I am 46 and have been running long distance mountain ultras for few years. 3 months ago my right ball started hurting during an uphill run. Since then the pain has re-occurred 3 times, once during a 50km run, once during a 10km run and then a 18km run.
I started thinking bad stuff so went to see a Urologist. He felt my nut sack, did blood, urine test and ultrasound check of my nutsack, kidney, prostate etc.
Result is that nothing serious and that I am in top fit condition BUT I do have a small Epididymal cysts on my right nut. In most people it does not cause any pain but it does in my case!
The cause was not STD related (stable relationship for many years) but could have been some UTI infection (not definite). Infection is apparently not there anymore hence no antibiotic?
I have been given 10 days worth of 2 x 600mg daily dose of Ibuprofen. I am on my second day and no stomach issues so far. My questions are-
1) CanEpididymal cysts ever go away? I don't want this to end my running!!!
2) How will Ibuprofen help? Just pain relief or can it actually help the Epididymal cyst?
3) Ibuprofen and long distance running can be deadly from what I understand (kidney shut down/heart attack?) . Can I go for few 10km runs for next 10 days while I am on this high dosage?
4) 8 days after my Ibuprofen regime finishes I have a 50km Ultra. Do you think the Ibuprofen dosage that I would have taken 8 days before race day could potentially give me a heart attack or kidney shut down or would it have been out of my system by then?
Thanks for your patience and thanks for listening ;-)