#15 - My Testicle Exploded in China (surgery photos included): A brutal lesson on pain & masculinity

12/10/2025 11 min Temporada 1 Episodio 15

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Episode Synopsis

An illegal Muay Thai knee exploded my testicle.📸 Surgery pics: https://bricktomarble.com/testicle-surgery-photos/No cup. No help. No English. Just three days alone in China with a swollen, purple baseball between my legs, wondering if I’d ever be the same.Would I still be a man? I flew across the world to get my ball blown up by a stranger named Bao Yu.This is the story of what happens when your body breaks before your ego does.(00:00) My Testicle Exploded (00:18) Graphic Surgery Photos(00:38) I Thought I Was at My Peak (01:30) Why I Flew to China to Fight (01:49) Training at the UFC Beijing Gym (02:02) My 5-Round Muay Thai Match (03:01) The 7km Bike Ride Home… After (03:58) Denied Medical Treatment (First Attempt) (04:58) Second Attempt, Same Result (06:04) Meeting the Nurses and Surgeon (06:40) They Wheeled Me into a Torture Room (07:44) Waking Up After Surgery (08:15) The Guy Beside Me Had It Worse (08:33) Three Days of Untreated Agony (09:09) Why Am I Drawn to Risk? (09:40) What an Exploded Testicle Taught Me (10:14) Masculinity, Ego, and the Illusion of Invincibility (10:24) Share Your Story: [email protected] (10:45) The Growth Equation Brick by brick, we’ll get there.-🔸 Build with me:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bricktomarblepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bricktomarble.com⁠⁠

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