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Q: mass beside testicles comes and goes

asked by: LordDirk on February 25th, 2008

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Hello, I am 20 years of age and I have a bit of a problem.

I have noticed in the past few years that I have an odd mass next to my other two testicles. This mass comes and goes and is not painful. It is usually squishy and I can squish it completely. When I flex my abdominal muscles, have a mild constipation or perhaps just don't eat right, it seems to reappear. It's about the size of my other testicles and I recently noticed that if I lay down, it seems to deflate, but when I sit up it inflates again.

I think this may be just some sack of liquid or something, but I was unable to find much help online so I thought I'd ask here before seeing a doctor.

Replies(3)

kfkohio

replied on February 25th, 2008

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Sounds like a hernia to me.

LordDirk

replied on February 26th, 2008

New User

I think you are right, I checked up the definition of a Hernia and it seems to be quite similar to what I have. Hmmm.. I am having trouble figuring out if it is dangerous or not. I am not sure what course of action to take, what would you recommend? If I have had it this long in my life without pain, does that mean its alright to go on without trying to fix it?

kfkohio

replied on February 26th, 2008

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According to what I've read, as long as it's not painful, you can wait for the surgery. The only reason I've been reading about it is that my husband is suffering from what we think is a hernia. But he has MAJOR pain and can't even stand after a while. He's going to the dr on Friday and will probably need surgery. I don't think you have to rush if there are no symptoms, but you may just want to check with a dr. You probably can't let it go forever.

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