Ultrasound and testicular cancer

I had an testicular ultrasound done last year for hernia after which it
was surgically repaired. At that time my doctor told me that my right
testicle was a little bigger than normal and that there seems to be a
small hydrocele. He asked me to get the hernia repaired after the
ultrasound confirmed that it was indeed a hernia and not a tumor etc.

Of late I am pretty worried about the size of my right testicle. It
hasn't become bigger in the past 1 year. I just want to know what are
the things that the ultrasound ruled out when it was done last year?? I
am beginning to worry whether I would have had testciular cancer and it
was not found?
I know that 1 of the testicle is normally bigger but in my case I feel
that it is pretty big. Percentage wise I would say that mine is bigger
by 130% than my normal one. Is this normal for few people?

I had a hydocele in 1985. It was in the right testicle. It finally grew so
big,
the size of a small mango, that I saw an oncologist and he determined that
it
was indeed a hydrocrle. The urologists performed surgery and all has been
well since then.
Tom
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>I had an testicular ultrasound done last year for hernia after which it
> was surgically repaired. At that time my doctor told me that my right
> testicle was a little bigger than normal and that there seems to be a
> small hydrocele. He asked me to get the hernia repaired after the
> ultrasound confirmed that it was indeed a hernia and not a tumor etc.
>
> Of late I am pretty worried about the size of my right testicle. It
> hasn't become bigger in the past 1 year. I just want to know what are
> the things that the ultrasound ruled out when it was done last year?? I
> am beginning to worry whether I would have had testciular cancer and it
> was not found?
> I know that 1 of the testicle is normally bigger but in my case I feel
> that it is pretty big. Percentage wise I would say that mine is bigger
> by 130% than my normal one. Is this normal for few people?
>

Thanks Tom.
Does the whole of the testicle grow bigger in size or does it swell
only on one side?

Is the testicle back to its original shape & size after the surgery. I
have read it does not affect fertility...right?

I have an appointment with my urologist tomorrow. Will post later.

<la_koby007@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Tom.
> Does the whole of the testicle grow bigger in size or does it swell
> only on one side?
>
> Is the testicle back to its original shape & size after the surgery. I
> have read it does not affect fertility...right?
>
> I have an appointment with my urologist tomorrow. Will post later.
>

An ultrasound can reliably tell the difference between a hydrocoele (common
and benign), a varicocoele (common and benign), and a cancer (relatively
rare)
If you were reassured after the U/S, don't worry