I read the abstract recently posted under news and updates about the autoimmune study. Has anybody seen or heard of any lines of treatment to come out of this approach? Did that particular study put forward any thoughts on treating this disease from an auto immune approach? Would that look different from the Standford approach?
I have a history of autoimmune diseases in my family (Lupus, Celiac Disease), and this line of inquiry has me curious.
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timberdoodle
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Age: 40 Symptoms for seven years; Symptoms include: subrapubic & genital discomfort; perrenial pain, feeling like groin is swollen, problems with urinary frequency are resolved; helped by: abdominal stretching, Theracane work on abdomen, light exercise (nordic track); worsened by: sitting and office work
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This theory was being tested at the University of Maryland in a clinical study of Enbrel, a new anti-arthritis drug that works by "capturing" the excess cytokines believed to cause runaway inflammation." Email Richard Alexander, M.D., [email protected] a urologist with the University of Maryland medical center, who headed up this study.
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kenn101
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I e-mail Dr Richard Alexander and he replied
I was disappointed as my sister uses Enbrel for arthritis and it has been working for her. But the price here in Canada it work out to $1300 a month so it's out of my league anyhow.Dr Richard Alexander wrote:The drug was not effective in treating patients with CP/CPPS in my trial. -ra
I HAVE NO MEDICAL TRAINING JUST CPPS
Age:48 | Onset Age: 39 | Symptoms:mod to extreme Pain in testicle (both), right epididymis, lower back lower right and centre abdomen. Urination frequency and urgence, decreased or no urine stream, ED, night time incontinence after riding in a vehicles or too much movement. | Helped By: eating ice frequency by Elavil, urine stream by Hytrin or Flomax. Pain control Methadone and Hydromorphone but more so by Triamcinolone epidurals. | Worsened By: Too much movement, SSRI's, Hot baths or showers. eating warm or too much food,DMSO treatments. Frequency by caffeine, stress or SSRI's.
Age:48 | Onset Age: 39 | Symptoms:mod to extreme Pain in testicle (both), right epididymis, lower back lower right and centre abdomen. Urination frequency and urgence, decreased or no urine stream, ED, night time incontinence after riding in a vehicles or too much movement. | Helped By: eating ice frequency by Elavil, urine stream by Hytrin or Flomax. Pain control Methadone and Hydromorphone but more so by Triamcinolone epidurals. | Worsened By: Too much movement, SSRI's, Hot baths or showers. eating warm or too much food,DMSO treatments. Frequency by caffeine, stress or SSRI's.