Testicular Cancer
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Newly diagnosed with nonseminomatous germ cell tumor
Hi, my name is Paul I'm a 36 year old with 2 kids and one due in Feb. I was diagnosed 12/8/09 it started as enlarged lymph nodes in the neck and the "ball" started rolling from there. I had my first round of Chemo on 12/19 (BEP x4). After chemo it’s off for surgery at Sloan-Kettering in NYC for removal of my left testicle…
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Wife is pregnant
I was diagnosed with tc in june of '08. Since then I have had my testicle removed, the rplnd, and chemotherapy. I completed 2 cycles of bep on 12-29-08 and now my wife is 6 weeks pregnant. I am really concerned about the new baby having birth defects although the doctor has said the chemo should be out of my system and not…
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Here I go again
Just wanted to introduce myself. As I sit here typing, I am recovering from yesterday's orchiectomy. This is my second, the first was 35 years ago (~1975) when I was 20. The first time they performed an RPLND, with negative pathology & sent me on my way (well, more or less, my memory from back then is getting dim). During…