Hey Guys - I am 3 days post op. I had surgery on 1/29/13 and I noticed yesterday that my testicles are very enlarged. Has anyone else seen this problem post-operation?

I haven't but I would get that checked ASAP. Could be a post-operation infection...

You could have varicoce (varicose veins) or hydrocele that mean fluid in your testes.

Definitely doesn't sound like a normal side effect from the surgery, you should contact your Dr. and see what they say. Good Luck,

My partner works in a hospital flipping patients. He sees this all the time. It's usually because the patients have been pretty stationary while in bed. If you didn't move around much, it could just be fluid accumation (especially with as much as they pump into you). Hopefully a few days have passed now and you are up and about and there is improvement!

My partner works in a hospital flipping patients. He sees this all the time. It's usually because the patients have been pretty stationary while in bed. If you didn't move around much, it could just be fluid accumation (especially with as much as they pump into you). Hopefully a few days have passed now and you are up and about and there is improvement!

Excellent point!

Scrotal edema is not rare for men after abdominal surgeries. Some people have an underlying hernia (and may not know it) that can make it worse, but sometimes it just happens. I would tell your provider if it worsens....wear briefs for support and use ice pads for swelling (as tolerated of course). Fluids, proteins, and walking will help as well.

So an update - it took three ER visits, before anyone decided to take this seriously. Apparently I was bleeding and because I had been laying (and walking every 30 minutes as per the doctor's instructions) I developed a blood bruise on the left side. What made matters worse is there wasn't a CT Scan in the Las Vegas area that would hold a man of my weight and girth (guess fat people are just screwed in Sin City) and so I was admitte to the hospital for five days for monitoring. Now everything is 95% back to normal!

Josh,

Glad to hear it was a blood bruise and that you are back to normal. I had a problem with the boys years ago called testicular torsion. It happens to wrestlers folks who play judo or other sports without a jock or tight shorts. They have to be untwisted to free the tubes that run to them. When you first posted I had a flashback and hoped that wasnt your issue. Glad you are all good now!