UCPPS - Prostatitis, Interstitial Cystitis Forum

Over the last 5 months my condition had really been improving. On a good day I would have rated myself at perhaps 90% - 95% pain free and on a bad day perhaps around 75% - 80%. That has been a huge improvement compared to last year and the beginning of this year when I would have rated myself at between 30% - 50%.

I had been doing internal trigger point work, having warm baths and trying to reduce stress to get to that point. Making sure I had a daily walk also helped a lot.

I had actually got to the point where I had all but put my condition into the back of my mind - well, to to more precise, it was just another relatively minor health imperfection to have to work around - in other words not a big deal. That was until Winter struck

It got really cold down here in Australia this last couple of weeks and precisely at the same time my condition has badly deteriorated again. It isn't as bad as it was originally, but I put that down to understanding the problem better and having coping mechanisms in place. But this Winter is absolutely horrible.

For some reason it doesn't matter that indoors the temperature can be controlled with heating. Winter is Winter and the body seems to react differently to the same temperature in Winter than it does in Summer

Anyway, hopefully I will get through this without the pain and discomfort becoming debilitating

Hang in there Jon, I had the exact same experience when winter came around the Northern hemisphere- I backslid a bit. But now summer is here and I'm improving again. Don't let it get you down. chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome is definitely a "two steps forward, one step back" kind of thing.

I am sure that the cure to this thing consists of:

1. No work ever again
2. And endless supply of money
3. Living in a warm climate all year round
4. No stress, no worries, nothing, like peace and quiet.

I am sure given these "conditions for our bodies to heal" we would all be back to normal within a year or so.

Haha, you're more right than you know.

I've had the same thought as well. If any of you know of an insurer who will cover the "spending-the-rest-of-my-life-on-the-beach-in-Rio Protocol," let me know!

Thanks for all the replies. I think I should move to the far North of Queensland - much warmer than down here! But yes, I was going wonderfully in late Summer and through Autumn. I'm actually feeling a bit better having started to do TP therapy every day (rather than a couple of times week - which is all I ever needed during the warmer weather).

Maybe I should try the any accredited quercetin product too. I've been taking the any accredited quercetin product once a day (any more than that makes no diference). From what I have read here it is even better, so it might help during these cold months.

garyholc wrote:I am sure that the cure to this thing consists of:

1. No work ever again
2. And endless supply of money
3. Living in a warm climate all year round
4. No stress, no worries, nothing, like peace and quiet.

I am sure given these "conditions for our bodies to heal" we would all be back to normal within a year or so.

Actually don't we only need points 2 and 3? If I had an endless supply of money, I would stop working. Plus for me, and endless supply of money would probably reduce life's stresses by about 90% - no kidding. Most of my deep seated anxieties are about money - I am sure of it.

That's why I play the lottery every week

Can win if you don't play...

What do you say about someone like me who is in greater pain when it is warm and it is ever worse in 90+ degree weather we are now having. I long for the cold winter day and being outside and having the pain reduce greatly. Hot showers and baths and hot tubs are very painful. I am such a misfit that I can't even get a syndrome right