r/testicularcancer • u/Pack-Rare • 6d ago
Treatment Question Should I get prosthetics?
So I got a bilateral orchiectomy, and take my TRT and I healed from my orchiectomy very quickly and well, in about 1 week I was good and the incision healed up in 2 weeks with no visible scar.
I didn’t get prosthetics because i didn’t want them to get in the way of my healing, now I’m wondering if I should get prosthetics because things look empty down there and I’m not sure how it’s going to be when I’m being intimate with someone.
I would need 2 testicular prosthetics
Has anyone had prosthetics, how do they feel? How are they? Is it an unnatural feeling?
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u/mbk2401 In-Treatment (NSGCT-Embryonal carcinoma) 5d ago
Honestly, I don’t really get the idea of prosthetics. I had one of my testicles removed, and it would feel weird to me to have a fake one put in as a replacement. Of course there is a difference between having one removed and having both removed, and I get that for some it’s a mental game.
No one will probably see it other than your partner and a few people in dressing rooms from time to time - do you think any of them care? Probably not.
If you feel very uncomfortable of rolling without anything in the sack, go ahead and do it. But if you’re in doubt, I would try to turn it to something positive and go for the ‘freedom’ an empty sack provides 😅.
Just my thoughts. I hope you find a solution that suits you perfectly!