Hernia Or Chronic Epididymitis (sore Testes) Posted: 11-10-07 04:12am
I'm a 34 year old guy who's in pretty
bless good shape. I hike, mountainbike,
& snowboard regularly. I also climb
mountains to go backcountry snowboarding
as often as possible. I don't work out at
all, hurt my back long ago, again this
summer, and do have a few creaks and
moans, BUT.... feel strongly that I'm not
far from being physically stronger than I
have ever felt in my life.
How disgusted was I when I felt a dull
pain in the groin a few days ago? Pretty
sick. My father and nephew have both had
the hernia surgery, so I guess it runs in
my genes, but I am in far superior
physical shape than my father ever even
thought of.
I DID move a big pile of gravel two days
prior with a wheel barrow, and I guess
I'll blame it on that, but the tender
testicles and pea sized lump on my pubic
line didn't come to notice for two days.
What's the story on the testes? One of the
posts mentioned intestines dropping into
the scrotum? The pain is minimal and
hasn't progressed in two days, but I'm
interested in acupuncture and natural
remedies as I just recently lost health
care. I read on WebMD, and tried later, to
"push back in the lump" after applying
BioFreeze, to no avail. How critical is it
that I see a physician if the pain and
lump lessens?
More importantly, whether or not I opt for
Canadian surgery, what are my chances that
I can exercise and rehabilitate my abdomen
and resume my very active lifestyle?
Doctor, Will I be able to snowboard this
winter, PLEASE??????
I now wonder if I may have Chronic
Epididymitis or something else. When in
Jr. high I had to visit the doctor for
similar testicular soreness, and he made
me stop wearing tight jeans and gave me
antibiotics. Was that epididymitis? I
also read about masturbation symptoms with
hernias and epidymitis. For at least a
year now I have noticed a feeling during
ejaculation that seems like my gonads are
being lifted into my groin for a moment or
two. If it's a hernia, I just lost health
ins. so I'll think about the Canadian
"mesh-free" oper., please advise.
