Ive posted here several times over the past few years about my CP.
Turns out it may actually be a bladder problem.
After years of bad uro's and repeated courses of ABX's.(Antibiotics
actually do relieve  the symtoms of burning, frequency and pelvic pain
but only as long as I stay on them.)
I finally got a Urologist that seemed to care. He had an ultrasound of
my bladder and found that I wasn't voiding the bladder which at my age
shouldn't have been a problem. I also had a bladder that was much
lower in my abdomen than normal.
I'd been mistaking bladder pain for prostate.
I'm scheduled for a cytoscopy in a couple of more weeks.
I'm currently on Doxy which really helps reduce the pain and get my
flow rate back up as well as Flomax and phenazopyridine for burning.
I've just started the regimen so it's too early to tell if the latter
two are doing anything but the Doxycycline is helping so I remain
hopeful.
Thing is I'm still convinced this is an infection of some sort as I
have other symptoms as well.
I have chest congestion with dark green phlegm as well as pain and
swelling im my lymph glands as well as swollen eardrums with pain.
Mild fever is also present.
when I take the Doxy for a period all symptoms recede thought they
never really go away. Then return after 3-4 days off the ABX's.
The doctors have run the typical tests, urine, blood etc... with no
remarkable indications outside an occasional slight elevation in WBC
count.
I did contract Tuberculosis several years ago but by the time they
tested me and found it I'd almost completely recovered.
I tested positive on the skin test and negative on the sputum and did
six months of INH as a safe guard.(Which by the way made me weak
during the entire 6 months, I've never recovered fully from that as I
now have chronic fatigue.)
I've had chronic lung infections ever since, always having to take
ABX's to recover.
Given that I have a question or two.
Could it be possible that the TB colonized in my urinary
tract,prostate or testicles?(I've been tested and am now infertile, as
well as having painful swelling from time to time in my testicles
during the worst bouts with the CP. Or whatever it is.)
Or could it be some other aggresive bacteria.(I have a reduced immune
function from all the other meds I have to take to manage chronic
pain. Advanced arthritis in my spinal column and other injured joints
from a near fatal  accident I had years ago.)
They've only run the most cursory tests mostly WBC on my urine to
check for bacteria. No actual cultures of any phlegm or fluids.
(I'm stuck with the VA which is like a really bad HMO.)
Since this all started back in 96 my ejaculate has been greatly
reduced. It used to be nasty yellow, stinky and very lumpy with large
fat bodies.
With the near constant ABxs it's changed color from yellow to a scummy
gray green, still have fat bodies and it's gotten a lot drier. Almost
like slime.(gets even worse of the ABXs.)
Lately the pain in my lymph gland and inner ears has gotten worse and
in the past week have noticed that I'm starting to spot blood from my
ears and sinuses while I sleep.(Wife noticed it first but was afraid
to say anything, to keep from worrying me.)
The bleeding isn't severe, actually light. 2-3 mm diameter spots on my
pillow. Still it's not a good thing to have going on.
The Doxy is helping to keep it moderated.(I take 250mg tid)
If I miss a dose by more than a couple of hours the pain comes back
though.(This is spite of the fact that I take percoset and morphine
sulfate for my back pain  which one would think would knock out these
symptoms as well.)
I'm not a Hpyochondriac. I don't even like to take my meds.(wife is
always there to make sure I do.)
Can anyone here give me their take on whether this might be a
infection or what?
Thanks for any reply
Harry