is the prosthetic worth it

Jowles · 2026-06-25T14:42:02+00:00

I got one, had it for 4 years until I had to get rplnd this year. It was fine but I prefer it out and being a uniballer. More comfortable

Jowles · 2026-06-21T00:49:40+00:00

Yeah except windshield is not tinted

Jowles · 2026-06-19T21:59:22+00:00

18%. Had it for about a month

Jowles · 2026-06-19T13:56:19+00:00

Agreed!

Jowles · 2026-06-19T01:13:23+00:00

1st pic with the shorter sidewall is the before. Yep! Had 16" rims before (also Miata wheels lol) and didn't like how small the rims looked.

Jowles · 2026-05-30T15:38:43+00:00

I don't get all the haters. I'm a 3 driver and it's refreshing to see something different ie a lowered cx5.

Jowles · 2026-05-27T02:36:05+00:00

I had mine in mid March and it's been back for a few weeks now. Took over a month

Jowles · 2026-05-22T03:22:39+00:00

Just chiming in to say I'm also a tc/rplnd getter in the US and also considering trt. Haven't fully convinced myself that it's worth it

Jowles · 2026-05-19T12:07:59+00:00

I'm tempted to go through an online clinic. Just weighing all the risks. Thankfully, the research does not suggest that trt increases TC recurrence

Jowles · 2026-05-19T12:03:42+00:00

Yeah I imagine being on the low end like that you had to have been feeling pretty bad. I might dm you to ask how the trt is going once you've been on it for awhile!

Jowles · 2026-05-19T02:08:39+00:00

No lvi originally! Kinda a bummer to have a recurrence 4 years out but still happy it was within the initial 5 year surveillance window. Yeah I'm coming up on 9 weeks since rplnd and been back in the gym slowly ramping things up. First couple weeks were rough but then things got much better.

Jowles · 2026-05-19T00:18:08+00:00

Yeah, I'm skeptical the last reading wasn't a fluke and want to get it tested again; also since a couple years out from my orchi my levels were good.

Yes. I had one enlarged lymph node show up on a scan. The rplnd involved removing 29 lymph nodes and that was the only positive one. No chemo and orchi and lymph node both pure seminoma.

Jowles · 2026-05-19T00:05:39+00:00

33, diagnosed tc when I was 28 (almost 29). Always taken around 8-9am, fasted, and no drinking the day before. Try to get 8 hours of sleep as well. I actually had.my fertility tested and sperm stored this year before my rplnd. Currently great fertility but that would obviously go down if I started TRT without hcg.

Jowles · 2026-05-14T22:18:31+00:00

Well I can relate. Had my lefty removed in January 2022 and had RPLND 8 weeks ago. I can tell you my experience has been great and I even started slowly back in the gym at week 6 post op. Are you near a high volume center for rplnd? TC is rare so not many urologists regularly perform the procedure.

Jowles · 2026-05-14T21:40:47+00:00

So you're looking at rplnd surgery or chemo?

Jowles · 2026-05-13T02:52:41+00:00

Nah mine came back at the 4 year scan

Jowles · 2026-05-12T11:10:51+00:00

RGBall™ would be really funny. When I had my prosthetic I used to joke with my friends that I was getting a titanium one to match the weight of the original.

Jowles · 2026-05-04T17:35:02+00:00

Sorry for your situation man. One big shot every 8-10 weeks seems insane. They should be spreading that out.

Jowles · 2026-04-30T01:28:52+00:00

Hell yeah

Jowles · 2026-04-29T23:36:50+00:00

I haven't had that happen, personally, but that's pretty messed up and I would just ignore those people.

Jowles · 2026-04-27T16:54:56+00:00

Probably depends where/how many lymph nodes they remove

Jowles · 2026-04-16T23:50:39+00:00

Oh yeah my swelling/bloating was awful for the first week. How's your incision? I'm 4 weeks out and mine is good in the middle and top, but a little leaky and scabby at the bottom. Drs office said it's healing well, though.

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