prostate injections & increased pain

[benzo]

About 8 months ago I received intraprostatic injections through transperineal route.
and under general anesthesia. While I know that some people on this forum have benefited tremendously from this procedure, I can't say I've had the same experience.
I had blood in my semen for about 3 weeks which luckily returned to a healthy-looking pearly white afterwards.
Apart from that I must say that I now have symptoms that I did not have previously eg. pain in the urethra that comes and goes. This was new since I didn't have any discomfort there before. Also the overall feeling of pain has increased. While before the pain was always present but sometimes more or less dormant and tolerable, it seems to have been revived through the injections.
From what I can tell my problem is most probably not caused by an infection since at the time my prostate must have been choc full of antibiotics and the week after the injection was without any doubt the worst in my life.
My question is now if anybody has any clue what exactly contributed to my increased pain?
Since the procedure, I've had 3 Transrectal Ultrasounds which showed no structural abnormalities, apart from the usual inflammation (apparently visible through dilated blood vessels) which has showed up on all my TRUS. From what I understand a prostate biopsy is far more dramatic in terms of initial injury. Could the injection have caused scar tissue or would the thought of the injections itself have triggered some increased focus on the affected area?
Any input on this would be welcome since I'm at a loss here"¦

Btw. I've read AHIP, faitfully do my stretches, I am seeing a PT who is specialized in myofascial therapy and I had a low score on my biofeedback test (low tension) but have scheduled 10 pelvic relaxation sessions...

[lupus]

Dear Benzo:

Your story is very similar than mine (I would say,it is the same).
Three years after suffering from this condition and having positive cultures I decided to try intraprostatic injections.
In my case brought me more pain than before,the days after the injection were terrible,and although the pain tends to fade away I can say that pain is stronger than before the injections.

Now I believe that the problem is muscular ,when ever I'm in strong pain the only thing that works is half of a Valium,the pain almost dissapear totally.
Doing self massage on the pelvic floor I can feel like little calcifications between the bone and the muscle (the levator ani is painful to the touch),no doubt something is wrong with the muscles and therefore with the nerves,arteries that pass throu (I also suffer erection problems,I think left pudendal nerve is dead,90% of my pain comes from the left side and when touching both lobes of the prostate I can feel the difference ,no matter how much I press on the left lobe I almost feel nothing.

PS:My transrectal ultrasound showed no structural abnormalities only dilated vessels,my doc said that is due to the prostatic congestion
Medical community is so lost ...........

[MastCells]

Benzo,

Sorry to hear about your negative experience with intraprostatic injections. From what I've been told by one researcher/urologist, intraprostatic injections usually increase the pain of the prostatitis sufferer. Perhaps the procedure caused nerve damage in your case. Could you tell us exactly what protocol was used (what was injected into your prostate, etc.) and how many injections you had? Who was the doctor that performed the procedure? I will be sure to move this thread into the archived forum once others have had a chance to reply to your post.

[benzo]

Benzo,

Sorry to hear about your negative experience with intraprostatic injections. From what I've been told by one researcher/urologist, intraprostatic injections usually increase the pain of the prostatitis sufferer. Perhaps the procedure caused nerve damage. Could you tell us exactly what protocol was used (what was injected into your prostate, etc.) and how many injections you had? Who was the doctor that performed the procedure? I will be sure to move this thread into the archived forum once others have had a chance to reply to your post.

They injected a cocktail of antibiotics. I don't know exactly which products they used, but maybe I can look it up later.
As far as I know 2 injections were administered, one in each lobe. As I said this was done through the perineum and I assume it was done under echographic control. They told me there were no risks involved apart from the bleeding which would go away by itself.
I'm so afraid of nerve damage but I don't know if this is a justified fear since we're not talking about surgery here...
I just hope the pain will fade eventually.

[webslave]

Who was the doctor?

[benzo]

Who was the doctor?

It was done by a urology assistant/surgeon in the University Hospital in Leuven (Belgium) on an outpatient basis. Overall, it's a very good hospital and I think they were one of the first to start with the intraprostatic injections. It was not my regular urologist however since they consider it quite a standard procedure. So it was quite a surprise when they prepped me in the OR and this guy I'd never seen before walked in.

[MastCells]

Overall, it's a very good hospital and I think they were one of the first to start with the intraprostatic injections. It was not my regular urologist however since they consider it quite a standard procedure.

"A standard procedure?" Wow!

[webslave]

It is certainly not standard. I suggest you are being used in some sort of study without your knowledge.