Testicular Cancer Treatments: The RPLND

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I acidently stumbled across this page and as I started reading my balls started hurting so I thought I'd share the pain with the rest of you...

http://tcrc.acor.org/rplnd.html

This stood out to me


What are some of the risks with RPLND surgery? Here's a good starter list of possible problems:

• Infertility due to retrograde ejaculation. If the doctor cuts a nerve during the surgery, and it is very easy to do this, you will lose the ability to ejaculate normally. You'll still ejaculate, but your sperm will end up in your bladder!!
• Prolonged bowel inactivity (also called "ileus")
• Bowel obstruction
• Large scar and possible infection
• Pain management issues - You will definitely be feeling the effects of the operation for 2-3 months.
• Interior damage to surrounding organs, blood vessels, etc.
• Infection from blood transfusions
• General infections
• Lymphocele - lymphatic fluid continues to collect in the removal area

 

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What are some of the risks with RPLND surgery? Here's a good starter list of possible problems:

• Infertility due to retrograde ejaculation. If the doctor cuts a nerve during the surgery, and it is very easy to do this, you will lose the ability to ejaculate normally. You'll still ejaculate, but your sperm will end up in your bladder!!

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