Hi!
We have a close friend that was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer, about a month or so ago. He has already had surgury to remove the testicle that had the tumor. After the surgery he was told that he has stage 2a cancer. So the cancer did spread to some of the surrounding lymph nodes. Docs told him that he was going to have to 3 rounds of chemo. Of course I have been googling and it seems like the prognosis is pretty good, but was reaching out to see if anyone has had much experience or if they could shed any light on this for me. He is 35 years old, drinks mildly, though used to drink more, doest smoke, exerices and eats pretty well. Any thoughts, good ones I hope, for me?
My BIL had this about 10 years ago, when he was in his 20s. Had the surgery and chemo, too. Had to have additional surgery to remove some cancer in his lungs, too. Knock on wood, he's doing great today.
My cousin did in his early 20's. He had a rare form that mutates into EVERY form. You know its not good when doctors eyes light up, and research places are requesting access to your medical records and pretty pretty please can they have a sample or 40?
LOL. Oy.
My cousin smoked, drank, worked in the tech industry (aka super sedentary).
Made a full recovery. Has been in remission 7 years.
I know 2 men that made full recoveries and have been cancer free for over 5 years.
We have a good friend who had it and is doing great today! He is a fitness buff and worked out everyday during his treatment, although there were some rough days when he felt sick and was tired. He had surgery and chemo and made a full recovery. They even conceived their second child after his surgery.
My husband had it twice about 15 years ago. He is fine now and cancer free. There are several types of testicular cancer, with some more aggressive than others, but overall, it is a very curable cancer. The first time my husband had cancer, he had the RPLND surgery, then 5 rounds of outpatient chemo. The 2nd time he had inpatient chemo, then the RPLND surgery to remove the remaining tumor.
I also found this website very informative. http://tcrc.acor.org/
Its the Testicular Cancer Resource Center.
Nope, I am sorry I don't. However, I would check out:
positive attitude goes a LONG way in recovery!!!
Good luck!!
I have a friend that had this and has been in full remission (as far as I'm aware) for over 15 years. When he was diagnosed, he and his wife were trying to have kids; he had one testicle removed due to where the tumor was as well. They were still able to get pregnant and had twin girls. It was quite the miracle! I hope the best for your friend.
every experience is different...my brother had TC and it spread to his aorta...and the docs had to open him up to remove the growths...then he had chemo and radiation and he lost a lot of weight because of it. i'm just glad they caught it when they did...he had donated blood to bonfils, as he did regularly, and of course checked his blood and discovered there was something off, which led to the doc's discovering the TC. he tried to take care of himself, and my grandma came to take care of him trhoughout all this...and he's now been in remission for two years. it's a hard road but you have to keep hope that it will all turn out alright in the end. God Bless and good luck...
I have a friend that went through what sounds very similar. He's clear and doing very well!
