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Question for Paul B.

Written by Will at 13 Sep 2001 05:38:30:

Was on the phone with my mother this evening when she mentioned my brother's boy had visited her and told her he had some discomfort in one testicle. She asked him if he'd told his mother and he said yes with the inference it wasn't anything to bother about. Both my mother and his mother are RN's, the boy's mother active as head of Nursing in a geriatric facility.

Mother asked if he wanted her to have a look and he readily agreed. He is 12 but as no visible signs of puberty onset. Questioning him he said the discomfort was always there, however my mother didn't think to ask if there werre any times of relief like a sit in a warm bath, different knickers, in his pyjamas, etc.

She palpitated him and noticed that one testicle was roughly double the size of the other and was quite tender when touched - the smaller one is giving the discomfort. No visible abrasions or bruising on the scrotum and the boy had no recollection of a traumatic incident. No irregular or hard shapes on the testicle that bothers to indicate a growth of any sort. He says he has had the discomfort for some time.

My comment was she should say something PDQ to my brother and if the boy comes in to visit and is still complaining about the discomfort to bring him round to her GP for a check.


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