# Diagnose my pain **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 16, 2000, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859 "2000-12-16T04:04:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/1 "2000-12-16T04:04:42Z")
Nothing serious. Two weeks ago I had a slight pain above my right testicle. I’d been working out and lifting weights heavily, and just figure I’d pulled something. It slowly went away as expected. Now however I have a similar pain. It’s located just to the left of the point of my right hip, and maybe two inches inside. Again, it feels like a pull of some kind. I’ve had a cold, and haven’t worked out in 4-5 days. Whassup whit this? Am I just getting old and shitty or have I hurt myself somehow? ---
**Author:** ![softy\_softy\_catchy\_monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@softy\_softy\_catchy\_monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/softy_softy_catchy_monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/2 "2000-12-16T04:17:50Z")
Sounds like a brain tumor. You shouldn’t try a message board like this. There are medical help boards. ---
**Author:** ![peace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peace)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/3 "2000-12-16T04:26:16Z")
It’s typical leftish right hippitis. Will go away soon. ---
**Author:** ![LCP2972](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@LCP2972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LCP2972)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/4 "2000-12-16T04:57:02Z")
the galloping never get overs been going around… ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/5 "2000-12-16T16:47:27Z")
Sounds like a hernia. try [webmd.com](http://webmd.com) & search for that. These things just get bigger eventually. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/6 "2000-12-16T17:12:11Z")
see a doctor Qadgop, MD ---
**Author:** ![edwino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@edwino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwino)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/7 "2000-12-16T19:16:12Z")
As Qagop said. It could be a bunch of things, not only muscle pulls. I’ll just point out that that point which you describe is called “McBurney’s point.” It a typical site of pain for appendicitis, although from your 8 sentences, it doesn’t sound like this is what you have. ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/8 "2000-12-17T03:45:16Z")
I called the Er and they told me to come in. I have a partial hernia. Crapstick! ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/9 "2000-12-17T16:52:42Z")
handy is right! heh. Yeah, now for that hernia surgery. You should see a urologist though. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/10 "2000-12-17T17:38:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by handy \* > \*\* > handy is right! heh. > > Yeah, now for that hernia surgery. You should see a urologist though. \*\* Why a urologist? A general surgeon should be able to take care of the hernia. If the testicle had been torsed, it would have infarcted by now, and the OP’er would know it. The ER doc should be able to differentiate between a hernia and epididimitis, they’re both pretty common. And I bet the poster had had enough of different people juggling his balls by this time anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/11 "2000-12-17T19:25:43Z")
Because of the swelling behind the top of the testicle, I am seeing a urologist tomorrow. I opted to wait a day to see a guy I know and respect rather than the guy on call. I spoke to him today and he says he’ll come in, and I should call him if anything changes. In hindsight I probably just should’ve seen the urologist on call. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/12 "2000-12-17T20:00:13Z")
Involving the testicles, and it’s nothing serious? **Scylla** , my man, I fail to understand your sense of priority. Now, if it had been a toe, say, or an elbow… ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/13 "2000-12-17T23:29:50Z")
Just got back from the ER. The new verdict is epididimitis after a consult with a urologist. They gave me Bactrim and Vicadin, and sent me on my way. Why did I go back to the Er? I was just sitting around all day watching testicle grow larger and hurt more. “Holy swollen balls Batman!” ---
**Author:** ![absoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@absoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/absoul)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/14 "2000-12-17T23:37:56Z")
> [@](#): > > I was just sitting around all day watching testicle grow larger and hurt more Yeah, I suppose I would go into the ER then as well. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/15 "2000-12-18T00:12:11Z")
“Why a urologist? A general surgeon…” Because I took my son (10) to the Er at 1am two times & about three doctors looked at him & said he was okay & then one suggested a visit to a urologist. The urologist found the hernia right away. Did the surgury & during surgery found the testical was larger than it should be so had to drain that testical too. I did notice only the urologists did not use rubber gloves so maybe they could feel things better. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/16 "2000-12-18T01:12:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scylla \* > \*\*Just got back from the ER. > > The new verdict is epididimitis after a consult with a urologist. They gave me Bactrim and Vicadin, and sent me on my way. > > Why did I go back to the Er? I was just sitting around all day watching testicle grow larger and hurt more. > > “Holy swollen balls Batman!” \*\* Good move. I’ll decline the opportunity to take the ER doc to task for missing the epididimitis, 'cuz if I did, that would almost guarantee I’ll miss something on a patient tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/17 "2000-12-18T01:15:52Z")
Quad: I can’t take the guy to task either. As I mentioned in my ealier post, he wanted me to see a urologist to be sure. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-pain/45859/18 "2000-12-18T01:20:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scylla \* > \*\*Quad: > > I can’t take the guy to task either. As I mentioned in my ealier post, he wanted me to see a urologist to be sure. \*\* Well, it sounds like he was more open-minded than I’ve been known to be on occasion! “If there’s anything here in this room more important than my ego, I want it taken out and shot!” Zaphod Beeblebrox