Testicular Cancer - What to Expect from BEP Chemotherapy for Testicular Cancer 

Thank you for sharing!

thank you i am starting BEP week after next as i have to have a lung function test and hearing test next week

Currently undergoing BEP and I feel like the cancer taking me quickly would feel better than how I’m feeling with BEP. But like you said, some things have to be done no matter how hard it is

I have to add some balance to this, I've had a lot of chemo. I've had 3xBEP ~17 years ago, and had 7 more cycles (5xEP then 2xTIP) a couple of years ago. It's fine. I dealt with it fine. Everybody's different. For anyone reading this - take it as it comes.

Good on you!! Take it easy though - I stretched myself too far trying to do too much

@@simplifycancer3150 thank you for the advice. The video helped put me at ease :) I'm not sure if you covered a picc line in the video but I would highly recommend it

@@elliotclarke5149 Good point - I would have, but I didn't get it and as a result got tons of cannulas... Nice move Elliot 👍

Thank you for your kind words and looking after yourself in a difficult time!!

Thank you for sharing, Saad, it's made my day!! Hope you're doing good

@@simplifycancer3150 Yes I'm doing better. Waiting for the follow up from my urologist. After that, we will see what the AFP and HCG levels are and then decide the chemo. Biopsy report will be here soon. Is there anyway I can email you or connect with you?

@@saadsethi7159 Glad to hear it!! Yes of course - email me on joe at simplifycancer dot com

No worries!! Thank you for being here

Thank you for your comment, Corey!! All the best for your BEP - in my experience, it really helps to manage your energy and do more in the morning when you are doing chemo and not push yourself too hard as the day drags on when it comes to visitors, being active etc. Although doing walks helped me a lot too!! Take care

When do you start my friend? Or have you started already?

Great hearing from you!! Thank you for the comment and all the best for the chemo, man

Hope all is well

@@I_Love_beanie_boos thanks!! All going really well now :)

No worries, and hope the treatment goes well!! Please rest up and don't push yourself too hard. If you have any questions at all, I'm here!!

Hey man I hope all is well. I also start BEP on Monday.

@@RandomPerson18579 Good luck, i survived. Im cancer free now, but the chemocqas and still is tough

​@@Fiat_176dude how are u doing i had my orchidectomy last week and it spread to my lymph nodes and nearby abdomen tissue they removed a big infected lymph and starting chemo next week please are u ok?

@@ruxzy.7190 Yeah I’m doing good 👍 Good luck, you have to fight for your life. The next month will suck. But after that you will slowly begin to be strong again!

No worries, thank you for saying thank you!! Hope your son is okay. Feel free to reach out with any questions at all on my email or talk on Zoom my address is joe at simplifycancer dot com

I'm sorry that you're in this crazy place... Hopefully, there is some kind of way to speed up the appointment with your oncologist... Waiting is the worst!! Recently, I was waiting for surgery and my mind was drifting into worry and distraction, and what helped me was daily routine including things that helped me focus on my body, like yoga (just following a great teacher on RU-vid), going into nature, writing... What might help you feel focused on things that matter to you?

Awesome, good on you!! Thank you for your kind words

I’m 21 and also just got diagnosed but caught it early. I start my Chemo on Monday. I hope all is well

@@RandomPerson18579 how did it go?

Hey Joshua, I’m curious on what your thoughts might be on my current situation. I was diagnosed with testicular cancer back in February. I had surgery in February as well. Through CT scans and blood test we’ve been able to determine that the cancer is gone. Based on the type of testicular cancer that I had there is a 50% chance that the cancer could come back. I have 2 options.... 1. Get 1 round of BEP chemo now which will lower the percent chance that it comes back to under 10% 2. Don’t get chemo and continue to get blood test and CT scans every couple of months. If the chemo does come back then I would need the full 3 rounds of BEP. I’m curious as to what your thoughts are. Thanks! Bill

If it comes back then you'll have to go on testosterone replacement therapy, just talking from experience

@@BCarnes33 I’m doing bep right now I had the same options as you and I chose to go ahead and do the chemo just to be on the safe side.

Thanks, Peter, great seeing you here! Hope you're doing alright. I'd say it's important to take things easy for the duration of the treatment whether it's one cycle or three. To be honest, I tried to minimise being out and about for a couple of weeks after treatment as well - but I wasn't feeling that great after three rounds

Hey Jamie, I know that going through this is no fun at all so good on you for finding ways to get through it! I always had fear of needles because my veins are tricky and easy to miss, but I found the oncology nurses to be incredibly awesome- they get so good at doing it all day every day that it’s not painful at all. With my personal fear of injections, I always imagine a special moment from my life that is very visual and full of detail. So when I sit doe before the injection, I bring myself to the time of having a pillow fight with my son, and he’s jumping on the bed, and laughing, and we’re goofing around, it’s so much fun that I kind of get lost in the moment and by then, the needle has done it’s job. When you visualise something like that, it can really distract you away from the reality and it’s over before you know it! Hope it helps, man

I had my bleo injections in my buttocks and it just feels like a pinch

it's 9 weeks, but breaks are built into the cycles!

If you can’t, please don’t despair - sperm is often completely fine after chemo or very likely can go through IVF ICSI process for pregnancy if ever needs be!! Fairly straightforward process so best wishes for your son’s treatment!!

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Sorry about that!! Should hopefully be fixed now...

Totally - it's usually carboplatine or one cycle of BEP to increase the chances of killing off any potential leftover cancer cells! If that is the option your specialist suggests, see what feels like the best decision for you - no one knows you the way that you know yourself!!

Sorry to hear that... How long have you got to go?

@@simplifycancer3150 I got 2 left, one today and one next week. Right at the end of my cycle. I've only had to deal with the 1xBEP, couldnt even imagine the times 3

Of course I totally get it! What worries you the most?

@@simplifycancer3150 i think what worried is me getting phewnomia or me getting a infection your video was really helpful thank you very much

So sorry you have to go through this!! But there's every hope that 3xBEP can take care of the tumor. But even it doesn't, RPLND can go really well in case of testicular cancer. I never heard of losing erection after it, but it's true that sometimes (only sometimes) ejaculation works differently, even though you still have sex and orgasm, it's the sperm that doesn't come out. Still, it doesn't happen all of the time and you can have the life you want beyond that!! Please don't lose hope, at the moment sounds like all the options are open, and things are looking great for you!! No need to fear, even though it's scary. What's helpful is trying to get these worries out of yourself - whatever works for you. Writing in your journal, talking to friends about it, making music... But get it out of yourself!! And keep talking to people who are/have been through it whenever you can, it's proof that you're not alone. Listen to my podcast and people whose lives are also touched by cancer - check out simplifycancer.com

Hey brother! I’m from Houston. I’ve actually been diagnosed with Germ cell cancer of the testis. Stage 2 as well. And it may feel a bit confusing the way they explain it. In my case it’s a gray area. I didn’t need chemo before my RPLND surgery which took place January 25th dude I can honestly say, first 2 days is painful, I actually even got placed on an Epidural which is for women that go into labor🤣 but that helped a lot for the pain. Oh and good news! I still get an erection and have full sensitivity and I’m 22! Yes I’m worried I won’t have kids anymore but we have to have Faith in God🙏🏼 please reply so we can stay in touch

And they want me to go through BEP. For 3 cycles. They say it’s to clean up the cancer cells that can’t be seen😐

Sorry Courtney here it is: simplifycancer.com/simplify-testicular-cancer/

Very likely - I lost mine around week 4. They do grow back with time - but I liked it so much that I am shaving my head still...

@Simplify Cancer What stage were you, and was it seminoma or non seminoma?

@@alvinromo Seminoma stage 2. What about you?

@Joe Bakhmoutski at first, I was seminoma stage 1. But after surveillance for over a year, they found some in the lymph nodes. So now I'm seminoma stage 2 like you. I'm staying positive because the odds are in my favor. I'm sure it's over 90 percent curable. Or even more than that. Thanks for this video. It encourages other men to know their odds and remain positive.

@@simplifycancer3150 were you cured with the first chemo procedure? Also, what chemo did you take, and how many weeks?

If you're doing chemo, you're likely to lose all of your hair, but - it depends. My eyebrows and eye lashes didn't fall out... Main thing - it definitely grows back!!! I just liked my head shaved, it was starting to thin out, so I shave it to this day and love it.