Jack112
04-15-2004, 07:22 PM
As I said in my last posts, I had sex about two weeks ago this Friday and I used a condom (it did not break and held strong :) ) however, not 2 days later I started to get some burning when I went to the bathroom (not a lot but noticeable) and my genitals started to hurt a little off and on during the day. I hoped it was perhaps an allergic reaction to the condom but after a week of washing and cleaning the symptoms continued. This encounter on Friday was the first time and I was sure not to get my penis any where near her without the condom on tight.
So...Last Monday I went to the doctor and he did a penal swab (I don’t know what to call it) and a few other tests. I told him the details and asked him what it could be..such as herpes, trech, chlamydia or gonorrhea etc. This is what worries me.. He said that he does not think it is herpes since he has never heard of herpes giving any symptoms in 2 days (but he did not rule it out) but he asked me if I had had any urinary discharges and I had not had any discharge nor have I had any scabs or bumps. He seemed a little puzzled by it.
He gave me something called (not sure if I spelled it right) doxicycline that I am to take for 7 days. Now, I have been on the medication for about 3 days now and I feel like I am a little better but I still have some presser in my genital area and my penis still seems a little tender off and on through the day.
Do any of you have any clues on what this could be and do you know what doxicycline is and what it treats. Any help you give will be much appreciated.
So...Last Monday I went to the doctor and he did a penal swab (I don’t know what to call it) and a few other tests. I told him the details and asked him what it could be..such as herpes, trech, chlamydia or gonorrhea etc. This is what worries me.. He said that he does not think it is herpes since he has never heard of herpes giving any symptoms in 2 days (but he did not rule it out) but he asked me if I had had any urinary discharges and I had not had any discharge nor have I had any scabs or bumps. He seemed a little puzzled by it.
He gave me something called (not sure if I spelled it right) doxicycline that I am to take for 7 days. Now, I have been on the medication for about 3 days now and I feel like I am a little better but I still have some presser in my genital area and my penis still seems a little tender off and on through the day.
Do any of you have any clues on what this could be and do you know what doxicycline is and what it treats. Any help you give will be much appreciated.
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Magnetic
04-15-2004, 10:51 PM
Doxycyline is an antibiotic used to treat urinary tract infections, to include gonorrhea and chlamydia. I doubt you have an infection, but it is possible to have a non-sexual UTI that is coincidental. Unprotected oral sex occasionally results in some vague and unexplainable symptons that defy diagnosis, but which eventually seems to clear up. Give it some time and see what happens. Worrying about it really can make symptoms appear and continue.
myst0ryman
04-22-2004, 01:34 AM
I had the same problem.. burning in the tip when i urinated a couple days after sex, but my sex was unprotected. My left testy started to hurt, within a month it was so inflamed and painful that I could barely walk sometimes. I went to doc, took 1 dose of 1 gram cipro, drastically cut symptoms but never killed it. Taken 2-3 short term anti-bacterial medicines since, but they always just lessen the symptoms, sometimes even make them dissapear, only to reappear again. The doc insists im stuck with this for life and wont put me on a long term treatment of cipro, which i am sure i need because it is the only med that completely knocked the pain out of my system and gave relief for the longest amount of time. Anyone else have similar problems and help for me????
Jack112
04-22-2004, 01:46 AM
I am glad to know that I am not alone. I spoke to my doctor and I do not have gonorr or Clyamy nor a urine infection (I am very happy about), yet the pain is still here (off and on). I just don't understand how the doctor can not know what causes this phantom pain.
If there is anyone that knows what this is, please tell me. I even find that my shaft seems over sensitive and that is not a good feeling at all. I would like this to go away.
If there is anyone that knows what this is, please tell me. I even find that my shaft seems over sensitive and that is not a good feeling at all. I would like this to go away.
myst0ryman
04-22-2004, 04:06 PM
Yeah well i tested negative for all STD's, but i definately have something. Its been 10 months now and i dont know whats gonna happen with this. Doctors arent very effective with things they cant see because they are scared to mess with our immune systems by prescribing long term meds, which i am sure that i need.
Jack112
04-22-2004, 06:58 PM
My doctor prescribed naprosyn and Pyridium, do you think this could get rid of what I have?
Magnetic
04-22-2004, 10:25 PM
My doctor prescribed naprosyn and Pyridium, do you think this could get rid of what I have?
No. Naprosyn is an anti-immflamatory (reduces swelling and pain) and Pyridium is essentially a pain reliever for the urinary tract. This can sometimes help prostatitis and if swelling just happens to be the cause, so then I guess it might help afterall.
Urologists usually are better at offering long term treatment - such as 60 day courses of Cipro to treat prostititits, but without evidence of bacteria, it is generally ineffective and they are reluctant to prescribe such treatment. You might insist for a culture to be grown of your expressed prostatic fluid, where to check to see if anything will grow. Rarely, something is found that the typical broad spectrum antibiotics like Cipro and doxycycline don't kill.
No. Naprosyn is an anti-immflamatory (reduces swelling and pain) and Pyridium is essentially a pain reliever for the urinary tract. This can sometimes help prostatitis and if swelling just happens to be the cause, so then I guess it might help afterall.
Urologists usually are better at offering long term treatment - such as 60 day courses of Cipro to treat prostititits, but without evidence of bacteria, it is generally ineffective and they are reluctant to prescribe such treatment. You might insist for a culture to be grown of your expressed prostatic fluid, where to check to see if anything will grow. Rarely, something is found that the typical broad spectrum antibiotics like Cipro and doxycycline don't kill.