disneysteve
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About a month ago I woke up with a fairly significant pain in my right testicle.
I waited about a week to see if it would get better, then went to urgent care
The doctor did a full exam but didn't find anything of concern.
It's easy to be a Monday morning quarterback, but several things in this story trouble me as a physician. I'm glad to hear it all turned out okay, though.So the following week I went back to urgent care again. New doc did another exam, again, nothing unusual found. She ordered an ultrasound, which I had to wait another two weeks for.
1. Waiting a week when you had testicular pain wasn't a great idea.
2. Going to urgent care was a sub-optimal choice since most UCs don't have US capability. If you were my patient and called me with that complaint, I would have sent you to the ER right away. Some causes of testicular pain are surgical emergencies.
3. The first UC provider not recommending an US is deeply disturbing.
4. The fact that it took 2 weeks to get an US appointment is a disgrace.
You didn't mention anything about seeing a urologist. That really ought to be the next step, even if you're feeling better, especially since this has happened to you before. The evaluation from a specialist is going to be more thorough that that of most UC providers.