{"id":150,"date":"2020-10-14T21:09:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T20:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knob.blog\/?p=150"},"modified":"2020-12-08T23:08:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T23:08:19","slug":"its-never-simple-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knob.blog\/penile-cancer-journal\/its-never-simple-is-it\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s never simple, is it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

9th June 2020, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a massive burn on my cock<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

I thought I\u2019d gotten away with it<\/a>, but that was a mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After 22 radiotherapy treatments, I had a pretty dramatic change in genital ethnicity<\/a>, but thankfully everything was still intact.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, boom. A patch of skin started to bubble up on little Johnny, then a clear blister, right at the point the zip on your parka jacket meets your neck (I\u2019m using analogies here, keep up).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, the unwelcome scrotal swelling<\/a> returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The private waiting room is not the place for your jokes<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan you ask Dr Tree to pop down?  I need to show her my cock\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSorry?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh it\u2019s not her birthday, I\u2019m one of her patients\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell yes Mr little, it certainly looks sore, but it\u2019s pretty common.  The weight of those testicles must be causing you some discomfort too\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<don\u2019t say it, don\u2019t say it, don\u2019t say it><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUhuh\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet me get the nurse in here, she\u2019ll have just the thing\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOoh yes that\u2019s a nice one isn\u2019t it.  I\u2019ve got a few dressings here, just apply…blah blah blah\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(I\u2019m presented with a 9\u201d square dressing and a roll of tape)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan I cut it down?  Not the cock, that\u2019s had enough, I\u2019ve been told it doesn\u2019t grow back stronger in the spring\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Not a flicker, tough crowd – they’re much tougher to crack than reception)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell you can, but you\u2019re better off using it whole\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow, I\u2019m not sure if you\u2019ve ever had a penis, but even with my very limited understanding of clinical practices, if I use that whole, I\u2019m going to be arrested on sexual offences or be asked to join the circus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, long story short I have some more suitable dressings and a dose of steroids.  Although, considering the erections they give you it might not make any difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Royal Marsden, Sutton Branch. Surrey, England<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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