lpkayak
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i have 3 sons and 3 brothers and lots of ppl email me...but this subject is very popular right now
and i am not an expert at all...just trying to help these (mostly) young guys
it would probalbly be a good idea to try to sonsolidate all these posts in one but i don't have time today
so the new one's sx are:
enlarged prostate at a young age (late 30s) problems with urination and other uncomfortable feelings "down there"
2 yrs of cipro has not made the enlargement go away
biopsy was neg
also-before problems was dx and aggressively txed for lyme
at one point one testicle swelled a lot and was very painful...abx helped bring that down(forget wheic abx)
now..because cipro is not working after 2 yrs(gees...can you imagine 2 yrs of cipro-i don't know the dose tho-but it seems amazing his tendonds are ok-)
anyway-they switched him to bactrim
he immediatly got his original lyme pains back-very sore hands and burning skin
so to me...it kind of sounds like a no brainer...he is dealing with lyme and bactrim gets the bugs and if he can't take the herx (he stopped bactrim cuz he coudn't work with such bad herx)
so i think he should start with low dose bacrim and build up
but he is worried about resistance...hes a smart guy...but i know when i was in this place with rifampin and bart i had to do it (lower the dose and build up) and it worked to get the bart
time will tell about the resisitance
for me the risk was worth it---but i'd like to hear from anyone who had dealt with these sx or has an opinion...thanks
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glm1111
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Ipkayak,
If you go to the symptom list at Humaworm, prostrate problems is listed. If abx haven't worked, perhaps an antiparasitic might make a difference. It's worth a try. If you do, remember 30 days is not enough.
Gael
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lpkayak
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thanks. my parastroy is supposed to get here tomorrow
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