Yowzers... Good luck. Let us know the next time your in H-town. You deserve a beer!

that's awful. i think i get twisted nuts from time to time but the pain generally subsides before i get a chance to call a doc. when you get full-on torsion, does the epididymis just eventually give up? man... i'm sorry. is there any chance that you can rehabilitate and eventually get back to anything you have to give up?

That's awful news. I hope you're feeling better. I know I'd check into the 'bent option.

Is anyone else having a little hypochondria problem now after reading eMedicine?

from wikipedia:

"A simple surgery will correct and prevent testicular torsion. It can be done in an emergency situation after determination that the testicle is cut off from blood supply or as an outpatient procedure for patients who have experienced frequent episodes with testicular torsion."

tell your lazy doctor to get off his ass and bust out the scalpel.

I've got a buddy who had some crotch woes after doing a cross country tour. He rides with one of those noseless saddles now, and says he likes it better than the conventional style.

I'm so sorry dude. Very bad news indeed. Hang in there.

all i can say is...if i had to choose between my nuts and my bike...i'd cry. and i don't know which i'd choose. essentially...sex or bikes? i like them both....

whoa, ok man.... lets not get ahead of ourselves...

..

I don't know if I'd trust wikipedia for medical advice.
Just saying...

Second opinions are always a good idea, though.

you're right...this post just got me thinking overtime.

it's a ****ty choice is all i'm saying, and it has to be hard, and i'm sorry this is what's happening to you.

Holy ****, that sucks man.

You're not going to Norman Regional are you? That hospital sucks from everything I have heard. If you are still around Norman, go up to OKC and see what they have to say.

Also, I can't remember if anyone else mentioned this, but I would definitely get a few more doctors' opinions on the situation, if you haven't already.

Ugh. I'll chime in here with what 1/3 of the people here have been saying - as someone who works for / with medical professionals, they are often full of ****. Taking a break sounds wise, but don't assume that your doctor is not misdiagnosing you.

hey man. sorry, i thought i posted here yesterday, but clearly it didn't register. really sorry to hear about your problem.

seems to me that from reading crap on the net there is a solution to it whereby they sew your nuts to your sac to prevent the twisting. doesn't sound fun but having your balls swell to the size of oranges and pain sufficient to cause vomiting is no bowl of cherries either. i hope you have seen or been referred to a specialist about this. it seems too simple, too mechanical, to be a career-ender.

i asked around. here are the ideas that the people i talked to suggested the frontless saddle. it's two butt-cups for your sitbones and should give you no problem. i would at least try that... i mean, yeah. i would be seriously and clinically depressed without my ride.

i think it's probably the thigh up and down action that causes the nizzy twisting rather than the saddle. least i would imagine so. tes tortion is where the nuts can spin freely in certain dudes when they ain't supposed to and don't in most. tubes get twisted and all hell breaks loose. so pedaling is the likely culprit, rather than saddle pressure.

i don't think the recumbent thing would work either for the same reason.

well, i was just trying to help. i mean, i guess me commenting here is like the boys who are all posting **** on the thread about girls' messenger bags.

heh true

Hey now.
Some boys have boobs.
No girls have testicles.

the one you made out with in Vegas did...

Your mom said they were just cysts.

Gentlemen, nicely played.

echoed condolences...my appearances on this board have been intermittent and embarrasing, but yours was a familiar (and clever, i thought) name that will be missed.d

cycling is really fun, but it isn't life, and i'm sure you know that. i'd like to echo those who have offered condolences as well as hope that you'll find another passion. this might seem blasphemous, but really, if the bicycle had never been invented, we'd all be okay pursuing other things. i'm sad for you, but your life will no doubt be full of other good things.

best of luck to you.

hmm. "missed.d"

sort of like "light skinned.d"

or "i liked.d that."