> AP> The pressure I felt was the beginning of a lump forming in my lymph
> AP> node. It could have been prostate it could have been many thing. The
> AP> lump was very small but enough to put pressure on the underlying nerves
>
> Did you experience the pressure every day, right up until they removed the
> lump? Can you remember if the pressure disappeared for a few days, then came
> back again?
It depends on what you define as pressure. When I had a prostate problem the
pressure was like a back pressure when I tried to urinate. It came and went
and just slowly got more consistent.
The pressur in my groin was from a large lump that developed in my thigh. This
turned out to be a cyst that they said if it continued to develop it could have
turned into cancer. It had became quite hard and I felt it when I walked. It
was also pretty darn deep and not somehting I easily felt by palpatation.
The testicular cancer was a differnet matter. It started by an uncomfortable
feeling in my underware and I thought the elastic was bothering me. I then
noticed a hard lump in the scrotum... and then that started to grow. That was
the serious one and they sewn in some sort of chemical bead for that one that
dissolved.
The prostate one I'll detail below. I was one of the earliest Da Vinci
surgical robot patients. The surgrey would have been brutal by conventional
means but the robot pretty much drilled in through a few holes and sucked that
thing out piece by piece. They used some sort of radiation/chemo bead implant
for that too. I still feel it though even though it's not there.
>
> I appreciate your advice. I will try to find another urologist. It just
> sucks that I might actually have to wait 4 months with this symptom.
>
> AP> There are other things that can make you feel pressure down there. I
>
> I had my first prostate exam when I was at the ER for this, but I don't
> think the doctor was thorough enough. I think he was too quick to be able to
> tell
> if there was anything wrong.
>
> What revealed the lump? Cat scan? X-ray? MRI? Ultrasound?
Palpataion found the lumps in my thigh... they were then Ultrasound examined to
find out how big and measure the depth, density and etc. They decided to
excise (Surgically remove) them and they turned out to be lymph nodes that were
early stage cancer. I didn't need chemo or anything for that one because they
determined they were very early stage and we just watch for a reoccurance.
Knock on wood that one hasn't came back.
If they think you have testicular cancer they will do an ultrasound that's very
embarrassing. You will have to have a sense of humor because they will try to
stretch your nutsack across the room to do what they need to do. It was
awkward, painful, and cold.
The Prostate exam needs no more discussion because you know what it is already.
But if they suspect something wrong in that department they may need to do a
trans rectal biopsy. Which my Girlfriend laughed because they use a speculum
much like the gynecologist uses to stretch their vaginas in the back door...
once they have it open they use ultrasound to find the lump and insert a biopsy
needle through the rectum and take the tissue sample. The good thing is they
give you the "twilight" anesthesia that is supposed to give you amnesia so you
forget the procedure. I remembered most of it, it was unpleasant but not the
mot painful thing I've experienced.
But seriously... if that doctor told you to go to a urologist do follow up.
They are trained only to do so much in the ER. If it was something he
suspected he would refer you to a specialist.
In the interum I would go to your primary care and have them re-do the exam.
IF they feel there is an urgent need they usually can gateway you into a
specialist sooner through their referrals department.
Allen
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