My Testicular Cancer Story 

Hey Matt you are a real person, not a fake like other people. So genuine and i'm so glad that you are fine. I never knew this about you, and I know my dad encountered a life threatening disease that happened to him and I saw what troubles he had to go through and it was tough on me. I just wanted to say i'm happy to know you as a friend, keep at the youtube buddy and don't stop like I did haha, I can't wait to see you at a million bro! Much love :)

I was just diagnosed and it was like you are telling my exact story. You give me hope that it will be ok.

This was a really fascinating thing to hear since I've never known anyone with testicular cancer before, and I'm SO happy that you're here now and you made it through to tell the story! Thank goodness everything worked out okay, and it's really great for you to share your story with the world!

I don't have cancer but if I did, you would be the coolest most relatable person to share the story with. A very comfortable personality for people going through what you did. Very brave matt!

love you bro, just got surgery about 7 hours ago, watching this was nice.

Thank god you made a video on this, I've heard you mention it several times over the years. Good thing you're okay.

It never ceases to amaze me how many people bumping around in life have a story. And more often than the person's story is impactful, life altering for them and compelling for others.

R.I.P. Lefty :( Glad you're OK, Matt. Not many people can say they've had 2 different forms of cancer and lived.

It's been a while since I've watched videos from WE, but i chose to watch this because my college RA for next year had testicular cancer, and he is a survivor of 6 and a half years. He had a very aggressive form of it, but he caught it right away because it hurt pretty bad. He's very grateful that he's alive and now embraces the many different nicknames he gets because he only has one nut. I'm so glad you're cancer free and hope to watch as many WE vids as i did before I got so busy with college related things.

Kudos to you for telling your story - you may have saved a life today!

I'm glad you made it through safely. The world wouldn't be the same without you, Matt.

Dude, Matt I think you're a great person. I've only known your show for a couple months but I can honestly say you're the sole reason I always come back and watch more. I think what you're doing is courageous and the fact that you spoke about such a sensitive subject with a smile on your face shows how tough your character is. I applaud you, admire you and I hope your road in life is better and cancer-free. Keep doing what you're doing man we love you

At least I know its treatable now. Thanks man, ive been so worried for the worst for the last couple days.

So happy you are okay Matt! And I'm so happy To have discovered wreckless eating. I stumbled on it a few years ago and have been watching everyday since! Keep up all the good work and I'll always be supporting!

I hadn't realized you'd had to deal with this. Thanks for putting this out there. The fact that you can talk about it and are obviously happy, not just in this video but in all of them might just save somebody's life.

God bless ya Matt. I have skin cancer and had a giant chunk taken out of my shoulder by waiting kinda like you did. I'm alright at the moment though. This was very cathartic to me besides the normal vomit worthy videos haha.

I didn't realize that StorWe and Random Ramblings were deleted. I really liked those videos. Also, good to hear that you're cancer free!

Hey Matt, thanks for talking about this. I'm currently a patient suffering from Testicular Pain Syndrome. It's basically the pain of torsion, without the cure for it. Not many people talk about the pain we suffer from, so thank you for opening up about this.

Thanks a lot,Matt for sharing this deep truthful story! Hope everything works out for you!

My Husband Matthew had an ultrasound done this past week at it came up as Microlithasis. Minor case. So we don’t know what the next step is. Not a lot of research is out there on this. I know God has this. I know God had you. Thank you for sharing your story, and I’m glad right when he knew that their was some abnormal size and tenderness, he waited 3 days and we went in to have an ultrasound done. I’m so glad to hear that you recovered and you are on the up and up. God continue to bless you. Take care.

Hey man, thanks for putting this up. Just got my diagnosis last week after having had the surgery, and it's good hearing from people who've made it through.

Matt, Thanks for the story. Great way to share....honesty...is humorous and genuine!! I plan on showing this to my boys in sophomore health classes. We split the class up and have the girls listen to a breast cancer survivor. They guys will enjoy the way you shared your story.

Took a ton of ball to make this video Matt! All jokes aside, I have major respect for you sharing your experience and I'm glad you had the outcome you did. Your outlook on the whole ordeal is something people suffering from these sort of diseases need, staying positive will save your life!

100% completely and utterly agree about your stance on humour. No subject is off limits IMO. I will laugh about anything.

glad I stumbled upon your channel man keep up the good work, you and The Reckless crew are awesom

cheers for talking about it :) think its great that youtubers sometimes talk about personal struggles. it helps a lot of people.

Thank you for putting this story on you tube, I really enjoyed it! Keep on living your life Matt, it sounds hella rad!

Happy that your story could end so well! And to know that a lot of guys are gonna see this and get checked out is awesome. Thanks, dude. Killer 2 can't survive forever!

Love how positive your attitude is about it now, and how you actually understand depression. Most people just shrug it off like you said.

I don't agree with you on a lot of issues, but I have a lot of respect for you after this video. You're a good dude with a good platform.

Thanks dude, this is helping me, I've have a lump in my left one for more than a year because I just couldn't deal with the pain of telling my dad I think I have cancer since my mom has died from cancer and my sister has past as well, I'm getting ready to tell him tommorow. You might have saved my life, thank you 💕

Man your mom is a life saver ! What a story.

Kinda unrelated, but I've been watching Wreckless Eating for like 4-5 years, ever since CutleryLover sent me over here, and it never fails to amaze me how positive and uplifting you can be in the darkest of times Matt. It's cool that were from the same area in SoCal too so there's that lol. Keep doing what you do man!

My cousin ended up getting Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer and he was having a lot of pain in that area and waited to long to go to a hospital and ended up having stage 3 he died at 19 in 2014

u forgot to rate the surgery

What a weird episode of CarBS.

Glad you're okay. Very cool of you to open up and share!

I think he is amazing for doing this I have been watching this channel for over a year and I just love getting a notification saying a new video is up but thank you wreckleeseating for making me laugh

Did anyone else have a pain in the nuts when he was talking about it

Glad your ok broski keep doing your thing

I was pretty scared for a while that I had developed testicular cancer, but it wasn't bad at all. I had a white bump on the left side of my scrotum, and apparently, I got it from chafing, I walk a lot because I'm overweight and need to excersise, and the bump was a boil. I popped it and a gooey substance came out, and now I'm okay.

Rather If I've seen the old video or not. Glad to at least hear this, also back in 2013 I lost my grandma due to cancer and didn't survive. It's amazing when detected early and glad lot of use are not alone. Also it was the same time I started watching Wreckless Eating for the 1st time. Amazing video and keep up with the funny content. If anything, this fan is a supporter of WE.

aww Matt you're absolutely amazing! I'm so very happy that you got through that horrible time and made it through and have moved on! you're an awesome person! much love and bless you! ❤️❤️

I had my gall bladder out about 12 years ago, and the way they told me how they suck it out through a tube was pretty cool...then I heard you explain how they pulled yours out...and I just cringed and squeezed my legs together in PAIN :D Glad you're ok though - been loving the channel for years now, keep up the AWESOMENESS that is Wreckless Eating :D

Thank you for sharing your story again. I feel like this one was much more detailed than in the Q&A or StorWe video the last one was in. Glad you're ok Matt!

damn dude glad your ok now, what a insane story.

I'm glad you made it okay. You and your friends make my life interesting and fun too. Have a great year, Matt.

Glad you are okay thank you for sharing, my father in law is passing away within two weeks from brain cancer.

i had a scare with testicular cancer this week. went in right away to get it checked like you said and it turned out not to be cancer (thank fuck). regardless, you really motivated me to go get it checked out right away. i really appreciate it.

That must have sucked man, glad that you're okay now. I love your content and I hope you keep up the good work

I'm glad your ok man,im going through pancreatic cancer myself and I'm glad you made it through brother

survived cancer twice glad your OK....great message to out there you don't have to be old to have cancer.... get tested....ppl

I'm glad you did this I caught all the jokes in a buncha older vids I was curious but didnt want to ask because i figured you got about 500 questions about it a day, I figured id stumble across a video with the story but this ended up even better!

Thank you Matt for telling your story, most of the time we are told 'check your self' but I have no idea what that means and I was never taught how to check properly, I am sure millions of men feel the exact same way. Although I think checking is the way forward, knowing the symptoms is just as important.

I lost my left one 7 weeks ago. Stage 1 non-seminoma. I am on intensive surveillance now. I have to go hospital once a month. I am from New Zealand by the way :)

props to you man for coming on here and talkin to us about what you went through i cant even imagine goin through that and yes my left nut hurt during the video lol but anyway you and Pete are inspirational and make me proud to be subbed to your channels :)

I just had the same surgery 4 days ago…really not that bad pain wise…2 days are so so….the 3rd day I was back to normal.Guys please check yourself…go as soon as you can don’t wait

So if youre OK with jokes I think you might like this. Was watching an Irish comedian one time (I forget his name) who had one testicle removed and opted not to get a prosthetic one. He said that the first time he had a one night stand after the operation he told her to grab hold of them both and watch her freak the fuck out when she could only find one. In all seriousness, I've had two generations of my family affected by cancer. And I think it's fantastic there are guys like you sharing your story. No one should die because they were embarrassed or ignorant.

glad to see ya still kicking Matt love ya

My Grandfather had 3 kids, and he had to have a testicle removed due to cancer. They told him he was lucky he had kids before because the probability of having more kids was low, after that he had 9 more kids. You only need just one.

I'm glad you had the ball to post this. But seriously thanks for posting this. I had a scare a few years ago I had a growth that felt like another ball growing inside my sack. I couldn't stand, sit or lay very long without it hurting. Went to the Dr and luckily it was just a infection. It was an inverted infected hair and was basically a giant pimple inside my sack they did have to cut it to drain it but I was so relieved it wasn' cancer.

Those insurance companies think they are so mighty with their two testicle employees.

Wow. Your mom sounds amazing! I live in Canada and I know people who wait 6 -18 months for biopsies and screening. It's amazing that you can get in so quickly!

You are helping alot of men by doing this video.Thank you.

I'm a 3x survivor of Testicular Cancer. I am dealing with extreme chronic pain and horrible tinnitus. The cisplatin jacked me up bad.

hey man thanks for sharing you're story i get my nut chopped off Wednesday i was just wondering if you had any fatigue prior to getting your nut chopped off, in the morning when i wake up im extremely tired i feel like i have two kids hanging on to my legs not letting me walk did you have any fatigue

Thanks for sharing man, I'm glad you were able to recover ! 😀

Wow, dude [I] had no idea you this happened to you. I've been only watching for a few years, but you're pretty jovial, but I guess that's in-built to you. Glad to know it was taken care of. Thanks for all the videos, too!!

just checked mine and they both seem right size.

Nice of you to expand on the StorWEs. Brings more into light.

well that was quite the tale, just goes to show you gotta keep an eye out for your health, even if it seems stupid and a waste of time, cause it's better than finding out you have a terminal illness that could've been stopped if you found out sooner.

I can remember having a similar story where I actually needed a pacemaker but was uninsured, and it was one of the scariest times in my life. Fortunately I was able to get insurance through the very first pre-Obamacare plan called the PCIP (pre-existing condition insurance plan) that was enacted by the government and within 2 weeks had full coverage through United Healthcare and I immediately went into the hospital and they put a monitor on me. I came back two days later and they looked at the monitor recording and said "that's what we thought...you need a pacemaker" and the very next day I was back at the hospital for an outpatient procedure to implant a pacemaker into my chest. I would have probably died without the PCIP coverage and even though the insurance was a little expensive (around $300 per month) it saved my life. I now see my cardiologist every 3-6 months to get a checkup as well as run into their pacemaker clinic for 10 minutes and let a nurse put a device right over my pacemaker and read the data from it and make sure it's still functioning properly. I can sympathize with Matt and have heard his story before, and it's definitely a good idea to fondle your testicles and taint in the shower when you wash down there or rubbing one out because it can happen to anybody. If you find something that doesn't feel right in your scrotum/taint finish up and use your feet to push the semen over to the drain side so it'll go with the rest of the water and you don't have to worry about stepping on a sticky spot the next time you shower, and go call your doctor and get an appointment ASAP.

I think it's a little *too* convenient that around the time you had a ball removed, Naader started making appearances on the show. Illuminutty confirmed. I kid, glad to hear you're doing well now, Matt!

how did people dislike this,this is true wat he's saying guys

weird fact phil kessel the nhl player had testicular cancer and got one removed i believe and then came back and played and is still playing so there is always hope in life

I lost my right one. I didn't have to go through Kemo either. But I did go back for checkups for a few months and kept taking X-Rays to make sure it didn't spread anymore. Luckily I have been cancer free to date as far as I know. We are both lucky! Sorry to hear about your testicular cancer. I can honestly say that I have been in your shoes! Stay Strong Brother!

The horrible disease I have is plaque psoriasis. It moves around in different parts of my body. I've had it in odd places as well, leg, stomach, behind the ear, the junk area, my eyelid. The lotion or medication is also tough on the skin. Gladly now they're coming out with more prescription medications to heal it.

Matt, i am glad your at least your still alive. that's what matters most my friend. I always laugh at you when you eat spicy sauces. i am glad you are around to flail around. Thanks to the doctors that fixed ypu up buddy.

Nice one dude. Good that you can talk about it and even better you're OK.

sees burgers sign in the bg matts left nut hummmmm..... lol :P xD glad you are healthy and always funny matt :)

Thanks for sharing this story man. Cancer is fucked up. Drs have touched my balls and stuck a finger in my ass...It's just how it has to be. You can deal with it or possibly have cancer or any number of other things. People need to stay on top of this shit. Great video.

Awesome video man. I had cancer when I was younger myself and the main thing is getting to a doctor and not waiting to long. I was five and had a tumor the size of an apple next to my heart but they took it out and it's been gone ever since and I'm about to be 30 next week. They actually messed up when I was in an oxygen tent and my aunt who was a RN at that hospital came to see me and was like wtf. I almost died that night from improper treatment of an oxygen tent instead of the cancer. Things worked out though. I have had cancer so I got a pass on the jokes but I'm not going to. I'm more so glad you made this video that can reach so many people about it.

I’m gonna cry

Nice break from the vomit alerts. I hope you do these vlogs more often! Although now I'm going right back to the vomit alerts.

appreciate the story matt! love u

Your actually really brave for saying this especially on the internet.

Jesus man glad you are ok man!! Keep up the great videos👍

Hey Matt, thanks for posting this!

Thanks for telling the story Matt. Glad to see everything worked out.

on this episode of Carbs...Zion McNugget lololol

Oh yeah, wow ---harsh! Thanks for sharing your experience ---major props for going through all that. Including the hallucinations. And for not letting it affect your reviews of chicken nuggets... ;)

Great video Matt! Keep doing your thing homie

I can't remember if I mentioned this recently, but I check myself regularly, thanks to you. I think I needed someone I know to have gone through it to be like..."Oh shit, this is actually quite close to home", kind of thing. Anyway, I found a lump a few months ago and shit myself. Luckily it was a cyst, but I will continue to check myself. Really interesting to hear your story dude. Obviously glad you're okay.

How long did it take you to recover from surgery? My brother has a swelling which he says is sore and not hard, but firmer than the testicle itself, he says he can't afford to take time off work at the moment so is doing what I think a lot of people do and hoping its nothing and will go away. He complains of lower back pain and groin pain but blames that on work too, says he's had it a couple of weeks and its got slightly worse but not enough to stop him doing anything. He's 33 and a smoker and used to drink heavily. He won't tell his fiancee either cause he doesn't want her to worry and I don't know how to force him to go to the docs.

Dude a couple years ago, I noticed I had a lump like under my left testicle the size of a marble maybe and I freaked the fuck out and thought I had cancer and all that, but it turns out that it is just something called a varicose vein, but it still freaks me out to this day whenever I see it. But glad you're back to good health man.

I was at the doctor abd the guy next to me got an infection after they snipped his so he couldn't have kids and after talking with him i knew right then i would never have it done.That guy was in more pain that anyone I've ever seen.He walked in because he couldn't even sit or ride a wheelchair because of the pain

I am 1 year cancer free, do you ever get pain in ur lower abdomen even a year after surgery. I always get freaked out.

thanks Matt. you've helped a lot of us out.

I've never had testicular cancer but I did have a slight scare with it, a couple years ago I was having some discomfort in I think it was my left testicle for a few months and I finally said fuck it and had my Mom take me to the ER and the doctor told me that I possibly could have testicular cancer (since I was in the age group for it) or I could have a testicle tied in a knot either way I was probably losing a testicle and he had to feel my balls and had to ask me if I masturbate and I was like yea and after the ultrasound (which was done by an ugly older lady) everything came back negative so I got to leave and I saw my regular doctor the next day and he had to feel my balls which was weird because he's been my doctor forever and that was the first time he saw my balls and he thought it might be an infection so he gave me antibiotics and it didn't help so I noticed when I sat up straight on the couch it wouldn't hurt so bad and because I wear loose boxers it all ended up being a support thing and now I'm fine.

You know, it takes a lot of balls to tell your story :) Glad you're okay Matt!