Delaware man diagnosed with cancer after misdiagnosis

A 21-year-old man from Delaware, who was very fit and active, was diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer after doctors initially dismissed his symptoms. He felt a severe back pain after a gym session in February last year but thought it was just from exercising too hard. Rob sought help from doctors at his college when the pain worsened. They suggested that it was likely due to exercise and gave him painkillers. Over the following weeks, he developed a loss of appetite and continued experiencing back pain, prompting him to visit urgent care. There, he was only given more pain medication and no further tests were performed. Feeling worse, Rob went to the emergency room after vomiting blood. Doctors there finally conducted tests, and one asked if he had experienced any pain or swelling in his testicles. Rob realized he had been noticing extra firmness in one testicle for a while but had not taken it seriously. Soon after, he learned he had stage three testicular cancer. Scans revealed he had 58 cancerous tumors throughout his body. Rob underwent complicated surgery and chemotherapy. Thanks to the treatment, he is now in remission, with no detectable cancer. He described the moment he learned he was in remission as emotional, bringing tears of joy along with his mother. According to health experts, testicular cancer commonly affects men in their 20s and 30s. Regular self-exams for lumps or changes in the testicles can help catch the disease early.