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my husband has been feeling sick for awhile now.?

we have been seeing a doctor, he found a lump in his testicles, and the doctor did a prostate exam. and an ultra sound. he didnt give us the results yet. then he ordered blood test. and a bone scan. and i think he did a test to check the thyroid, cant remember. the doctor didnt wait for our appoinment. he called us, but we werent home. so he left a message, and said he cant give us the full results on a message and for my husband to call him back on tuesday, but he did say that he is going to refer my husband to an oncologist. Isnt an oncologist a doctor for cancer patients ? could my husband have caner ? what do you think the doctor was looking for with all thos test ? my husband is 29 years old. And he has been feeling ill for over 6 months. that i know of. and now he is hurting alot. like all over his body, he said it feels like the pain is in his bones. he has had blood work done before but the doctor that did it then was worthless. he said that my husbands platelet count was low 3 times in a row. and his protein levels were high. but didnt do anything else. what could be wrong im so worried. and no more worried since he has to see an oncologist also they did a catscan at first dont know what they were looking for and it showed that his lymph nodes in his pelvic and groin area were all swollen. and by the doctor feeling he felt the ones in his neck were swollen and other places too.

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1. I am very sorry. It is unwise to speculate on this until you have more information. Yes, an oncologist is a cancer doctor, but you do not know anything else so its impossible to make a guess about what, where, how and , how bad your husband is. I don't think anyone on YA can give you information that would be appropriate at this point. You doctor needs to speak with you and you need to also discuss all the results with the oncologist. Very good luck.
2. Something suspicious must have shown up in some of his tests and he wants a specialist to examine your husband. An oncologist is a cancer specialist. If caught early, testicular cancer can be cured. Look at Lance Armstrong. If this turns out to be his diagnosis, you need to know everything you can find on the disease so that you can help your husband with informed decisions. Start with WebMd or Mayo Clinic and read up on testicular cancer. These are two of the more reliable websites for medical information.
3. I gather from your question that 1. Your husband had a lump in the testis 2. You have been asked to see an Oncologist 3. You want to know whether it is cancer (because Oncologist=cancer specialist) Lump in the Testis: Most often it is a Seminoma. In the initial stages Seminoma is confined to the testis. (Stage I). Seminoma has a good prognosis and good and reasonable treatment schedule is available. This should put you at ease to start with. To say it is indeed in Stage I (i.e., confined to testis only) all the tests are required. Most often they will be all be negative and hopefully also. So we conclude that it is Stage I only and not beyond. The treatment is High Orchidectomy meaning Removal of the affected testis along with the spermatic cord till the cord enters the abdomen. Then the testis specimen goes for histo-pathological examination. Until and unless we have the results of the histo-pathological examination, one can not for sure tell you whether it was really a cancer is so what cancer it is and what is the reasonable outcome with the available treatment and without treatment. The point I want to drive home here is to follow the advice of the oncologist and get better rather than sit back speculate and get worried about which no one can do anything. If the results come back as a NON-Seminoma (meaning other than seminoma) then the result even with treatment is not so impressive. The result of treatment of a Seminoma on the other hand is excellent. With radiotherapy it melts like a butter. If it is too small then Orchidectomy should be sufficient. If there is a doubt that it has gone beyond Stage I then Radiotherapy will be added. For higher stages Chemotherapy will also be needed. In higer stages the prognosis is BAD again. Therefore there is no cause for worry at least at this stage.
4. Yes, an oncologist is a cancer doctor and yes your husband could have cancer. You have cause to worry, cancer is serious and scary. Now to address a little bit about the tests. A blood test would've been routine. If there is a lump in the testicle and it is cancer, then it is possible there could be cancer in the prostate so the doctor would exam it. An ultrasound is done to look at the lump in the testicles and see what else may be happening there. A bone scan... I don't know, but if your husband is having bone pain then a bone scan would be an obvious test to perform. Several swollen lymph nodes could possibly mean Lymphoma, a type of cancer. The most common cause of secondary (meaning the cancer came from somewhere else in the body and spread) testicular cancer is Lymphoma. So, from the information you have given, your husband could have prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and/or Lymphoma. Let's hope not, though. I am not a doctor or medical person, I've just read quite a bit about cancer since my brother was diagnosed with cancer about a year and a half ago. I hope the best for you and your husband. Hang in there, there is treatment for these cancers should he be diagnosed with one.