New member-Long term sufferer
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2003 3:29 pm
Greetings everyone. I'm a new member of the forum and this is my first post.
I am 49 years old and was first diagnosed with chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome at the age of 19. That makes me a 30 year veteran. Nothing to be happy about ! I was wondering if I am the exception. Are there any other long term sufferers out there?
I've tried just about everything but surgery (more antibiotics and antifungals than I can remember, drainage, hytrin , proscar, vioxx, quercetin ). I've finally found a uro. (Dr. Curtis Nickel) who understands this disease and I'm hopeful that sooner or later we will find something that works for me. I have never had a positive culture (urine,EPS,semen).
I get flare ups about twice a month. They last 4 or 5 days during which time my symptons are: low grade fever, sinus headache, general weakness, frequent and weak urination, pain in testicles & groin, occasional extremely painful spasms in perineum
I am 49 years old and was first diagnosed with chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome at the age of 19. That makes me a 30 year veteran. Nothing to be happy about ! I was wondering if I am the exception. Are there any other long term sufferers out there?
I've tried just about everything but surgery (more antibiotics and antifungals than I can remember, drainage, hytrin , proscar, vioxx, quercetin ). I've finally found a uro. (Dr. Curtis Nickel) who understands this disease and I'm hopeful that sooner or later we will find something that works for me. I have never had a positive culture (urine,EPS,semen).
I get flare ups about twice a month. They last 4 or 5 days during which time my symptons are: low grade fever, sinus headache, general weakness, frequent and weak urination, pain in testicles & groin, occasional extremely painful spasms in perineum