About one month ago I started getting
symptoms that resemble those of chlamydia
or ghonorrea. Such as pain while
urinating, a frequent urge to urinate even
if I had just urinated, a small annoying
pain of the urethra, general itching &
tenderness, sometimes a small amount of
redness on the tip of my penis and I guess
a small bit of aching of the testicles and
bladder area.
I have not been sexually active for about
3 months now, and the last sexual partner
I had, was my girlfriend (now ex).
I have been to 3 different doctors about
this, and I still have no cure from the
pain. The first doctor tested me for
chlamydia, which returned a negative
result and therefore said there was
nothing wrong with me. Upset at the way
I was treated, a few days later I saw
another doctor, whom diagnosed me with
urinary tract infection.....This also has
been a wrong diagnosis as the medication
solved nothing and also its very rare for
a 21 yo male to get uti.
Three days ago, I saw a third doctor, whom
straight away told me I have chlamydia.
I told him the test I had was negative,
and he responded saying that sometimes the
tests are false. He prescribed me some
'zithromax' medication. I took the one
dose of this, and at first I thought it
was helping. However, it may have just
been my mind telling me this.
3 days on, I still have an urge to urinate
constantly, and my penis still feels
tender. The burning of the urethra and
itching is no longer anywhere near as bad
as earlier, but it scares me to know that
its still not going away. So it seems
like the zithromax fixed a couple things
but not all.
Has anyone ever experienced anything
similar? Does anyone know how long it
takes for the zithromax to kill the
infection?
I still think I may have ghonorrea, even
though the doctors have not tested or
treated me for it, but my symptoms are
very similar to what I have researched on
the web. I am going to see the doc
again in 4 days to get a full std test,
but if anyone can help me, it will be much
appreciated. I can no longer live with
this horrible feeling!
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loquillo
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 1
Unknown Std Posted: 07-09-04 13:19pm
Hey brother:
i feel your pain. Not too long ago I had
sex with some chic. I started to have
weird symptoms which I tought to be
chlamydia. Went to the docs for std check
and no chlamydia, gonorreah, herpes,
nothing came back positive. I was and
wasn't happy with th results, I still
don't know what it is.
I tell you something tough, gonorreah is a
pretty dramatic disease, is very painful
and the discharge is pretty seems to be
pretty comon as a pus like yellow thick
discharge. I think that the docs would
know if you had it. My last tought about
my "unknown disease" is that it could be
trichonomas. This desease does not
usually develops symptoms on men but when
it does is supposed to be a whitish or
clear discharge, tingling on your shaft
and slight burn after ejaculation or
urination. It is hard to detect on men
tough. If I was you, i'll get to an
urologist, possibly in a hospital or close
to a lab(that will ensure a lil promptness
and better reliability of the results) and
I would get the full blown std check
including a request to check for
trichonomas. If nothing come back
positive I would ask for treatment on
trichonomas given that it is flagil on one
dose and that the trichonomas test is the
most unreliable. Sorry for the long
letter, I have been doing a lot of
research myself. Loquillo
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JMsocal
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 2
I Feel You... Posted: 07-09-04 19:42pm
I was dignosed with chlamydia about 2
months ago. I told my previous sexual
partner (ex) and went with her to get
tested, but her test came back negative!
She was tested again, and again the test
came back negative! She has symptoms as
well.
My current partner was tested, came back
positive and was treated with a single
1gram dose of azithromycin. Two weeks
later she was tested again and came back
negative.
When I was tested I came back positive. I
took a single 1gram dose of azithromycin
and I felt better for a day or so. But
then a few days later the symptoms came
back worse than before! So I went back to
the doctor and told them that the
treatment didn't work so he gave me
another single 1gram dose of azithromycin
and a five day (2 pills a day) dose of
doxycycline. My ex was also medicated
again this way and still feels symptoms
(the girl that tested negative twice.)
i felt better for about 2 weeks but now I
feel like the symptoms are coming back!
They are mild, so I think I may be
paranoid but i'm still freaking out! I
have to wait for my doctors app. To get
tested again and I still have to wait for
the results. Arrgghh!
I've also read that sometimes bacteria can
"mutate" and become resistant to
antibiotics. I really hope that I don't
have some strange version of chlamydia. I
really wish that I was in better health
already.
So anyway. I feel you buddy. I kind of
understand what it's like to not
understand whats wrong with you and why
your not getting better. Hang in there.
Positive thinking = positive immune
system!
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sparky_777
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jun 2004 Posts: 8 Location: Australia
Update of My Problem Posted: 07-10-04 00:20am
Thanks heaps fella's for your responses.
I really appreciate it. To update you
guys on how its going, I went to another
doctor again, and he said he seems to
think I have a form of non-gonnococcal
urethritis (i think its the name for
chlamydia in males), even though my test
was negative. Anyways, he prescribed a
full three weeks hit of 'doxycycline'.
Finishing the last capsule yesterday, I
must say that I feel a lot lot better than
previously. However, it is still not
100%. Just like you 'jmsocal', I am
still scared that I also have some 'weird'
version of this std. All the burning and
everything has gone, its just the only
symptoms I still have is a slight urge to
urinate more frequently than I should
(usually straight after urniating), and
also an annoyance and aching of the shaft
of my penis near the base, usually after
masturbating (softly)....I never ever got
this pain in the past, only since the
start of all the other symptoms of this
'unknown std'.
Im going to get tested on monday again for
the works, but im not really sure whether
I want a positive or negative result hey.
If something is positive it means its
still not going away, but if its negative
that means I still have something but they
dont have a clue what......Aaarrrggghhh.
I havnt slept with anyone since before the
onset of symptoms, and all I want is to be
able to live life worry free again, and to
get my sex life back on track.
'loquillo' - thanks for your advice mate.
I will take it up depending on what the
result is of this test in a few days.
And 'jmsocal', love your finishing
sentence (true in many cases too) "hang in
there. Positive thinking = positive
immune system!".
Good luck with it all fella's. Hope to
hear postive updates from you guys.
Later!
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chev91
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 10
Post From Long Ago, But Might Help!! Posted: 08-21-04 17:22pm
My best friend who is a girl had a
bacterial infection called bacterial
vaginosis. Although a different thing,
it's similar to a yeast infection and also
caused by similar things (it is not
necessarily contracted like an std, but
developed inside the woman). Anyway, her
boyfriend started having almost identical
symptoms to what you have described,
however, men are not supposed to feel any
symptoms of b v whatsoever. All of his
test results came back negative. I'm not
sure what drug they put him on, but it
might be best to talk to a doctor about
what to do to cure b v that has been
passed to a man. That could be the
magical solution to your problem. It is
very very very rare for a male to get
symptoms of bacterial vaginosis, but it
has happened, and if all of your test
results came back negative and even after
taking doxicycline you still feel
symptoms, I would definitely talk to a
doctor and see what he/she can do!
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lv2004
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 31
I Have the Same Thing Posted: 10-14-04 08:39am
Don't know if anyone is still following
this, but if so I would appreciate knowing
your results. I have had somewhat of the
same thing and battleing it for 10 months
now!!! I don't have any pain, did get
epididymitis (swollen left testicle) which
they say is caused by std's (chlamydia,
gonnorrhea, trich) however, all tests were
negative multiple times for both me and my
partner. I don't have pain any more, but
do have a clear discharge that comes out
periodically, sometimes thick, other times
runny like urine in small amounts. We
have both tried all meds, zithromax,
flagyl, doxy, etc. Nothing clears it up
and the Dr.'s tell me it's in my head.
If people are still following this please
let me know if you found a cure!!!
Thanks
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misscamie20
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Posts: 27 Location: ohio
to Lv2004 Posted: 10-18-04 10:35am
I once had bacteria vaginosis, it can come
from shaving, to tight of panties \
pants... Almost anything. I t is very
possible for a man to contact this from a
partner. So check all possibilities, I
felt like crap for days till I saw a doc,
he sent me home with 3 pills and as soon
as I took the first one I felt better
within a hours time. And all symptoms
were gone. Discharge, cramps, odors. Its
only a bacterial infection ... No biggie!
But it is contagious! Good luck
