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and urethra too. Anyone having experience? What treatment suggested? Urologist says that infection is in perineum tissue. Blood and urine tests normal. CRP level normal. Prostate not infected. What antibiotic has an affect to the tissue? Now I've got clarithromysin 3 weeks but it doesn't seem to help. The pain is really hard. Thank's for any reply.
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I would look into treating for parasites. You could have a pinworm infection. Parasites can play a MAJOR part in Lyme disease. Check out the symptom list at Humaworm and the PARASITE WARRIORS SUPPORT THREAD here on lymenet.
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Carol in PA
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Hot compresses for 20 minutes, every two hours or as often as possible.
This will improve bloodflow to the infected area and help it to heal.
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Bored, I found this post online...This might be a rare case - (not sure) - but maybe you should talk to your Urologist about this.
Perineum Pain -
I am 50y/male. I experienced pain in the perineum area between the anus and the scrotum. It started as a soreness after working out. So I thought I strained a groin muscle. Four days later the pain consistently got worse and I started feel a swollen area in the perineum area. After another 3-days (1-week now), I went to the doctors, they informed me that I had a temperature of about 100 deg and prescribed me Tylenol with codeine.
I took the meds for 2 days and then went back when the swelling grew and the pain got worse. The swelling extended up under my testicles. This caused me to experience severe pain (felt like someone stuck a knife into my scrotum). At the point I went to the doctor and my temperature was 101 deg. and they said believed I had an infection of some sort and gave me antibiotics.
After taking the meds for 2 more days, I could not take the pain - so I went to a Urologist and they took my temperature and it is now 103 deg. and they stated it was an infection and gave me more antibiotics to take (this was a Friday).. Now on Sunday 2-days later (and almost 2-weeks since these symptoms started) I felt terrible and took my temperature - it was 104-105 degs. I called the local emergency room and they said take Tylenol to knocked down the temperature and go see the doctor on Monday morning.
Monday morning I went to the doctors and my temperature was 103-104 degs. They conducted a ultrasound - which showed good blood flow in the perineum area. They conducted a CAT scan/MRI which showed a gaping hole (space) in the area which means that there was a bacteria eating away in the inside of my perineum area.
Four Urologist and Two General Practitioners came in a spoke with me. They recommended that I go immediately into surgery to drain and remove the bacteria before it got into my blood stream and went throughout my body OR they could just continue to pump antibiotics into my system until it killed the bacteria.
Either way I would of been admitted in the hospital. At this point (now 2 1/2 weeks since my first symptoms) I choose to have the surgery. By the end of the day I was in the operating room - had the surgery -
while I was under for the surgery - the Urologists and GP's both full examined both urinary and prostate / colon areas to ensure everything was fine. Which it turned out to be fine. I spent 4-days in the hospital recovering and they pumped me full of powerful antibiotics to kill anything remaining in my body.
When I left the hospital - they did not stitch the cut from the testicles to the anus area. Because of the gaping hole created by the bacteria, they wanted the hole to close completely and they wanted the fluid to continue to drain.
So I would just have daily packing every day (7-days a week) for the past 3-weeks. A nurse comes to my home and changes the packing in the area and I go back to the Urologist twice a week to ensure the wound is healing and not infected. Also - I conduct sit baths 2-times per day to keep the area clean. It has now been 3-weeks since the operation and recovery is going well.
I wanted to share this experience all men out there. The pain I experienced I would not wish on anyone - So I wanted to pass it along to all men. The doctors said at the time of the surgery - the swelling was the size of two decks of cards stacked on top of each other and spread as deep as your pointing finger and was from the anus to the testicles.
We never found out how I got this way and we will never know. So - in summary - men check the area, it you feel sore and you notice some swelling - check your temperature - if it starts rising - demand to get an CAT Scan/MRI to see if there is any indications of Bacteria growth in the area. You will experience the worst pain you could ever imagine until the bacteria is removed.
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that sounds so horrible. why did they wait so long? healthcare these days is disgusting
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Health care these days is disgusting!
Pain and a fever and localized swelling should set alarm bells ringing.
And the worse part is, when it comes to "private areas" in either gender, both patients and docs tend to not be as thorough as maybe necessary to prevent embarassment.
I am really sorry you are going through this.
It sounds so painful!
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If its not in the blood or urine it is a local infection. If it were me I'd apply CDS (mms activted with HCL) with dmso topically at least twice day. If its an infection this will probably take care of it.
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MRI scan made. Result is normal according to infectologist. Ultrasound showed increased blood flow on perineum area. Urethra normal.
The pain is terrible. Doctor ordered to take oxycodone to the pain.
I have tryed now three types of antibiotics chlarithromycin, roxithromycin (this caused pressure into the head and was stopped), at the moment I take amoxin. I don't recognize what type of medicines are CDS, HCL and dmso. What's the main agent on these? Could be that those are not available here in Finland.
I am also having pain under the lowest rib bone at the moment. Has the infection spread into colon or has antibiotics caused irritation??
Thank you so much for answers.
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Did they check your prostate? A 40 year old males family member just went in for chest pain, trouble breathing, etc and it was his prostate, Nass infection. Such strange symptoms !
I know symptoms aren't the same, but just saying pain can radiate!
Also, just thinking. Many women on this board have vulvadonia. ( sp?), here is the male equivalent :
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Carol in PA
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Have you had a chance to do hot compresses? Fill the bathroom sink with hot water, and wring out a small thick towel in it.
Apply the hot towel to the affected area, refolding to expose a fresh hot side as it cools. Soak the towel and wring it out again as needed. Do hot compresses for 20 to 30 minutes every two hours, or as often as you can.
This is amazingly effective, as it increases the bloodflow to the infected area to help it heal. However, it's boring, as you sit there holding a damp towel for a long time. It may help to meditate, read or listen to music, or watch television.
An alternative would be to sit in a bathtub of warm water, which would also relax the blood vessels and speed healing.
Another alternative would be to use PEMF, pulsed electromagnetic field energy, to the perineum. This reduces pain by reducing inflammation and increasing blood nutrients to the cells.
I have posted before about some of the units available in the U.S., but I don't know what is available in Finland.
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Be careful of the oxy. I had it after knee replacement and it was awful getting off it. Even when i had weaned down to 5 mg every other day
Oxy is known as the worst for addiction-you might be better off with something else
Maybe a medical person on here would know the best to use. Fentanl worked for me too and was easier to stop
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