This is a second thread, since the first one's title is now a bit misleading. To sum up, I freaked out about pain in my left testicle, left leg and left abdominal area. Ultrasound and urine test came clean. The urologist touched my left epididymis and it was hella painful, and told me it was obviously an epididymitis. He gave me Cipro 500mg x2 a day for 2 weeks. I felt better at first. The pain turned into discomfort. 2 weeks later and it seemed that the pain came back nearly as strong... Doc told me to take Cipro for one more week. Treatment ends today and I'm going back to the urologist tomorrow, but I'm worried because 3 weeks of antibiotics just didn't make me feel better. Any contact with my balls makes them painful all over again. Was the diagnosis wrong? Or do I just need more/another antibiotic? I don't want this to become long-term....
The urologist told me everything looks okay, then gave me anti-inflamatories (Piroxicam 20mg) for 14 days. It's been 3 days and there's no difference... There's also kind of swelling? My testicle feels tight and "higher". Maybe I'm impatient but testicle pain makes life hell.
hey, i have the exact same problems but i did 3X urine tests and blood and sperm tests. everything came back negative. nevertheless the doc gave me antibiotics twice (once for 10 days the same like yours snd once for 5 days another one). they didn't really seem to work out. he concluded that it's probably a berve pain and we will do this cord block with lidocaine to check if it's indeed nerve pain. i also don't know what to do. welcome to the club of the testicular pain.
I did tests too! And an ultrasound! Nothing looked out of place. I've thought about the nerve block thing because sometimes it's just too much. But the doctor is convinced it's epididymitis and that I should wait... Now I have swelling. It's so weird man. Yeah, this club is NOT fun...
it's the worst club. keep me updated on your situation I'll keep you on mine. im testing cord block on Tuesday.
Good luck tomorrow! Here, it's still painful mostly upon contact. Today was a little harder, I've been getting random pain here and there. The swelling is pretty much the same, I think. It looks less scary though, maybe I got used to it... I called my urologist, he told me to stay on the same anti-inflamatories for another 8 days then go back for a check-up. At this rate I'm pretty sure I'll have to go back because I'm not getting better. And I have 0 sex drive.
Hi Sorry to know that you are still suffering from pain. As I wrote before, there is a technic for using antibiotic. Only an experienced doctor can administer it. For example sometimes Cipro is being given as 500 XR ×2=1000mg at one time per day instead of regular cipro 500 mg twice a day. In this dosage you have to use cipro in extended period. If you have completed all your antibiotic and looking to try something else before removing of epididymus or cutting the nerve then find a good homeopathic doctor in your city. In London I believe there is couple. The have a powerful antibiotic named mercures car/ sal. Only a doctor can decide its potency and usage.
For now I'm still waiting until I finish taking my anti-inflamatories, I really don't want to have any kind of surgery any time soon. It seems to be getting slightly better, so I'm a little bit optimistic for now. We don't have many experienced doctors around here, it's definitely not London.
Update - My swelling is going away after a week, I'm so glad. It's slow but it is. The pain is still there... sometimes stronger than before, I'm not sure. Every time I touch it or moves too much, the pain comes back. That's not good if I want to function again tbh :( I also don't know if I should go back to my urologist after this. He seemed sure that I won't need anything after the NSAID...
I'm supposed to be over with the treatment in two days, but maybe I'll go back and check with the doctor again. The swelling is nearly gone, and the pain is less frequent. I guess it improved with the NSAID faster than with antibiotics? Idk, but I'm actually scared that the doctor will tell me I should be done with meds and then I'd go back to being in pain all over again.
I'm supposed to take these capsules, Cyclo 3 Fort, for a month and it says it's composed of Ruscus, dry extract titrated in sterol glycosides150 mg Hesperidin methyl chalcone150 mg Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)100 mg No idea what any of that means.
That is the problem with antibiotics once we stop taking them, if the infection has not completely gone then the problems gets worse over time, and returns back to normal. I think you need stronger antibiotics.
Hi,
what was your update from the urologist... my husband is having similar pain. he has taken antibiotics 3X, had a urine analysis, and ultrasound and still has pain. it sounds like your pain is worse than his but still discomfort
Hi,
what was your update from the urologist... my husband is having similar pain. he has taken antibiotics 3X, had a urine analysis, and ultrasound and still has pain. it sounds like your pain is worse than his but still discomfort
any updates?
having the same problem. negative urine tests and normal ultrasound but my right testicle definitely hurts/feels tender. doctor put md on antibiotics but scared it wont work
Hi, thought I'd share my experience as i am definitely part of this club. I was diagnosed with epididymitis 2 years ago, first given a course of antibiotics and it didnt help too much and a few months later, i was diagnosed with chronic epididymitis.
Let me tell you, it's a bitch and the mild discomfort has never went away. Occasionally, say every 3/6 months I'll have a 'breakout' where it swells up again and ofcourse, blood, urine and ultrasounds all normal. I get prescribed nsaids and hopefully they last long enough to survive 'peak season' . 24 M and man has this made me want to rip out my nuts and live a peaceful life at least a couple of times. As i write this, its peak season and gonna have my visit to my urologist so he can prescribe nsaids to me and repeat this process all the way till death do us apart. Cheers
hey guys, someone who is dealing with quite vicious prostate and testicular infections right now here! actually, I've been battling the prostate for 6 months and 3 antibiotics. levoquin, doxycycline, and i just finished a month on ciprofloxacin. the infection spread to my testicles about 5 weeks ago. my urologist now wants me on IV antibiotics for 21 days so i get a PICC line put in tomorrow and daily injections after that.
prostate infections are hard to treat, but testicular infections respond well to antibiotics. according to my urologist, if you don't improve markedly, the infection isn't going away. you need to fully treat and get rid of the infection or it will come back. that's what happened to me after the levoquin. i thought i was "good enough," for about a month after stopping and then the infection started to come back - with a vengeance - and this time it was already resistant to treatment.
i have never been as sick in my entire life as i have been in the last month fighting these infections. if the IV rocephin doesn't work then my options will continue to dwindle and with each failed antibiotic my chances of the infection becoming resistant to treatment increases.
don't avoid your urologist and hope your infection is handled just because you're afraid they might say it isn't. you don't want it to get worse.
hey how are you now? i have been told after a ultrasound that i have a resolving case of this...its been 5 weeks of discomfort and pain. iv been on doxycycline for 8 days and it doesnt seem to be working. i also have some frequent feeling in my urethra..almost like a burn. urine and blood tests were all clear. Now the GP is trying to refer to sexual health which does not make sense.
has anyone had any resolutions to their problems? or any definitive diagnosis?
Hey guys - 25 y/o and I think ive got epidimitis. Went to my primary and tried 2 different antibiotics. All it did was reduce the pain but its still constantly mild. Can't engage in sexual activity or even workout without getting irritated. Going to a urologist in a few weeks for an ultrasound but it looks like that will make no difference according to a lot of these replies.
I guess my question is - Did this ever get resolved ??? If so, how?? Its been 2 months and im losing hope