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Marcus
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 Posted: 02/16/06 - 23:41 Post subject: Slight testicular discomfort after bacterial infection |
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Recently I got an infection from a cut on my finger. A couple of days after I got the cut and a fever didn't go away I noticed some swollen glands on my neck and throat as well as some discomfort in my testicles. Although the discomfort in my testicles was not especially painful I was concerned.
I went to see a doctor about the swollen glands and she gave me some antibiotics. I finished taking the antibiotics yesterday and it has been over a week since I went to the doctor. I still have discomfort in my testicles and it feels as though they may be swollen. They are not particularly sensitive to touch and the discomfort is more noticeable sometimes rather than others. I've read through some of the other posts but only read one about a bacterial infection being related. Does anyone know what could be the cause of my discomfort? |
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Bobby
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| Posted: 02/20/06 - 12:24 Post subject: |
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I know of two bacterial infections that can affect your testicles. One is called orchitis and it is an inflammation of the testicle. Orchitis is more than often preceded/followed by epididymitis, which is an inflammation of the tune that lines on the testicle and holds the sperm until it is ejaculated.
Epididymitis can occur on its own and may not be accompanied by orchitis. It is one of the most common causes of testicular discomfort and pain. It often includes fever and chills as well as burning during urination, pain during sex or ejaculation, blood in the semen but of course not all of these symptoms need to be present.
Was it a GP that you saw? Did you mention your testicular symptoms to her before she prescribed the antibiotics. You may want to see urologist, so that he can see, touch and feel your testicles and even run some tests to see if there were an inflammation of the testicle. It is quite possible that you may need another kind of antibiotics for this.
Can you relate to any of the symptoms I mentioned and do you have any additional? |
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| Posted: 02/21/06 - 18:25 Post subject: Better then worse again |
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Yeah it was a GP that I saw. Because I had other symptoms my testicular discomfort was not what she seemed to be most concerned with. I never had any burning during urination and I don't think that I had any fever or any of the other symptoms. There was defenitely inflamation in the left testicle and since my last post the inflamation went down and the discomfort was almost gone. Last night I was feeling for a change in the size of my left testicle and it was definitely the normal size again but I seemed to have aggravated it in the process because once again it is inflammed worse than before but not unbearably so.
Should I still go to the urologist or is it ok for me to wait it out? |
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Hi! I wouldn't want to make any decisions for you. It is entirely up to you. If you think that you're better now and have no more troubles or that there's nothing to show, you could wait.
Personally, i like to get things streight and know where i stand, so i always have it checked even if i have to tell the story what happened if there's nothing to show.
If you still have any sorts of troubles, i would check it. If nothing else, at least for the piece of mind. |
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