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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostatitis / February 2005

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Dave Gerhart - 06 Feb 2005 20:47 GMT
I'm 29 and have been suffering for two years now.  My DO perscribed Levaquin
first, then Avelox, then Cipro & Flomax, then Bactrim.  I took each one
religiously for the 4-6 weeks to reduce the imflamation to no avail.  I've
been to two Urologists that tell me I don't have prostate cancer, just
prostatitis.  I've had a negative X-ray to rule out disc problems and and
MRI to look for prostate abnormalities, which showed a slightly enlarged
prostate (consistent with prostatitis.)

I guess my concern is that I'm in pain and the drugs don't seem to be doing
the job.  I'm not convinced that my prostatis is bacterial, because the
drugs should have had some effect.  Is the next step a prostate message or
other drainage solutions?  I really need to feel better and I refust to feel
like this forever.  It just seems the the options are few.

Dave
swantzswanson@charter.net - 06 Feb 2005 22:38 GMT
> I'm 29 and have been suffering for two years now.  My DO perscribed Levaquin
> first, then Avelox, then Cipro & Flomax, then Bactrim.  I took each one
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> Dave
 it's obvious you don't have an infection. that is a lot of abx's.
 time for some oxycodone and have your dr. take a look at your
 bowels and digestive system.you probably don't even have c.p.
 irritable bowel syndrome is often diagnosed as cp in men.
 now do as your daddy says and you will feel a lot better real soon.
 dr. feelgood,
Dave Gerhart - 06 Feb 2005 23:50 GMT
>  it's obvious you don't have an infection. that is a lot of abx's.
>  time for some oxycodone and have your dr. take a look at your
>  bowels and digestive system.you probably don't even have c.p.
>  irritable bowel syndrome is often diagnosed as cp in men.
>  now do as your daddy says and you will feel a lot better real soon.
>  dr. feelgood,

I'll have his take a look at that, but the pain is really localized to the
prostate reigon (i.e. a deep pain behind and sligthly above the scrotum that
manifests itself as lower back pain as well.  So at any given time I could
have a two-for-one package of pain both in my prostate reigon and general
aching of the lower back (all consistent with prostatitis.)

I've been doing A LOT of reading, and what baffles me is that I don't
experience pain urinating or ejaculating, but standing, sitting,
walking....basically any activity is a real burden and I find myself
constantly shifting me weight to relieve the sharp pain in both reigons.

I agree that it's probably not an infection, because the Levaquin seemed to
knock that out, but the enlargment is unexplained.  The doctor described my
prostate as "mushy" as opposed to firm and likened it to fruit that has bas
or soft spots.  To date, five different doctors have diagnosed me with
prostatis, but that diagnosis is so vague.

For what it's worth, the Flomax is wonderful.  I can really tell the
difference in urination, and I've been taking it religiously.  In fact, if I
skip a day accidentally, I'll be back to my stop-and-start routine where I
never feel quite emptied.  So for it's part of the equasion, I can earnestly
endorse Flomax.  None of the others (Prosta-Q included) have made a
significant impact.
Razrbak - 07 Feb 2005 00:55 GMT
Maybe try Proscar. I've only been on it a few days and it's already
making me feel a lot better. Also Rooibos tea is helping me. Our
stories and symptoms are similar, so possibly these two remedies will
help you as well.

A week ago it hurt my lower back to walk from one room to the next and
my stream was weak. Today I walked outside two miles with my wife (it
helps to live in Arizona) and I'm urinating better and less often. Good
luck and keep the faith.
 
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