August,
Never heard of the torsion one.
From the WebMD.Com website:
Torsion of a Testicle
Torsion of a testicle is a condition in which the blood supply to the testicle is cut off. This occurs when a testicle twists on the spermatic
cord.
Torsion of a testicle is most likely to occur in boys around the time they reach puberty, but it may occur in younger and older males as well.
Torsion of a testicle may occur for no apparent reason, even during sleep.
It may also occur after strenuous physical activity.
Symptoms of torsion of the testicle include:
* Severe pain in the scrotum.
* Nausea and vomiting.
* Abdominal pain.
This condition needs to be corrected as soon as possible to restore normal blood flow. If left too long, the tissue of the testicle can die from lack
of blood. Often emergency surgery is needed.
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I believe that gangrene is also one of the possible complications if it's left
untreated...and that can lead to a whole slew of other major medical issues.
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Testicular pain can also mean possible kidney stone formation, a urinary tract infection (UTI), or epididymytis...the latter especially common after
a male has had a vasectomy done...even many years before. As a side note, having a vasectomy done only makes it impossible for a male to father a child...it does nothing to diminish the sex drive.
I know this is TMI...but after having chicken pox over 40 years ago that
put me in the hospital for a week, and out of college and work at Burger
King for 2 months (it nearly went into encephalitis, which could've killed me)...then working in silkscreen printing for nearly 20 years, and absorbing nasty solvents like methyl-ethyl-ketone...as my late wife so eloquently put
it, "they wouldn't spay me, so he volunteered to get neutered"...and that
was done 17 1/2 years ago.
The thing is, I didn't want to have to worry about birth defects or a stillborn child, and my late wife was also diabetic, narcoleptic, and a
heart patient (born with a defective aortic heart valve). Ventricular fibrillation killed her at only 48 years of age. The way most kids are
now to their parents, and the way the world is, I'm glad I never had kids;
and I've talked to other adults who either couldn't have children, or the
men had a vasectomy, or the women had their tubes tied, or they had a hysterectomy done...and they felt the same way. To some people, their pets (dogs and cats) are "their kids".
So for both of us, health issues were a major concern. I'm now a heart patient with atrial fibrillation...and never thought I would be. I'm to
undergo a treadmill stress test later this morning. The difference from
when I had it the last time (at least 20 years ago) and now...is that I
have arthritis throughout my body now...and my pants don't want to stay
up, even with a belt as tight as it'll go. So, they'll let me strip down
nude, and put a hospital gown on me. That way, they can wire me for sound wherever they want. I'll have to also wear my knee braces with velcro, to
help with the walking. As for the chemical stress test, it feels like you
were just literally "bit by a snake".
Back to the original topic, the testicular pain can be a dull throb, or repeated sharp bursts of pain. If the diagnosis is a UTI, and if you are
in a COLD Emergency Room or clinic, it'll cause your urinary bladder to shrink, and you'll feel like you're on Lasix...having to urinate like mad every few minutes. With the UTI, you can also have burning on urination,
or even during intercourse...and UTI's are common in both males and females,
as one gets older.
I had attacks like this a year ago, and this past Sunday. They did a urinalysis, and no blood was noted; so that ruled out kidney stones.
They did a scrotal/testicular ultrasound to make sure there wasn't the
issue of torsion of the testicle, or testicular cancer. However, the
white blood cell count in the urine was elevated, so that pointed it to
a UTI. They gave me a shot in each hip/butt cheek...but I think they
used barbed wire for the needles!! One was an antibiotic, and the other
was for pain. They gave me a prescription for each one. I'm drinking 1
to 2 quarts of flavored water a day, and I haven't had sexual relations
for 14 1/2 years (when my wife died). So, I have no idea how I got the UTI.
At least I had a good looking black female nurse that was taking care
of me. Remember, dirty old men need love, too...although nudity means
nothing to the medical professionals. Yet, I knew someone who would NOT
go to the doctor, clinic, hospital, etc., as he didn't want to see them
naked. I couldn't convince them that "it's not like something they haven't seen". As a widower, I know "what's under the hood" in regards to breasts
and genitalia...and I know "we're all the same from the back side".
Years ago (long before COVID-19), I was in the hospital with a bad case
of the flu, or another illness. In another hobby I do, square dancing,
many of the ladies were also nurses. It turns out that several of them
were at the hospital, and nurses on my ward. They gave me a ton of grief, pulling my chain, etc. It proves "we only pick on the ones we love, and
care about". <G>
We, in Canada, did away with the penny a long time ago. It's
also quite astonishing that the USA still has $1 bills,
original design, easy to counterfeit.
No matter how many anti-counterfeiting measures they do, the thugs
still find a way around it...especially with all the printers that
can do color, digital, laser, 3D, etc. nowadays. I saw a post in The
Telnet BBS Guide group on Facebook, reflecting back on the days of
the dot matrix printer, with the green and white paper, the spooling,
the tearaway deals on the sides (for the printer wheels), etc. It
brought back memories...but then you see how far we've come since then.
As the slogan for the Virginia Slims cigarettes noted years ago, "You've
come a long way, baby!!".
The only reason I'm up at this hour, was that I had a severe IBS attack
with abdominal cramping...and I wanted to be sure I wouldn't have an
additional attack before going back to bed. Plus, this means I don't have
to worry about logging on to the BBS again until tomorrow. Storms for the latter part of the week will keep me offline, then I have to do a much
needed system backup on Saturday. So, it may be a few days before I can
logon again after Wednesday...even if just to do QWK Mail.
Daryl
... Don't raise the bar!! It makes it too hard to get the drinks!!
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