I didn't know how to get all this out of my head and onto this blog. But I will try and do this.
DH started to notice a testicle that seemed to be shifting ever so slightly to the right hand side. Very soon after we both felt the lump appear on the right testicle.
Just before our 3 day trip to London on 8th May DH booked in to the GP to get it checked out. Then, of course he couldn't get it out of his mind for that trip. Just before our trip to portugal the GP sent him for an emergency appointment suspecting cancer, so our second holiday was also tainted by the anxiety of waiting for that.
We came back home last Thursday, saw the urologist on Friday. Fortunately he managed to get us over for the ultrasound and the blood tests on the same day.
He said that it was cancer, but it will be 100% confirmed by the biopsy/ removal of the right testicle. They may also want to biopsy the left. The surgery has to happen quickly.
He said that because of our long infertility and DHs low sperm count, that they would arrange for sperm banking to be done. More than likely the removal of one testicle will reduce the sperm count by about 50% which isn't good considering where we are starting from. The possibility of chemo after the surgery would also (more than likely) seal the fate of any remaining swimmers anyway.
So today they telephoned from a cancer centre at Coventry to invite us for the blood tests to start the sperm banking. It's hard to get my head around the fact that the samples provided over this week are basically our only options for future ICSI treatment, our possible future wee ones start their life frozen in Coventry! I'm just thankful DH has been off the alcohol and caffeine for a few months to give these guys the best chance in the future.
Believe me after all these years, I know that infertility is bloody hard. Add cancer to this and it makes things scarily hard.
I just want my husband well :,-(
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