# My man's got some balls. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 19, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113 "2011-10-19T05:10:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113/1 "2011-10-19T05:10:00Z")
> **[Man With 100 Pound Scrotum Seeks Donations](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wesley-warren-jr-scrotum_n_1018260?1318968582=&icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk2%7C105409)** > > Man With 100 Pound Scrotum Seeks Donations I don’t know if this has been posted anywhere else here but I haven’t seen it. This almost looks fake but then you have the Stern clips and the newspaper quotes, so I’m not sure (but that could easily be phony as well). :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113/2 "2011-10-19T05:52:13Z")
I’m reminded of [these](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BPN3JO?ie=UTF8&tag=backyardfun-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000BPN3JO) for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_Next\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@Girl\_Next\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_Next_Door)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113/3 "2011-10-19T06:01:50Z")
It’s real. Happens in Africa a lot. Do a google image search on _filariasis_. There’s other reasons he might have the swelling, but filariasis is the most common. The cause/pathology of it is even worse. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113/4 "2011-10-19T09:06:14Z")
What’s outrageous is that this man has a definite medical problem yet can’t get the surgery needed to fix it. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113/5 "2011-10-19T12:33:41Z")
benefitballsack @ yahoo. com?? Sounds legit to me. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113/6 "2011-10-19T12:50:29Z")
Why is the surgery going to cost _one million dollars?_ A heart transplant only costs about $200K. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113/7 "2011-10-19T13:53:08Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > I’m reminded of [these](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BPN3JO?ie=UTF8&tag=backyardfun-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000BPN3JO) for some reason. Funny, I was thinking more [like this](http://southparkstudios-intl.mtvnimages.com/shared/sps/images/shows/southpark/vertical_video/season_14/sp_1403_clip10.jpg?width=480). ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113/8 "2011-10-19T14:07:22Z")
Luuc-KAY. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113/9 "2011-10-19T14:39:58Z")
Bender: Hey Claire- want to see a picture of a guy with elephantitis of the nuts? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113/10 "2011-10-19T15:29:14Z")
I can REALLY sympathize. I recently acquired a _hydrocele_, a collectiion of fluid in the scrotum, which blew it up to several times its original size. Nowhere near as bad as this guy, but definitely an obstacle. Pepper Mill found it anti-arousing. I had surgery to drain it yesterday, and am sitting here with aore balls. Fortunately, my insurance covered it, and was substantially less than a million dollars. I don’t recommend the condition. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113/11 "2011-10-19T15:33:03Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > benefitballsack @ yahoo. com?? Sounds legit to me. Howard Stern told him he should change that as it didn’t really sound good for a cause like his. The guys is totally legit though. He is realy in a bad way. Stern and his gang were all jokes till the guy came into the studio but once they saw what the poor fucker had to deal with the toned down the jokes and got a bit serious about it. ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113/12 "2011-10-19T17:02:26Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > Why is the surgery going to cost _one million dollars?_ A heart transplant only costs about $200K. I’m guessing surgeries are typically priced at the level of expected donations. The hospital likely conducted research and concluded someone with such a horrible rare condition will elicit enough public sympathy to be able to raise a million dollars. They will probably increase the price greatly now that he has been on Howard Stern’s show. The hospital needs to make sure all the money that is donated goes to them, and that the patient doesn’t end up with any extra free money. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113/13 "2011-10-19T17:10:06Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > Why is the surgery going to cost _one million dollars?_ A heart transplant only costs about $200K. Dr Evil is doing the surgery. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113/14 "2011-10-19T17:44:20Z")
> [@Bootis](#): > > I’m guessing surgeries are typically priced at the level of expected donations. The hospital likely conducted research and concluded someone with such a horrible rare condition will elicit enough public sympathy to be able to raise a million dollars. They will probably increase the price greatly now that he has been on Howard Stern’s show. The hospital needs to make sure all the money that is donated goes to them, and that the patient doesn’t end up with any extra free money. Cite? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113/15 "2011-10-19T22:14:28Z")
Totally legit story. It ran in the LVRJ here yesterday. The huffpost link in the OP has a link to the LVRJ story, in fact. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113/16 "2011-10-19T22:15:28Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > Cite? Look again at the first two words in the post you quoted. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mans-got-some-balls/600113/17 "2011-10-19T23:59:28Z")
All roads lead to Rome. How much cuttin does he need for $1M?