Guys,
Tough time for me. Only With the symptoms , my doctor diagnosed me with Chronic Prostatis. Is it advisable to take PSA test for me now to confirm that have chronic prostatis.? I heard that PSA level gets increased with prostatis. Is it true? Anyone here ever take PSA test?pls advise me
As you say the infection will have raised your PSA so having it is seems rather pointless.
YEs. To confirm that u have prostatis, is it a good idea to take PSA test. I heard that if u have prostatis, PSA level will be flared up. Is it true, Derek. Between I'm 26.
It can go really high. I never had a PSA when I had prostatitis. Beware of Cipro and Fluoroquinolone drugs.
As far as I know, anything where the prostate is stressed or diseased raises the PSA. Benign Enlargement, Cancer or other Inflammation such as Infection. Therefore, raised PSA just confirms there's something wrong, but is not specific as to what is causing it.
PSAs are worthless
Find THE RIGHT UROLOGIST, it took me 19 yrs. After four TURPS and one PVP.
A urologist once said to me that PSA testing is PSA terrorism.
Why PSA are worthless? Isn't it a way to confirm that u have prostatis? My doctor diagnosed clinically with the symptoms alone that I have chronic prostatis. Very hard yea 😭😭 I have pain in my scrotum and sometimes while ejaculatng I have pain and no morning wood. Does it sounds like prostatis? I heard even if ur pelvic floor gets tenses as well, and have these similar symptoms 
either way I'm doomed... can I get away from this problem? I'm just 26 😭
Hi Derek,
Any suggestions for me fro my PSA test where my result is 0.5?
Isn't it a very low value for anyone who have prostatis?
No, it sounds really good. What did your doctor say about that level. Mine was 0.74 last time it was checked and I have not had prostatitis for several years.
Great, Mate. Actually , today only I took that test just to confirm for myself that what I have is chronic prostatis . But surprisingly my results came very normal. Even though I'm in antibiotics (cipro and Doxy) for the past 10 days. My symptoms are pain in left scrotum, sometime pain while ejacultion and no Morning wood ( this s**t scares me 😳
. Hope all will be sorted out soon. FIngers crossed
Have you looked at the symptoms for epididymitis ? That caused me pain in the left scrotum and testicle but there are other variations on it.
Are you in the UK ?
Cipro etc. are very dangerous and doctors have been told not to prescribe them for UTI’s, Prostatitis and keep them for life threatening conditions where the disease outweighs the risk. They have given me a type of neuropathy that I will never get rid of.
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/fluoroquinolone-toxicity-syndrome-427305
Ohh Mate 😭😭 This is Scaryyy 😩😩😩 Is it real that those drugs are dangerous?? Then y doctors are prescribing it?? Is there any other way to cure our condition without taking antibiotics?? This is really really scaryyy... Between I'm from India.
Ah yes, I took ultrasound scan which showed that my epidymytis looks fine. So my urologist clinically diagnosed me with chronic prostatis and prescribed these medicines. Is there any chance that whatever I'm having is also epidymitys?
I was guessing for pain that was not prostatitis. I found that surges of pain from epididymitis more painful that prostatitis.
It took me a while to realise the cause of my problem that doctors of course still deny. One even suggested that it was the genetic condition CMT. I laughed and said it must have missed many generations and took 80 years to find me.
Every time I was prescribed it I started to get tendonitis even when in bed after heart surgery. It eventually turned into a form of neuropathy in my lower left leg. That leg must have been effected more due to a childhood condition that left if thinner/weaker than the other.
I'm very sorry for you, mate. I understand wat it meant to go through this 😔May God save us all.
Between, How many months you took cipro?? And also did u took another probiotics while taking cipro
HOw to test for epididymitis? I took scrotal ultrasound, that didn't show anything. Any other way to find it out?
It is not he case that if you have chronic prostatitis that you have higher than normal PSA level. I have had "prostatitis" for over 20 years and my PSA level is lower than most people my age. The reason I am using quotes around the word prostatitis is that it is a very broad diagnosis of generalized pelvic pain. I you have been diagnostic with non bacterial prostatitis as a posed to bacterial prostatitis the you could really have pelvic floor dysfunction. Before the doctor starts trying to put you on all kinds of meds first make sure whether you are testing positive for bacteria. If you have not positive pathogen test, including a test of prostate fluid, try researching p Ovid floor disfuntion as many urologist are starting to suggest physical theropy by a trained pelvic floor therapist as a first step in treatment. Hope this helps as I was given many meds over the years which seemingly made my symptoms worse over time.