Dr. Helen Bernie is a board certified, fellowship trained urologist and the Director of Sexual and Reproductive Medicine at Indiana University. Dr. Bernie talks about what testosterone is, various types of testosterone replacement therapy and their pros and cons, men's health clinics, testosterone ranges, and much more!
Brian Sluga talks about being diagnosed with testicular cancer over 40 years ago, having his orchiectomy and lymph nodes removed in his torso, getting a lymphangiogram, the life he’s lived in the last 4 decades, going back to school later in life, writing about his TC, and more!
Trent Melsheimer talks about missing his best friend's wedding because the back pain he was feeling ended up being testicular cancer, having an HCG level well over 100,000, Dr. Einhorn telling him he needed to start chemo "yesterday," having 4xBEP and a post-chemo RPLND, survivorship, and more!
John Rezendes is a member of the US Navy Reserves and a testicular cancer survivor. John talks about being diagnosed when he returned to the US after having a vasectomy while deployed in Bahrain, having a large hydrocele, getting his RPLND done at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center by Dr. Sean Q. Kern, survivorship, and more!
Ken Lane is a testicular cancer survivor living in Oklahoma. Ken talks about detecting his testicular cancer at "stage 0.5" as a hypochondriac, meditation and exercise post-cancer, survivor's guilt, raising awareness through running, and more!
When I was finishing chemo, I was given Ambien to help me sleep. It didn't work, but the side effects of 'violent and suicidal thoughts' sure did.I don't think I've ever really talked about this publicly, but reading about Chris Cornell's death and what his wife is saying about his taking Ativan, which is some powerful stuff made me see the connection.
Read MoreTCAF Ambassador John Armijo shares his perspective of getting his life back after testicular cancer through his movie work, and on recovering from the extreme fatigue, neuropathy, and PTSD that followed chemotherapy. "In my quickly-going-insane mind, I had already died and was in Hell. I couldn't leave the house due to low immunities and had lost everything in my mind, from the ability to sleep and eat, and now my sanity was next on the checklist before I ultimately lost my life. A bit exaggerated in retrospect, but very real to me at the time."
Read MoreThe day after each scan, I breathe a sigh of relief, pat myself on the back for dodging the bullet yet again, then put my blinders on and resume living. But, I also flip the hourglass over again and push it to the back of my mind. Knowing that while I can bury all the fears FOR NOW, in a few months time I'll have to stare down that barrel again.
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Af Marseh is a testicular cancer survivor from England. Af talks about catching his cancer while working 7,000 km away from home at the Rio Olympics in 2016, receiving BEP chemotherapy after orchiectomy, support from his network and beyond, writing his book, and more!