Further to my other thread about a spot on the glans of my penis, I'm glad to report that after visiting my doctor today and then the uro genital clinic ( waited 3 hours to be seen at the walk in clinic ), it is nothing but a blood vessel and nothing to be concerned about. Short of laser treatment, there isn't a way to remove it, but I'm not bothered anyway.
However, while at the clinic, I was sat down with the female doctor and she asked me about my sex history. I told her that I had paid for sex now and then over the last 4 years, but that I hadn't done intercourse with any of them, only oral sex. And that the last time I had intercourse was 1999. Lol, long time eh.
She said there is still HIV risk from oral, but low risk and recommended I take an HIV test. This is something I've always been scared of, but I said ok and she took my blood and a urine sample. She said if there's anything to report such as HIV, gonorrhea, syphillis, or chlamydia, they should be able to let me know by monday, and that if I haven't heard from them at all in the next 2 weeks, then all is good. I'm shitting myself! I mean, there may be nothing, but I feel really worried just in case. Well, not so worried about STDs, they can at least be cured completely if I have any. But worried about HIV. She said "don't worry".
Then, she continued the test on me by examining my testes and found something I'd noticed a few months ago. She said she thinks it's a cyst on the epididymis and it hurt when she squeezed it. But it DOES hurt anyway when someones teste is squeezed, right? I said "is it cancerous?"
She said " No". I said " Why did you then give me a leaflet on testicular cancer? Are you implying I might have it?" She said " just because the leaflet tells you how to check your self properly". She said "feel it tonight and keep your eye on it. If it gets bigger we can do an ultrasound". I've read up about it and by all accounts, it's nothing much to worry about. But I am worried! :frown1:
However, while at the clinic, I was sat down with the female doctor and she asked me about my sex history. I told her that I had paid for sex now and then over the last 4 years, but that I hadn't done intercourse with any of them, only oral sex. And that the last time I had intercourse was 1999. Lol, long time eh.
She said there is still HIV risk from oral, but low risk and recommended I take an HIV test. This is something I've always been scared of, but I said ok and she took my blood and a urine sample. She said if there's anything to report such as HIV, gonorrhea, syphillis, or chlamydia, they should be able to let me know by monday, and that if I haven't heard from them at all in the next 2 weeks, then all is good. I'm shitting myself! I mean, there may be nothing, but I feel really worried just in case. Well, not so worried about STDs, they can at least be cured completely if I have any. But worried about HIV. She said "don't worry".
Then, she continued the test on me by examining my testes and found something I'd noticed a few months ago. She said she thinks it's a cyst on the epididymis and it hurt when she squeezed it. But it DOES hurt anyway when someones teste is squeezed, right? I said "is it cancerous?"
She said " No". I said " Why did you then give me a leaflet on testicular cancer? Are you implying I might have it?" She said " just because the leaflet tells you how to check your self properly". She said "feel it tonight and keep your eye on it. If it gets bigger we can do an ultrasound". I've read up about it and by all accounts, it's nothing much to worry about. But I am worried! :frown1: