have chronic Orchitis (I find the symptoms quite funny having been an avid reader of Vis) anyway, you can imagine that this has led to a lot of testicular examination (har har har) When my testical swelled up I was quite frightened. It is essential that you go to the doctor and get checked - that's obvious, but to calm yourself down you can use a bright torch to check to see if you have any part of it which is not transparent. A soft pink glow with some blood vessels is reassuring (go to the doc anyway as lumps are not normal and need a bit of a look see). If you observe any dark patches then this is more of a concern and you need to move fast with the knowledge that there is good treatment available and you have caught it earlier than many would. I find shining a bright light through much easier than squeezing and feeling - but it's worth doing both.