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[seriously curious (imported)]

After six weeks or so I am completely healed I do have one question there are two little knots on either side of the penis up near the abdomen I'll asume that these are the remnants of the spermatic cords if so will they ever retract completely into the abdomen so I don"t feel them any longer

[Riverwind (imported)]

I am going to guess the answer is yes, if its not used it tends to go away. only time will tell for sure.

River

[saywhat (imported)]

After six weeks or so I am completely healed I do have one question there are two little knots on either side of the penis up near the abdomen I'll asume that these are the remnants of the spermatic cords if so will they ever retract completely into the abdomen so I don"t feel them any longer

The answer is no... yes... well most likely not. It all depends on how the urologist did the surgery. If it is like mine he did not cut the gubernaculum (the part that holds the testicle to the scrotum). When they take the testicle out via the scrotum they cut open the tunica (sheath that the testicle is in) and remove the testicle. They then sew up the tunica and pop it back in. It is still connected to the scrotal wall by the gubernaculum. The reason that most do this is because they want to be able to access the cords incase something goes wrong after the surgery. If they release them then they will pull back up into the abdomen and not be accessible without major surgery. If they do an inguinal approach they cut it back and tack the cord down in the inguinal canal.