Early Signs of Flare Ups

DMB17 · Post by **DMB17** » Mon Feb 17, 2003 2:21 pm

I have noticed that there are some early signs before a CP flare up becomes unbearable. My two biggest pre-warnings are fatigue and a slight discomfort (burning/tenderness) in the tip of the penis. Usually the fatigue sets in the day before a flare up, even though I had a week of 8+ hours of sleep, and only awakening once during the night to urinate. The burning/tenderness of the penis usually occurs the night before a flare up. This is a new symptom that started only a few days ago. This new burning sensation does not hurt when I urinate, but only is sensitive to touch. Has any one else experienced these early signs of flare ups?

J Dimitrakov · Post by **J Dimitrakov** » Mon Feb 17, 2003 5:50 pm

DMB17 wrote: Has any one else experienced these early signs of flare ups?

Thanks for starting that thread and I encourage everyone to share their experience.

Post by **webslave** » Mon Feb 17, 2003 6:13 pm

My early sign of a flare up (which I rarely experience now, and which never rises to the level of my early experience with this disorder) includes feeling a burning pain right across my frontal pelvis, from side to side, especially when I squat or bend over.

bti20 · Post by **bti20** » Mon Feb 17, 2003 8:10 pm

My early signs also include a sensation in the tip of the penis - urethral/frenulum area - but I wouldn't call it burning: more of a clogging, clamping pain. The most prominent signal, however, is a tightening, niggling sensation around my foreskin after I retract it. This sensation is also 'mirrored' deeper inside the pelvis, and very gradually it develops into a strong tension or tootchache like pain in my perineum and penis.

alprost · Post by **alprost** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 5:30 pm

Unlike many people, I have never had flare ups which have just happened for no apparent reason. The only thing which has consistantly flared my symptoms has been exercise, and the degree of flare up is directly proportional to the volume and intensity of exercise performed.

My only warning sign is that I'm dying to do some exercise

Al.

Dan in T.O. · Post by **Dan in T.O.** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 6:48 pm

My early warning sign is a low grade fever and a headache with sinus congestion. I usually wake up in the middle of the night with the chills and alternately feel hot and cold. I can then pretty much predict what my life is going to be like for the next 4 or 5 days. (lousy)

Because of this fever, I was convinced for many years that there must be a bacterial infection involved but I have never had a positive culture ( I've had chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome for 30 years.) At one point I was on Cipro 500mg (2x daily) for over a year and still had flare ups.

My uro. (Dr. Nickel) has explained that fever can result from either inflammatory or auto-immune conditions.

ddarcher · Post by **ddarcher** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 11:47 pm

My most persistent symptom at this point is also burning in the urethra and a sensitivity to touch in the tip of the penis. I'm basically pain free otherwise with treatment ongoing but these symptoms remain. Does anyone have a thought about what causes these symptoms?

Post by **webslave** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 8:38 pm

ddarcher wrote:My most persistent symptom at this point is also burning in the urethra and a sensitivity to touch in the tip of the penis. I'm basically pain free otherwise with treatment ongoing but these symptoms remain. Does anyone have a thought about what causes these symptoms?

One of the emerging ideas is that it is a persistent nerve pain , or Sympathetically Maintained Pain (SMP).

I have aborted 2 flares as they were beginning in the last two years, each time with one hydrocodone 500mg tablet per day for three days. This tends to support a neurological etiology.

akia · Post by **akia** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 7:31 pm

My early signs (which is starting again today) are the dull sensation of clamping in the urethra and burning in the legs.

I've always suspected that my condition may be more or a narrowing of the urethra but as time goes on I accept it as a prostate problem.

I was doing really well for the past four or five days. I felt back to normal until early this morning when the burning came back. Hopefully it won't last.

Richard.N · Post by **Richard.N** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 8:59 pm

Mark - what class of drug is hydrocodone?

Post by **webslave** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 9:09 pm

Generic name for Vicodin, an opioid.

Addiction can be a problem.

Richard.N · Post by **Richard.N** » Fri Feb 28, 2003 6:40 pm

Hmmm, I doubt my doctor will go for that but ta for the info. I'll keep that one in my armoury of last resort suggestions

Carlton Higgins · Post by **Carlton Higgins** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 1:54 am

My flare ups started with a low-grade fever as well (around 99 degrees), then a feeling of constant urgency. Interestingly enough, it wasn't until the end of a flare-up cycle that I felt discomfort in the tip of the penis.

faceinthecrowd · Post by **faceinthecrowd** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 6:32 am

Is anybody else out there like me? I never have what you guys call "flareups." My symptoms have basically been constant and unchanging (i feel them 24 hrs a day) throughout this whole thing, but never any sudden "flareups." Does this indicate anything?

Richard.N · Post by **Richard.N** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 6:52 pm

I have a baseline of pain and voiding symptoms which are fairly constant. My flare ups are in the form of a flu-like feeling which can knock me out for months.

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