Testicular Pain - Help?

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Okay - can not even express how bad of a pain I am having at this moment in time in my left testical.For the last couple days, I've had a pain down there - that was triggered by differant movements. However - today, It has gotten worse.. I cannot walk, close my legs, nor any of that sort. I don't seem to have a lump or anything that I can tell.. I stayed inside today - and didn't really move what-so-ever.. I'd really like some advice.If the pain continues - I know I really need to seek help.. but hence the name of the site - and me being 16 years old.. I'm not gonna go up to my parents and tell them that my balls are hurting... What should I do? How worried should I be?

An inguinal hernia? I'd be concerned, and get to a doctor (or barring that, since it's Sunday, an emergency room) as soon as possible.

Well - I wasnt exactly sure what an 'inguinal hernia' was.. So I looked it up.. I had just about all the symptoms except a lump..I'm not starting to have pains all the way up to my abdomin, but the pain is still centered in the same spot..This has kept me up till 4 or in the morning - and I just cant wake up people to tell them that I'm hurting down there. =(

If you have an inguinal hernia, it's weird that you have no kind of lump in or near your testicle. But if you have a strangulated hernia, you have a medical emergency. It's possible that you may just have a strained muscle or something like that, but I'd be worried.> and me being 16 years old.. I'm not gonna go up to my parents and tell them that my balls are hurtingYou'd better freakin' get over that crap. I had an operation for an inguinal hernia around my 18th birthday. It was really no big deal...just soreness for a couple of weeks when I walked a lot. Your parents are more mature than your classmates. Give them a little credit.

I don't know enough to know how serious this is, but one thing is certain - this is no time for embarrassment. A pain as bad as this needs a doctor to see it straightaway. There are things that happen occasionally in one's life that need that, and this is one of them.

Get over that crap...Id do well to get up right about now.. much less over.. I don't think this is a good time to lecture me on how to grow up.

Arlight ... Ill go see what I can do.. I guess its tha best for me.

Actually, JetStreak, it's the little crises that push us to the next level.Don't wait for someone to do something - take charge.

Good luck, dude. For sure your parents would want to know about this.

Another possibility (that Ineligible thought of) is a twisted testicle, or torsion. That's when the testicle twists around, and can cut of the testicle's blood supply. Do you have any redness or swelling?Last two sentences of this article on torsion of the testicle:In reply to:. Torsion of the testicle is not rare; any boy up to the age of 16 with pain in his testicles should be regarded as having torsion until proven otherwise. Above the age of 16 and certainly in adult life the other infectious causes mentioned are more likely but each case deserves the most careful evaluation.As they said, infection is also a possibility. Yet another think you don't want to just let go if it's in that area.

Severe testicular pain requires prompt medical attention. It could be testicular torsion, hernia, or a major infection, none of which will fix themselves without medical assistance.

I know you're embarrassed to tell your parent and see a doctor about this, but try not to be. You have balls - so does every guy in the world. Nothing to be embarrassed about. Tell your parents you have a bad pain in your testicle and you want to see a doctor. They'll understand and won't make fun of you. And the doctor will never make fun of you, and you don't have anything he/she hasn't seen before.

I brought it up to them - they said that it was probably a hernia just like you guys. she also said that if the pain doensnt leave in a few days that we'll have to go to the doc... becuz it will just get worse.. I guess I'll go lay down.. that seems to be all i can do at the moment.

Man you shouldn't wait a few more days with this, if it isn't a hernia and something more serious...that could be bad. Besides bud, you're miserable and getting some help for it would certainly make you feel better. Hang in there bud

Well - I live with my grandparents.. and they arent my gaurdians - they can't take me to the hospital... I have to wait untill tommorrow to go to the Docotors office because they aren't open on Sundays..

Hey bud, I didn't know that...sounded like you were being asked to wait several days and that wouldn't be good. Hang in there until tomorrow and let us know how you're doing and what you find out.

Yeah - I'll keep you updated with info as soon as I find out what it is.

I think you should go to an emergency room yourself, if there's any way you can possibly get to one.

The emergancy room won't even look at me without a guardian and/or parent.I've taken some pain pills, and it seems to be working wonders (although it still hurtz badly if I move a certain way.

Are you saying that if you keeled over with a heart attack, the emergency room would turn you away? That's not how it works, dude. An emergency is an emergency. I wish you luck.

In reply to: Your parents are more mature than your classmates. ...or a good portion of the people on this board, for that matter.