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My husband and I accompanied our 24 year old son to his post operative visit to hear the report and treatment plan. It was not exactly what we expected. It seems that his testicular cancer is aggressive and needs further treatment. He needs further surgery, and major surgery at that. The pathology report from that surgery will determine if chemotherapy is necessary. There is some good news. The tumor is not mixed, which can complicate treatment. It is a single tumor, just a nasty one. The pathology from the first surgery showed containment within the testicle and micro-invasion in the blood vessels leading from the testicle. There is no evidence of tumor any where else in the body. WHen Lance Armstrong was diagnosed he had it in his brain and lung and liver. So believe me it could be worse. We are ok, just scared for our son and what he is facing and what he is going through. He has had a hell of life with mental health problems and alcohol and drug abuse out the whazoo. He has just recently gotten a little better outlook and cleaned up. God Bless him. We love him.