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nobody@nowhere - 11 Oct 2006 22:26 GMT
My doc said there's something wrong with my prostate and prescribed
antibiotics to clear up the pus he found in my urine. I'm only in my twenties
so the odds of it being prostate cancer are slim, right? So, what could it be?
And just how freaked out should I be right now?
Robert1 - 12 Oct 2006 00:05 GMT
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> My doc said there's something wrong with my prostate and prescribed
> antibiotics to clear up the pus he found in my urine. I'm only in my twenties
> so the odds of it being prostate cancer are slim, right? So, what could it be?
> And just how freaked out should I be right now?

Prostatitis.

Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on how you look at it,
bacterial prostatitis is rare.
My guess is they did not isolate any pathogen from urine or elsewhere.
The antibiotics will hopefully work although antibiotics themeselves
have anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating properties on their own.
They may provide symptomatic relief or resolution even when the origins
of the prostatitis is in doubt.
There is an NG here on usenet and websites out there that cover the
topic. Just hope that the antibiotics work and you won't have another
episode down the road, something common for prostatitits sufferers.
nobody@nowhere - 12 Oct 2006 00:10 GMT
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>topic. Just hope that the antibiotics work and you won't have another
>episode down the road, something common for prostatitits sufferers.

Thank you the reply.

My only question is: Will it kill me?
(PeteCresswell) - 12 Oct 2006 01:05 GMT
Per nobody@nowhere:
>My only question is: Will it kill me?

Prostatitis?   No, but if it becomes chronic, you may wish....

I'd read up on risk factors for prostatic infections and, if necessary, modify
behavior accordingly.

I got my first case in my late twenties.  It became chronic for much of the rest
of my life     You don't want to go there.... trust me.
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nobody@nowhere - 12 Oct 2006 01:08 GMT
>Per nobody@nowhere:
>>My only question is: Will it kill me?
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> rest
>of my life     You don't want to go there.... trust me.

Well, what's it like?

Because this really hasn't been very painful.

Does it get worse?
 
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