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WHEN CANCER COMES FOR YOUR NUTS

AT FIRST I felt a twinge of pain, but that’s a tricky thing because generally if you press on your nuts, they hurt. So I thought, Yeah, it’s probably nothing. But I still wanted to get a physical and an STD check. I go to the doctor, and he says, “This is probably nothing, but go pee in a cup and get an ultrasound and we’ll know for sure.”

It’s the Thursday before Labor Day weekend in August of 2017. I was traveling for work, and I came back and I was like, “Oh, fuck, I should probably get that ultrasound done.” I go and get an STD panel and the ultrasound and all the tests. The doctor called me immediately and said, “You got to come back.” I come back at 6:30 p.m. after work, and the only person

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