I've honestly noticed this for most of my life, so it isn't anything new that popped up. But recently, it has gotten a little more swollen, and it's been stinging pretty bad. UTI and STIs were already ruled out.
I'm 29 years old.
Does anyone have any insight? I'm freaking out.
Is that a cut at the bottom part? I ve been experiencing similar cut but smaller than this and the swelling is also less, from what i know, i developed the cut after a masturbation accident. It's been a month and the cut hasn't healed and i m scared that it ll remain like this forever (or might worsen), have you tried going to GP? What did he say about it? Does it pains while you have sex? ..... I think it's not cancer...
No it isn't a cut. I did see my doctor, and he just ordered a urine test and STD test, both of which came back normal. Then he prescribed antibiotics, but I don't think he he really knows what it is. He seems to just be guessing.
Extremely unlikely to be linked in any way to cancer For the swelling and the pain you are experiencing you would need to see a Urologist
hey mate, if you check my profile you will see the other patient forum i post on for this issue. We currently do not have a clear cut solution as you can imagine most doctors dont know what this is so they blanket diagnose it.
i am 27 this year and have had this as long as i can remember maybe 9 years or so. I was never shown to retract my foreskin and clean properly under there. my meatus penis opening looks exactly like yours. includes a split stream of urine, urine urgency and burning urination.
i suggest you check the forum i mentioned and follow it so you can keep up to date.
also normal PCR screening of uti etc dont pick up most bacteria, so id suggest DNA urine testing (this more than likely will have to be done private and will cost you). im curently watiting for my results to come back.
Yes, I scheduled with a Urologist for this upcoming Tuesday... we'll see what happens.
Thanks, I've been reading it. Visually, the images look similar. But what worries me, and I forgot to mention this in my first post, is that I'm also feeling pain INSIDE my penis through the shaft. The only thing I can find online that resembles my symptoms is penile caner.
Update to inform on what the Urologist says
He said it could be Urethritis, to take antibiotics for two weeks and if it doesn't work to come back. I don't really have many symptoms of Urethritis though, so it doesn't make much sense.
So you need to point out about the appearance of the tip of your penis - both that this has been like this for years but that you seem to have swelling that was new. If you have seen a urologist they have the greatest expertise on these issues
Yeah I did ask him about it and he described it as "normal" if it has looked like that for a while. He said it's gotten a bit more inflamed, the antibiotics should help..
Thanks for the detail - so you have the option to go back - if you do, think really clearly about what change or difference you would want to bring about in your penis and ask whether that is achievable, and, how it can be worked towards
hello does that gone?
Hi @adi96690 @caleb04109 @ISTP
is anybody alive here?
Any updates on this what it is?
I have the exact same thing.
Thanks
HI @caleb04109 did you find the correct diagnosis or a resolution for this,,,? I have the same 3 symptoms you described :- "includes a split stream of urine, urine urgency and burning urination"
If you are reading this Please respond, there are many here who can benefit from your case !!
I too am expecting a reply...... I have these - "a split stream of urine, urine urgency and burning urination" . Have tested negative for all the STDs even taken a course of antibiotics, have even taken medication for swelling and inflammation, applied fruticasone propionate and mupirocin cream on the tip but nothing seems to work. The inflamed meatus is still there along with swelling and dual stream of urine, burning, urinary urgency and slightly decreased flow due to the inflammation/swelling. Meatus gets swollen and red even more after masturbation (so i generally avoid it)
Ps:- I am experiencing all this since past 4-5 months ( I have had all kinds of tests done including blood and urine along with some imaging tests but am afraid to go for cystoscopy/Retrograde urethrogram) I have seen my meatus get swollen and inflammed day by day but the doctors look at it and say its fine. Recently a doctor(Dermatologist + STD specialist looked at it and identified the cause as mucosal lichen plamus, I am yet to follow up with him and ask as to how did he come to this diagnosis, what is this thing and how is this thing treated) will post here if his diagnosis is correct and I get some relief
Hi @cantreveal
did you receive any update from your dermatologist?
Hi @sushantnagpal Upon my 2nd visit he recommended that I continue to application of this flutibact ointment (fruticasone propionate and mupirocin cream) on the tip of the penis. He was unsure whether it is lichen plamus or not and said I can't say this with certainty. For the issue with double stream he asked me to consult a urologist in that same hospital.
Status update :- Posting here for benefit of all. Visited another urologist (5th urologist that I visited) He conducted a prostate exam and concluded that I am suffering from prostatitis He ordered a semen culture and serum PSA tests as well ( I had not undergone any of the 3 tests up until now. The semen culture showed the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with a note saying occasional gram -ve bacilli seen. I am now taking antibiotics to get rid of this bacteria which is responsible for prostatitis and will have to do so for a long time. but I am very relieved that I finally have the correct diagnosis after having been to 5 different urologists, 1 dermatologist + std expert and 2 different homeopaths. Moral of the story 1) Just because a doctor is not able to diagnose your problem doesn't mean you don't have it. Go to another doctor and focus first on a correct and confirmed diagnosis of the condition. Go to 10 doctors if you have to for diagnosis and tell them your entire history and ur consultations with other doctors...... I will get to know soon in about 2 weeks whether the given antibiotics are providing relief and will update here. 2) If you have already got urine routine, urine culture, std tests through urine but nothing has come up. Go for a semen culture and sensitivity test as well as a prostate exam these are another 2 non invasive and no chance of harm causing tests (the prostate exam might be a little bit uncomfortable tho) 3) In the future, Always use a condom penetrative sex or otherwise (oral or whatever), as from my case what i can conclude is trichomonas vaginallis entered my system due to unprotected sex and then it stayed for so long as no doc was able to diagnose and I even got a false negative on a std test that it caused a lot of harm before finally being treated with antibiotics. now trichomonas is gone but it has infected my prostate glands and also might have caused damage to the urethra (like a stricture, due to which I am experiencing poor flow and a dual stream of urine) . Anyways will have to take antibiotics to first completely get rid of prostatitis and then go for a retrograde urethrogram to understand the damage caused to the urethra. 4) STD tests can and very often yield false -ves 5) When ur doc says its nothing much there are very very high chances he is saying so because he doesn't understand the problem and can't diagnose/treat it. So just politely let him write whatever he is writing on the prescription, go to another doctor and tell him ur history as well as what the other docs had to say and repeat the process until you have a clear diagnosis 6) You will feel like shit all the time especially when everyone says its nothing major but ur quality of life has become shit . keep your head clean and keep pursuing diagnosis and then treatment !
Could you please tell me exactly which antibiotics are you taking at the moment? I have taken all the STD tests, been to urologist and with the exact same symptoms there has been absolutely no solution for the last 3 months. Any further help and information is greatly appreciated!