Earlier this summer,  “The Free Beer & Hot Wings Show” talked with Dan Maurer, the 39-year-old Burlington man suffering from a condition that caused his scrotum to grow to somewhere between 75 and 100 pounds.

At the time, he was raising money to help fund the surgery that would change his life.

Dan told The Free Beer & Hot Wings Show that he was misdiagnosed for a long time. Doctors said losing weight would help. That didn't work, and his scrotum kept growing. After seeing a show on the TLC, he realized he had Scrotal Lymphedema, a condition caused by blockages in the lymphatic vessels.

Unfortunately, Maurer's insurance did not cover the surgery he needed.

So he set up a GoFundMe page to help with the cost of his surgery. The initial goal was $20,000 , to cover the first projected expenses.

And he reached his initial goal!

According to WZZM-13, Maurer had surgery this morning to remove the growth on his scrotum.

Maurer said, "With any surgery, there's a chance of something going wrong. So, there is fear. Then, there's the excitement of changing my life forever."

This morning, he posted this message to his GoFundMe page:

My Surgery is in 2 hours. So this might be my last post. I love you all and I can not thank you enough for your support in all of this. My wife is everything to me and to get a second chance to give her then man she deserves means a lot to me. I will post as soon as I can if and when I wake up.

 

Our thoughts are with Dan and we hope his surgery was successful. We will keep you updated on his progress.

Listen to Dan's full interview with "Free Beer & Hot Wings" here:

 

 

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