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sparky_777

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Std...puzzled...help Appreciated Plz
Posted: 06-13-04 23:30pm

Hi. This is long, but please bear with me.

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

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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

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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! Rolling Eyes Laughing
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sparky_777

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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

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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

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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

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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
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