UCPPS - Prostatitis, Interstitial Cystitis Forum

I wish I had better news but my conditions have not really improved that much although I am getting wiser to what helps and what irratates. Maybe for now thats ok. My non improvement could be partly my fault and I'll give you all a quick update on what I've been doing. First thing you should know ...

I concur, I've suffered from depression and anxiety all my life. chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome has taken my depression to a whole new level at times. Although I've never really been suicidal until CPPS. I take 150mg of Welbutrin twice a day to stay on an even keel and I still ...

:roll: So as I've said in the past I'm getting ready to relocate to NC and this is my last week in Jersey. I went to my final uro appointment today before the move. I was going to cancel it because I stopped taking the Cipro when I found this web site. It was my 7th round of Cipro for god's sake, so ...

Just a follow up note: No reported "day after nookie pain" :-D whatsoever. That's encouraging. Started the cobra stretches last night. Just a few as I didn't want to over do it. Squats throughout the day as I thought to do so. Today I uped my morning walk from 1 mile to 2 miles (second mile I ...

I am in pain after a self massage that gave me pain in the L. testicule , the one where I sometimes have pain.
I can't give any advice on the self massage, I would leave that to the pro's as I would be afraid of hurting myself too. When I have the pain my my testicle :sad: the only way I can get ...

I don't know about finding a PT as I'm leaving NJ in about 2 weeks and relocation to Raleigh. So I'll have to start the process of finding insurance, a GP and a URO. Then convince them that I have CPPC before the start me on my 1,000 round of Cipro or doxy lol. Meanwhile I'll continue with the ...

Last question for a while I promise! Here's my situation. I don't get up during the night to urinate ever. When I wake up in the morning I have a very FULL bladder and an erection you could knock down walls with. As soon as I relieve myself the erection is gone and doesn't come back.
When my wife ...

Ahh now I'm seeing your point. I love my job too and I shudder at the thought of getting a real job. Are there any video's on the internet that show you how to stretch those muscles? Or step by step pictures? drawings? If not I'd even be willing to help put together an interactive cd-rom about ...

Thanks for the positive feedback guys. I'm open to all your advice. The last few days I've added some movement to my daily routine of sitting at the keyboard (sarcasm). I've been making sure I get up and walk around for a few minutes every hour when programming. I either start or end my work day ...

Sorry if I sound a little green to all of you but I AM new here and getting confused over symptoms. In reading through many postings I see most of you talking about burning in the anus, tip of penis or urethra or in some cases all of the above. My biggest symptoms are excruciating sharp pain in my ...

I've been sleeping with a backrest pillow under my knees since 1987 after having back surgery due to a car accident. My orthopedic surgeon said it removes all tension from your lower back and lower abdomen so yeah it does the trick for me too. I typically feel like a million bucks in the morning ...

Thank you guys for your empathetic responses. It's nice to know there are other ppl going through this and have gotten results. I just ordered my first bottle of any accredited quercetin product (can I say that?) and last night I did some Kegel Exercizes for the pelvic floor muscles.

I'm not taking ...

Ok any feedback is greatly appreciated as I am need to 1. confess to someone how all this came about and 2. Find out if anyone has or had heard of anyone having the same pain as I have.

How it happened:

Ok I confess, I'm a male, happily married. I will NOT blame this on my wife but she has never ...