Diagnosed with prostatitis

mackli95 · Newbie Joined: 21 Dec 2005 Posts: 28

Thanks Bobby

For some reason I feel worse today, the end of my penis tingles and left testicle is tender, despite pain killers and my medication, is this normal as I seemed to be improving over the last few days??? Crying or Very sad

Bobby · Moderator Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 387

Yes, I am very well aware of the good and bad days in chronic prostatitis. The thing is that you never know what triggers a bad day. The pain can come and go and vary in location. Sometimes it may hit groins, pubic area as well as the genitals. It may even go down to hips and thighs.

This is the biggest problem with chronic prostatitis. People who suffer from it can sometimes feel really bad as if they have suffered a heart attack. They may feel lethargic and fatigued, with low levels of energy and pain all over the body. I would call these the bad days.

What is your sexual life like at the moment? That could be impaired too. In case you experience premature ejaculation, at least you will know the cause. It is not certain that you will suffer from sexual problems but it is possible.

mackli95 · Newbie Joined: 21 Dec 2005 Posts: 28

Thanks Bobby for your support

I am sure I will have to learn to live with it for the near future at least.

should I ask my Urologist the actual type of prostatitis he has diagnosed? as I know there are several types.

Or can you tell by the medication he has prescribed i.e Ciprofloxin 500 mg 1 per day for 6 months and Volatrol 50 mg 3 per day for 2 months

I have had sex once which was normal, but used a condom as I am scared to pass any infection to my wife, although I have been told I have no infection in my urine at least, should I be cautious or am I paranoid?
I have read that some doctors agree and some disagree??????

I do not feel like sex as one would do normally, but there are days, suppose these are the exceptional good days.

I am back at work this week after 3 weeks off so hopefully I will feel a bit better soon.

What is the long term prognosis for this and will I ever feel normal again?

regards
mackli95

Bobby · Moderator Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 387

According to the drugs, I would say you suffer from chronic prostatitis. This is the most common form of prostatitis.

Ciproflaxin is prescribed as an antibiotic to kill the bacteria but you are also given Voltarol (diclofenac), which is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that serves as a pain killer.

I think you’re just paranoid about passing the infection to your wife but it is actually normal that you feel like this. You are new to all of this and it will probably take some time to learn to deal with it.

You have been tested for STD’s before you were found to suffer from prostatitis, right?

If chlamydia or gonorrhea or candida (fungus) have not been found, then you probably won’t pass anything to your wife. However, you could discuss this with your doctor about it, after all I am no expert.
I am sure you will feel much better, at least mentally now that you started working and have something else to occupy your mind with.

The problem with chronic prostatitis is that it is chronic Sad

.... This means that symptoms may reoccur. Long term treatment is needed because antibiotics often fail to penetrate into the prostate and you may experience recurrent urinary infections.

mackli95 · Newbie Joined: 21 Dec 2005 Posts: 28

Thanks for support Bobby much appreciated

Very Best Regards

Mackli95

mackli95 · Newbie Joined: 21 Dec 2005 Posts: 28

Hi all

Well 11 days on since I started my medication and to be honest the pain is there always and at some points makes me feel sick. The only peace I get is when I am asleep.

The only symptoms I have are pain in the tip of my penis and in my left testicle which feels now like a little hard lump in all the tubes attached, it is very tender and painful to touch. The head sometimes goes red as if I am strangling it

I do not get any sort of yellowish secretions behind my foreskin anymore, is this normal?

I thought somehow I might have started improving as I did before my cyscoscopy, but I now feel worse. I am finding it very difficult to cope with daily life at the moment.

Am I expecting too much at an early stage? I do not think I have got all the symptoms so I suppose that is a blessing

Bobby · Moderator Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 387

Well, I suppose nobody develops all the possible symptoms.
It is very hard with chronic prostatitis. It may happen that patients don’t always get relief from the antibiotics they are taking. Considering you have been prescribed cipro for 6 months, maybe you should give it a chance.

Have you been advised to have prostate massage? I hear this is helpful if done frequently, I just don’t know who does it-because you have to enter from the anus.

The problem is that you will probably need to learn to cope with the symptoms until you get some relief. If you don’t get any relief, you should definitely report it to your doc after you had finished with this course of antibiotics.

mackli95 · Newbie Joined: 21 Dec 2005 Posts: 28

thanks Bobby

mackli95 · Newbie Joined: 21 Dec 2005 Posts: 28

Hi
My next appointment at Urologist is end of March, so that will be approx 6 weeks of treatment, so fingers crossed for a result.

Someone advised me to take acidophilus complex to build my good bacteria back up as the antibiotics will be killing off all, well they did sort of work too quickly for me after taking 2, an hour or so later my stomach started making some unusual noises and I had terrible diarhorea for some hours after, bad move I guess.

I am also trying Echinacea tinicture is this okay??

Do you know of any additional things I could do or take to build up my immune system while on antibiotics?

Regards
Mackli95

Bobby · Moderator Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 387

Hi! I don’t know much about herbs but I hear it is sued in prostatitis to build up the immune system.

Are you taking any supplements-mineral and vitamins? You could use vitamins A, E, C and beta-carotene as well as Zinc Picolinate.
Have you heard of healing powers of cranberry juice in prostatitis to prevent bacteria from going into the bladder and possibly getting rid of the harmful bacteria?
Also, you could try hot tubs. Fill your tub with hot water and sit in it for about 15 min. This improves circulation in the prostate?

How’s your work going? Are you managing or did you take some more days off. I can see you don’t feel so good at the moment.

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