I was diagnosed with viral orchitis
(urologist thinks it was a result of the
mumps virus although I never exhibited any
of the mumps symptoms).
This was originaly diagnosed in the
beginning of February. I had a urinalysis
performed at both of my visits and both
were negative (doctor said there was no
bacterial infection - but didn't specify
exactly what they look for).
I am not that sexually active and certain
it was not STD or bacterial related.
It's going on 4 months now since I
originally started experiencing the pain
and while it has greatly subsided, I still
feel occasional pain and uncomfort. There
are no specific activites, food, drink,
etc. that seem to cause the pain to come
back.
So the question:
For anyone that has experienced this, how
long should it take to completely go away?
The urologist said while my healing time
is longer then expected it is normal but
aside from the same general advice (rest,
plenty of water, pain reliever, etc) there
isn't much I can do.
I am about at the point of looking for
another urologist. While I haven't been
able to find much information online as to
how long this should last, what little I
did find, seemed to only last from a
couple of days to a couple of weeks -
nothing close to a couple of months.
