To answer your question, no he didn't put me on antibiotics. When I first got this problem, I tried about four or five different ones. I first started with Doxycyclene. I then tried Cipro and a few others which I can't remember since it was so long ago. The only thing the pills did was make my stomach sick. I still think to this day that my stomach is damaged due to taking these different pills. None of them worked for me and my insurance was lousy back then so it cost me a fortune. My problem first started with trauma, sliding playing softball, so I don't think any antibiotic will help me. One Urologist said to me, after I told him everything I had been taking, "that all those pills are strong as a horse, and would have killed an infection, if there was one". So I'm afraid my sad story of living with this pain continues. After reading posts on this site, especially John's, I am going to try Herbal remedies. I am now going to try Fenugreek and Fennel. If this does not work for me, I'll have no choice but to try something else.
To reply to Inpain. Every doctor I spoke to told me there is nothing surgically they could do for my problem. They can't find anything wrong so they wouldn't know what to do. A couple doctors told me stories of removing people's Epididymis, and the people are still experiencing pain. I thought about surgery many times. The doc also told me of a man who had surgery and ended up in a wheel chair. That scared the &*@# out of me. Over the years I kept telling my wife that maybe someday they are going to come up with something new that can be done. I think at this point I am accepting the fact that surgery is out of the question, for me that is. I have had this pain in both sides for 9 1/2 years now. Thank God sex is still enjoyable. My drive is still pretty good, other than the times when the pain is so bad you can't even think about having sex. I feel for you there. I used to be extremely active with sports, softball, ice hockey, touch football league. Sadly I had to give all these up. I tried going back to playing hockey but the pain was too much. I have to be real careful now just having a catch in the yard with my kids. I get extremely depressed at times because this hell has changed my life. I have to say I am lucky to have three kids. I just wish this pain would let up a bit so I can think about doing some of the things I used to. Finding this site was a great help to me mentally, because I realized that others can relate to what I am going through. I thought that I was the only person suffering from this. Hang in there everybody, and keep the helpful info coming.
Mike
