I am a 39 yo Dublin taxi driver, married father of 9 yo girl, my life was normal until last December, when I started with urinary frequency (every hour) , no any pain at that time, I ran to my GP and he gave me amoxiclin for a week with ro relief, then Zithromax, then Cipro with no any relief. I asked him insistently for a urologist reference, but he considered It was not necessary.
I studied my self on the internet and searching all the web sites related to my symptoms and I was very worried about bladder or prostate cancer, from January I started getting insomnia, and I have not managed to sleep just 3 hour per night, then I could not drive my taxi because fatigue. Finally on mid of January my GP decided to refer me to a specialist, I got the letter 3 days after...and surprise....my appointment was on 3th of April 2010
Then I became very anxious and depressed for my condition, and I decided my self to run on my native country (Romania) to a private clinic for check up. Follow the investigation the results was:
"The patient is clinically evaluated (regular external genital organs, rectal touch: tonic anal sphincter, integral rectal mucous membrane, 3.5/3 cm wide prostate, symmetrical and elastic prostatic lobes, preserved median sulcus). 9 CT imagistic abdomen- regular. We practice the urethrocystoscopy evaluation, which reveals the prostatic urethra as congested, with pseudoproliferative lesions, congested bladder mucous membrane, hypertrophic interurethra bar, prominent lateral lobes of the prostate which merge into each other on the median line, the length of the prostatic urethra is under 5 cm. Final diagnostic: Chronic Prostatitis "
Then they proposed me for urethrocystoscopy and TUMT ( microwave therapy of the prostate). Because have not had enough time to make a good decision, I accepted TUMT. After TUMT they gave me some antidepressants (Xanax and Lexapro ) I was very down at that moment and I did not realised what I was doing, then I came back in Ireland the return fly was horrible, I cried like a baby on my return plane, and I was prayed God for getting better.
On the 3th of April I went also to urologist in Ireland, I showed him the investigation I did in Romania, and he discharge me from the hospital because "I can't go with 2 doctors in the same time", I thing that was very unfair I was waiting for that appointment 4 months and I was discharged in only 2 min without any examination
why, It was so unfair !!!Then instead feeling better after TUMT I started to feel worse, frequency of urine every hour, burning on my penis 24/day, feel the bladder not proper empty, fatigue, and major depression, I always cry like a child
when I remember what I was before and what I become in a so short time.I went to my GP again and he referred me again to a urologist my place is on 7 July, but I feel is to long time to wait and I am really afraid I have something more than CP.
I wrote an email to Dr. Guercini on Rome and he tell me the description after my investigation seems to be more BPH than CP.
I called the that clinic again, and I told them I am not very well they asked my to give up the Xanax and Lexapro because may have urinary symptoms because of them. I stopped to take them 4 weeks ago, and the first 2 weeks was horrible ( eg. suicidal thoughts, feeling I am not my self.. ).
How can I cope with this situation I don't really know..... :sad: I can't work, I can't to anything, can't seat in the car, facing a big financial problem at this moment, destroying my wife and child life. I am feel like a homeless with no hope, and no any future, I have been to emergency room on hospital al least 6 time in the last 3 months, then 10-20 times to my GP and nobody helped me !! I see the most patients who taked abx, they have a relief for few days but me not, I got even worse. What I know I have a very big infection, that what I feel on this moment, if anybody can give any help regarding my situation thank you very much guys !!!!!!!
