How I helped discover my partner’s testicular cancer

ስማቸው እንዳይገለጽ ለማድረግ ተለውጠዋል።

I wouldn’t say I was spending all that much time with Mark’s testicles—I mean sure, partners are familiar with each other’s bodies—sometimes more familiar with their body than your own. But when I asked why one testicle was a different size than the other in December 2012, it was a naïve question that I was genuinely curious (not concerned) about. I mean, people have different size feet, different size ears, I thought it was a silly question. I never thought it was going to turn into anything serious.

But by bringing it up, it put the idea in Mark’s mind that something could be wrong. A few weeks later he didn’t feel pain, but a sensation that was enough for him to bring up with his doctor. I’m so thankful Mark was proactive about his health and went in right away, telling his doctor about the size difference and sensation he was experiencing. While it’s possible for one testicle to be different in size than the other, if the change in size is sudden or if you also have pain—like Mark experienced—you should see your health care provider as soon as possible.

ዶክተሩ የአልትራሳውንድ ምርመራ አደረገ እና ሁሉም ነገር ደህና እንደሆነ አሰበ. የበሽታውን የቤተሰብ ታሪክ ማወቅ ለአደጋ ሊያጋልጥዎት ይችላል, ለሁለተኛ አስተያየት ተጫንን. (በዚህም ምክንያት የማርቆስ አባት የወንድ የዘር ፍሬ ካንሰር ነበረበት) ምርመራውን በማግኘቴ ሙሉ እውቅና መስጠት የማልችለው።) ኤምአርአይ ከታየ በኋላ ማርክና ሐኪሙ ምን እየተከናወነ እንደሆነ ለማወቅ ቀዶ ጥገና ለማድረግ ወሰኑ። የመጠን ልዩነት የተከሰተው በካንሰር በሽታ ምክንያት ነው. ቀዶ ጥገናው የሚያስፈልገው ብቸኛው ህክምና ነበር እና ዛሬ ማርክ ከ 10 አመት ከካንሰር ነጻ ሆኗል.

እንደ ጤና ፀሐፊ እና በአጋር በኩል በአካል ያጋጠመኝ ሰው፣ ካንሰርን ቶሎ የመለየት አስፈላጊነት አውቃለሁ። በየወሩ ሰውነትዎን በመደበኛነት የመመርመር ጥሩ ልምድ ፣ የተሻለ ይሆናል። ለውጥን ለማስተዋል ሰውነትዎን እና የአጋርዎን አካል በደንብ ማወቅ ሁሉንም ለውጥ ሊያመጣ ይችላል።

When I brought up that naïve question over ten years ago, I never thought it would lead to a cancer diagnosis. We ask ourselves how much to freak out about every little thing we notice, but if there’s one thing I know now, it’s that if what you say can save a life—say it.

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