I have just realised there has been a few more posts on here. I can honestly say my pain was a 9 out of 10 in what felt like my prostate. It would come worse at night and would pulse so bad I ended up in er. tests galore found nothing, one Drs opinion my prostate felt boggy another said it was fine, ultrasounds, 3 cts, ct guided steroids into my back, diet, stopping anything bad like coffee etc, pain killers, packs of antibiotics, nothing worked, the only time i had any peace was sleep and when I woke I used to dread the day. This started in around feb march this year. I had colonoscopy and endoscopy, stll nothing, I was conviced it was prostatitis or a bacterial infection that was somehow slipping through the tests. I also had abdominal pains and pains in my tailbone and pubic bone and when it was at its worst I had burning in my left leg/groin. In the end my Dr tried to say it was depression and prescribed me antidepressants, I knew he was wrong. I never took any more pills. I can honestly say this last 2 months i am at least 70-75% better. I had a chiro adjust my sacroilliac joint ( I was very sceptical of chiros ) The next few days the pain intensified, then i saw him twice a week. Each time it would make it worse but the days I went back to see him it was getting better. I finally decided to stop seeing him and withing the week the pain had decreased by about 50% and the spasms were nowhere near as bad. Then I read all about the muscles around the SI joint. I tried experimenting. When the pain in my prostate would come back ( it started to come and go, some days were worse than others ) I tried stretching, I use a hard ball and lie on it around my hips. At first I noticed these very very tender muscle spots. it would take a couple of hours to make them go away at first. then the prostate pain would stay for a day and be gone. I tried this over and over and strecthed out my hip flexers. 2 months later I am at the point now when I know its coming on ( it seems to worsen when I focus my thinking on the pain and how horrible it was ) I do my stretches and the next day it is gone. Here is my theory and its only my own opinion and research and I understand everyone is different. I believe I had something around my hip pressing on a nerve and causing imflammation. This was contracting my muscles and sending them into spasm and it ended up a vicious cycle. I believe the prostate pain was/is a muscle spasm problem and not an infection or prostate problem at all. I didnt believe in chriros or anything like that before and I dont feel the need to see them 3 times a week for the rest of my life. I havent seen mine since, if you try it and find someone out there trying to get you into a "programme" forget it and find someone keen to fix the real problem. I wish I could go back in time and not have the ct scans as the prob did way too much damage. If anyone has similar problems and wishes to email me feel free to reply to this and I will give you my email address. This ruined my life as no one understood the pain and I felt like it would never go away. I spent every day reading up on prostate infections. I hope this helps at least one person suffering the same thing. Again I have no medical degree etc and its only my own opinion but I tried everything. This let me have my life back, good luck to anyone else suffering it. I apologise for the grammar and spelling, its really late here!!!!
Maybe 15 years ago, I was diagnosed with Prostatitis. They put me on antibiotics and it didn't help. I believe the cause, at the time, was trichomonas. They treated for that. Prostate discomfort basically went away after a few months. fast forward fifteen years. Started about 3 weeks ago, mild prostate pain that went into my right butt cheek and lower back and lower abdomen in front. It doesn't hurt 24 hours a day but it hurts quite a bit.
I have an appointment with the bloody health department doctor since I have no insurance ( damn them). but I'm tempted to go to the emergency room because of my fear of cancer.
Any similar experiences?
I am afraid that I could have cancer. PLEASE read this and let me know if you folks have had similar symptoms withOUT it being cancer.
I am a 43 year old white male. When I was 22 I had a prostate/bladder infection that was treated with flagyl and one other antibiotic which I cannot remember the name of. It took probably close to a year before I felt halfway normal. But I still think it stayed swollen a "little" from that point on.
I had normal function but occasionally I would get a twinge or a few seconds of pain. But I haven't had much problem. No trouble urinating, no trouble ejaculating, ..basically nothing except occasional discomfort when I sat too long etc....
In the past 3 weeks I would say, I have had more and more pain and discomfort associated with it. I am at work and I do sit quite a bit at work but it's nothing I haven't already been doing.
I feel the discomfort in the middle of either butt cheek sometimes the right, sometimes the left. Occasional "twinge" pain (sudden and sharp but brief) in the right testical. Stabbing sharp but again, short pains in the left front area just above my penis. And finally, pain and more of a pressure type pain on the bone plate in my lower back. In the last week it seems to have gotten worse. It comes and goes. When I move around it can come and go. When I sleep, I wake completlely pain free.
I haven't been seen yet. Last year my doctor did a 'finger' exam but I didn't have symptoms then.
What do you men think?
Any serious response is GREATLY appreciated it
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I have the same problem and am booked to go in for a biopsy of my prostate. In the interim, the only effective relief from pain was by taking Celebrex. It is no longer available in the U.S. but can be ordered from Canada where I obtained it. You should take the 200 mg. dosage twice a day until the pain subsides and then lower the dosage to once a day. Sorry your having to much pain.
Have you had a PSA test done yet? That will tell you whether you should be seeking further
medical help. I had two doctor's give me a digital rectal exam, and one found nothing but
other said it was hard on one side. This was after the PSA test of 7. You really need to get
a PSA test done. Anything over about 2 is usually indicative of infection, inflamation of cancer.
he gave me antibiotics and wants me to finish them and then get psa test. he said with prostatitis psa will be high no matter what. what did your situation end up being? mine is weird because it seems to get better for a day or two and then get worse again or I seem to notice it. I know for a few days it was agonizing and today for example, I could barely tell I had a problem.
I had the same thing, infact it still comes back! usually after i have been sitting around a lot. i found these little trigger ( sore muscle points ) in my hip. sore to rub, but i kept rubbing them and it seems to help.
This might seem a tad unconventional, but try natural prostate supplements like Super Beta Prostate. It might help you more than all these chemicals and help the pain. The beta-sitosterol just helps the prostate work better but it's all natural so there are no side-effects.
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Been there, know the feeling and can sympathize...they will not find a thing, what you have is acidity build up. Bacteria build up in the prostate, the only thing that helped me was acupuncture and chinese herbs. I also recommend drinking a lot of water and cranberry juice, frequent bowel movements and avoid any acidic foods, coffee, alcohol, spices, ect. It will definetly help relief the burning/irritation....I know, I had years of experience with this....
If so ,what have they done?
Whoever gave me the advice to go and see a Dr about my back or hip was spot on. Found a good Dr after approx 7 or 8. Sent me for an MRI and it came back with a labral tear in my hip. Symptoms mimic others such as pain deep in the buttock, sitting makes it worse, tender pubic bone, i got pains down my left leg and testicle sometimes throbbing horrible pain in what felt like my prostrate area. Had just about every test done. I have to go see a specialist however know that I have a firm diagnosis I actually feel a lot better. I had nights of some of the worst pain ever too!
Are you on any medications that may have side effects to cause it? I cannot take diuretics as they reduce my urine output and give me pain in the pelvic area.