What would you do if your balls would never stop growing

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Dan Maurer’s life changed forever when he contracted a long-term condition. The 40-year-old was left a “prisoner in his own body” when lymphedema made his scrotum swell to 5st.Over the last nine years, the debilitating illness has prevented him from walking with ease, using the toilet and having sex with his wife. A decade ago, Dan first noticed some “puffiness” in his pants. But his wife Mindy, who he has been with for almost 20 years, initially reassured him nothing was wrong. She remembered: “We went out for a romantic hotel getaway and down in his scrotal area seemed puffier than normal.

“It was small enough so we just wrote it off as him being heavy and he said he would just lose some weight and it would go away.” Over the next 12 months, Dan’s scrotum ballooned to the size of a coconut. The concerned patient consulted his doctor, but was told nothing could be done until he lost weight. He recalled: “We went to our doctor and he was baffled, he’d never seen anything like it.”He basically said ‘you’re fat and there’s really nothing we can do until you lose at least 100 to 150lbs’.” Sadly, this advice didn’t work, as the growth continued to increase in size. As his genitals ballooned to 5st, he was unable to carry out everyday tasks. Speaking on a TLC show in 2015, Dan said: “It’s made me a prisoner of my own body, it’s like carrying a ball and chain.

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“The best way I could describe the weight to someone would be to imagine splitting open your scrotum and put in three large bowling balls then sew it back up and carry it around. “I’m constantly in pain and it’s a lot of weight on your back, so it’s very hard for me to move. “The illness affected most aspects of Dan’s life, from using the toilet to walking around. He said: “When it was smaller I could lift it onto the toilet and pee into the toilet, but when it got bigger there was always a chance I would make a mess so it was easier to pee into the shower stall and rinse it down with the water.” It also began impacting his marriage, as he couldn’t have sex with his wife Mindy for nine years. Thankfully, the patient was eventually able to get the help he needed.

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