For anybody following the saga of my balls, the good news is they don’t think it’s cancer.

[csolisr@hub.azkware.net]

I half-expected it to be related to medical transition, to be fair

[captainblack@hachyderm.io]

@GossiTheDog So your balls broke Microsoft? 😀 Joking aside, I hope there's no discomfort or need for an operation and that they're healthy.

[maryaustinbooks@mstdn.social]

@GossiTheDog
That's wonderful! Thank you for speaking out about cancer prevention.

[jernej__s@infosec.exchange]

@GossiTheDog I'm a certified ultrasound tech, and I'd really like to know which manufacturer managed to do that (the ultrasounds I'm certified for also run Windows, but it's the Embedded/IoT version and locked down completely – you only see the Windows UI during bootup unless you have a hardware key).

[jernej__s@infosec.exchange]

@malcolm @GossiTheDog I'm (also) an ultrasound tech, and there are still some XP-based ultrasounds used in local hospitals today. They've all been end-of-life for years, but until something breaks, they'll remain in use (it was very fun figuring out why a specific ultrasound lost connection to the workstation after the hospital finally updated it from the OS we provided in 2017 – ultrasound stores images by simply storing them to a shared folder, and needed LmCompatibilityLevel set on Windows 10 to authenticate).

[carpetbomberz@mastodon.online]

@funnymonkey @GossiTheDog

Blueball Screen o' Death it seems.😀

[jernej__s@infosec.exchange]

@draeath @GossiTheDog If that was the ultrasound, that's manufacturer's problem for not using Embedded or IoT Windows.

If it was the workstation, it's the hospital IT's fault for not configuring update policies properly (though I don't know what's worse – what happened here, or what I see in hospitals, where Windows on workstations usually remains unchanged from the moment we install it).

[ferrix@mastodon.online]

@GossiTheDog installing updates, please do not shut down your balls

[paul@oldfriends.live]

@GossiTheDog Here's hoping everything stays benigh. And, Microsoft. lol

A lot of guys don't know that a Testicular Self-Exam (TSE) is recommended once per month

[sfwmson@universeodon.com]

@cczona

Also a terrific band name:
Saga of My Balls..

[sfwmson@universeodon.com]

@caiocgo @GossiTheDog

Self exams are also important, but that never seems to be an issue...😎

[sfwmson@universeodon.com]

@GossiTheDog

I'm gonna need that exam room to be around 90 degrees, however.

🫠

[quatermasstools@infosec.exchange]

@GossiTheDog “Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area”

[oschell@mastodon.social]

@GossiTheDog And thus were born the blue balls of death

[drchaos@sauropods.win]

@GossiTheDog Dang. That reminds me that I really should get this done to myself.
I hope I can remember to call my GP Monday. I'll put it in my calendar...

[skry@mastodon.social]

@GossiTheDog This post is a public service message that might save lives. Thanks for talking about it. So glad you are fine.

[sean@mastodon.me.uk]

@GossiTheDog I had a scan recently - all was fine - I did find it awkward

I mean - I don't like having my haircut.

Having that kind of chit chat with my bits dangling wierded me out.

But it was so so much better than lying in bed awake at 3am thinking I was going to die of ball cancer

Well worth doing

[sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange]

@GossiTheDog excellent opportunity to say "sorry that might have been my fault, I shouldn't have reported this vulnerability yesterday"

[signorina37@defcon.social]

@GossiTheDog right you are!
Mammography is a bit of pain, but ha ing your tits touched by your loved one to check if everything is ok is priceless.. i mean, painless!

Prevention, prevention, prevention!

[charliemchenry@connectop.us]

@DragonDrop Testicular hydrocele can over time begin to ache. Relief from any discomfort can be achieved by sitting in a ‘sitz bath’, a warm shallow soak for 10-20 minutes in either plain warm water of with additives like epsom salts. From one who knows😬