CancerCompass message board discussion started by Ablaze on 8/6/2007 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,15023,0.htm Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ my husband had a mass, swellling , and  pain in his scrotum,   felt a lump they tryed to say it was eidertimis or whatever that word is, someone said they hoped it did not have to be drained  why? they did drain it and it had blood in ithave a report that states ijfection has beeon recognized as one of many obstacles to the successful mtg of patients with malignant tumors  aerobic and anaerobic bacteria of endogenous souce are a major cause of ifectiions in the necrotic tumour,  where this bacteria is part of the normal flora althlougj surgical removal of the purulent fluid is preferred this is not alwalys feasible in a paatient with a malilgnant tumor  please explion this and email me your answer  thanks Ablaze Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT The doctor suggested he had epididymitis.  An inflammation of the epididymis.The doctor needs to go over this report with you.  You shouldn't have a copy of it without him having spoken to you about it. Njtwinmom Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT the drs office never set up an appt for my husband to be seen, from the  report from the er this was 4 months ago my husband was scared he had cancer and was upset the drs office never contacted us for followup appt so he took his life end on march i went to this drs office whoen i got myself pulled together his recptionist had a report to send HIM his name was on the envelope, i called for the report that morn and decided to go pick it up i went to the hallway and read it did not understand it went back in and asked if he could take a few minutes to go over this report they said yes in half an hr they made me set ther over 2 hrs and then came and told me he did not have time to go over this report there were 3 other urologists in this office they had 3 patients that were there at the time and no o ne else in the office when he was to talk with me but he ignoored my wishes they called for the COO of this office and while i was explaining this to her and another nurse someone got her attention in the hall and she exvused herself was gone 5 mintues and came back and told me he had no time to talk with me he was busy? i got loud i was croying and said i need this gone over with me i am 65 disabled by a dr 7 yrs ago and my husband was my caretaqker we were married 47 oyrs and were never apart, then they had the gull to bring in 3 security guards and tell me i had to leave i had a cane cannot walk far or sit long and this is the way i was treated all i wanted was an explanation of my husbands report knowing my husband suspectede something that would have made him take his life my husband was a quiet christian man, very  understanding, gentle, loving we have 5 grown children 16 grandchildren 6 g reandaughters oldest is 6 and nest is the 4 yr old and this has effected her emotionally she called me last week and ask if pappy was here with me she said that i see him more thoen she does, and she is so sad, this broke my heart she loved her pap we babysat her befoer they moved to s caroliona  in march the other little one will never know what a great person he was and this is so sad I have a ohard time dealing with this loss and it should not have happened, if he would have a follow up appt and was reasurred what was wrong, our children are all so grief striken and the grandkids are all having an terrible time with this loss, please pray for our family and that this dr will get back to me on this report he knows he is wrong and is ignoring me  please pray for me to have the strength to go on alone thanks much Ablaze Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT