Shock to the system

About a week ago I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. After a bunch of scans and tests and specialist visits, yesterday I went under the knife and had my left testicle and all associated plumbing removed. It was all contained, but I'll only know for sure once I get the second round of blood tests back in a few weeks.
Big shocks. Big.
And somewhere during all that I had my first time on the velodrome... Loved it.