Comments - Antibiotic advice - Prostatitis Forum & Social Network2024-03-28T21:46:57Zhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2201951%3ABlogPost%3A46350&xn_auth=noJeffos, one more thing, I cer…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2014-08-26:2201951:Comment:460582014-08-26T14:26:31.793ZJohn Lhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/JohnL
<p>Jeffos, one more thing, I certainly subscribe to your philosophy that one should not make a bad situation worse if at all possible. </p>
<p>Jeffos, one more thing, I certainly subscribe to your philosophy that one should not make a bad situation worse if at all possible. </p> Thanks jeffos, I was only rel…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2014-08-26:2201951:Comment:462672014-08-26T14:23:50.123ZJohn Lhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/JohnL
<p>Thanks jeffos, I was only relating to things I have read, definitely not endorsing it. The posts I have read concerning it were favorable from a doctor "Duke" Bahn, who does it in Ventura, California. There are all kinds disclaimers, and saying you should only do it as a last resort.</p>
<p>Appreciate your suggestions.</p>
<p>Thanks jeffos, I was only relating to things I have read, definitely not endorsing it. The posts I have read concerning it were favorable from a doctor "Duke" Bahn, who does it in Ventura, California. There are all kinds disclaimers, and saying you should only do it as a last resort.</p>
<p>Appreciate your suggestions.</p> Dear john , supantha
I would…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2014-08-26:2201951:Comment:464482014-08-26T14:03:28.272Zjeffoshttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/jef
Dear john , supantha<br />
I would suggest you to stay away from the prostate injection...at best it would improve temporary your condition but it can also make it much worse...this is exactly my experience: I did one of those injection and it took me one full year to recover to where I was before.<br />
Moreover after the injection ecoli starts to show up (urine culture after prostate massage), before the injection I was always negative....honnestly this injection treatment is not a cure.<br />
As suphanta…
Dear john , supantha<br />
I would suggest you to stay away from the prostate injection...at best it would improve temporary your condition but it can also make it much worse...this is exactly my experience: I did one of those injection and it took me one full year to recover to where I was before.<br />
Moreover after the injection ecoli starts to show up (urine culture after prostate massage), before the injection I was always negative....honnestly this injection treatment is not a cure.<br />
As suphanta said, you better think of IV antibiotics, at least if it doesnt work it would not harm your prostate...this has worked for me so far, the only thing is that after all these antibiotics treatment the bacteria might become resistant ( this is my case).<br />
I fully agree with you about the structural abnormality, in my particular case a bladder neck sclerosis seems to be a possible cause. Thanks for the information Mr…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2014-08-26:2201951:Comment:464472014-08-26T10:09:18.817Zs mndlhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/supanthamandal
Thanks for the information Mr. John. .I will go through it..I really appreciate it..<br />
Regards
Thanks for the information Mr. John. .I will go through it..I really appreciate it..<br />
Regards supantha if you haven't alrea…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2014-08-26:2201951:Comment:461672014-08-26T09:03:57.542ZJohn Lhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/JohnL
<p>supantha if you haven't already you might want to visit this site where prostatitis suffers discuss what works and doesn't work for them:</p>
<p><a href="http://forum.prostatitis.org/viewforum.php?f=2" target="_blank">http://forum.prostatitis.org/viewforum.php?f=2</a></p>
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<p>supantha if you haven't already you might want to visit this site where prostatitis suffers discuss what works and doesn't work for them:</p>
<p><a href="http://forum.prostatitis.org/viewforum.php?f=2" target="_blank">http://forum.prostatitis.org/viewforum.php?f=2</a></p>
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<p></p> Wow supantha, I am so sorry f…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2014-08-25:2201951:Comment:464462014-08-25T18:43:16.956ZJohn Lhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/JohnL
<p>Wow supantha, I am so sorry for your situation, and obviously I hope I have a better experience. I am in the states where they have several doctors trying antibiotic cocktail injections directly into the prostate. The <a class="spell_orig" href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1403&bih=630&q=anectodal&nfpr=1&sa=X&ei=woH7U-m2L4nDigKL9oCoDw&ved=0CBsQvgUoAQ">anecdotal</a> experience seems good, even where some claim they have been cured, but they sure don't have…</p>
<p>Wow supantha, I am so sorry for your situation, and obviously I hope I have a better experience. I am in the states where they have several doctors trying antibiotic cocktail injections directly into the prostate. The <a class="spell_orig" href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1403&bih=630&q=anectodal&nfpr=1&sa=X&ei=woH7U-m2L4nDigKL9oCoDw&ved=0CBsQvgUoAQ">anecdotal</a> experience seems good, even where some claim they have been cured, but they sure don't have clinical trials on it, and it takes several injections spread out.</p>
<p>They have things less drastic then lrp, such as TURP, but the results are very mixed, and the possible side-effects are not anything I would want to risk, at least not at this stage. I sure don't want to make my current situation worse than it is.</p>
<p>Don't give up supantha. I know this is depressing as hell, and there is no question you are going through a lot of torment, but don't give up.</p>
<p>Some stories I have read indicate that the persistence of the infection could be due to structural abnormalities, and they have had corrective procedures. </p>
<p></p> Till now I have taken antibio…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2014-08-25:2201951:Comment:464452014-08-25T18:27:12.206Zs mndlhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/supanthamandal
Till now I have taken antibiotics on regular basis. .my bacteria is very resistant ..I have taken iv injection s many times. .for the last 1 and half years. .I m taking antibiotics. .but I don't get much relief. .it just don't go away..I m really fed up and lost all hope of any cure..I have tried ayurvedic homepathic treatment. .but all had failed till now. .leaving only lrp the last choice. .I m unmarried. Unless I get married and complete my family. .I have to bear it..the problem with…
Till now I have taken antibiotics on regular basis. .my bacteria is very resistant ..I have taken iv injection s many times. .for the last 1 and half years. .I m taking antibiotics. .but I don't get much relief. .it just don't go away..I m really fed up and lost all hope of any cure..I have tried ayurvedic homepathic treatment. .but all had failed till now. .leaving only lrp the last choice. .I m unmarried. Unless I get married and complete my family. .I have to bear it..the problem with disease .is once it becomes chronic its not going to go..I suggest u to take iv antibiotics .. .there is nothing much anyone can do..everybody is fed up..and life is miserable 24 7...u can try some more antibiotics. .it will help but ..not remove this disease. my experience has been bad..very bad..and severity increases daily. .its really mentally emotionally devastating condition. .people are ready to do anything to get rid of it..but the price we will pay is very costly. .lrp.. supantha, I am not disagreein…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2014-08-25:2201951:Comment:464432014-08-25T16:22:14.242ZJohn Lhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/JohnL
<p>supantha, I am not disagreeing with you about eps being diagnostic through the prostatic fluid, what I am saying is that if the bacteria could be found in a urine or semen culture it might be enough. As far a your doctor saying you could not get septic shock from a prostate massage that is not correct. Especially, if a blood vessel gets broken while the massage is administered.</p>
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<p>Your situation is different then mine, For one thing different bacteria. I also got mine from a…</p>
<p>supantha, I am not disagreeing with you about eps being diagnostic through the prostatic fluid, what I am saying is that if the bacteria could be found in a urine or semen culture it might be enough. As far a your doctor saying you could not get septic shock from a prostate massage that is not correct. Especially, if a blood vessel gets broken while the massage is administered.</p>
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<p>Your situation is different then mine, For one thing different bacteria. I also got mine from a prostate biopsy. Another thing is after I finished my second round of antibiotics it didn't show up in the urine culture, but did in the semen culture. What I am saying here is I am not sure that we can generalize what works for one will work for someone else.</p>
<p>I know they don't usually test for anaerobic bacteria, because they "assume" 80% is gram negative e-coli, but that is an excellent point, especially if it remains persistent. I will definitely consider that next time, thanks.</p>
<p>Depending how this goes, I am looking into perhaps injections of antibiotics directly into the prostate. Definitely it is very much in the experimental stage, but I am putting that on the back burner.</p>
<p>So supantha, how to you control it? Do you stay on maintenance antibiotics, or something else?</p>
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<p>All the best to you</p>
<p></p> I totally disagree with u mr.…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2014-08-25:2201951:Comment:462632014-08-25T16:07:04.082Zs mndlhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/supanthamandal
I totally disagree with u mr.john.there is a reason for that. .seminal fluid and prostatic fluid have difference..I had recurring mdr ecoli uti almost for6 months. .my semen culture also had the same bacteria. .it was recurrent. .my cultures semen and urine turned negative after that..but my symptoms persisted..so I changed 4 urologist. .they all said get lost..I found a andrologist who asked for eps test. .I asked whether I will get a septic shock. .he said..no..and that's the only way of…
I totally disagree with u mr.john.there is a reason for that. .seminal fluid and prostatic fluid have difference..I had recurring mdr ecoli uti almost for6 months. .my semen culture also had the same bacteria. .it was recurrent. .my cultures semen and urine turned negative after that..but my symptoms persisted..so I changed 4 urologist. .they all said get lost..I found a andrologist who asked for eps test. .I asked whether I will get a septic shock. .he said..no..and that's the only way of getting prostatic fluid. .first culture yielded enterocccus faecalis. .I was on antibiotics. .second was negative. ..I had the symptoms still. .so I got the third one to show that I was right. .and guess what again it has the same bacteria with same antibiotic sensitivity pattern. .dat day I concluded thia disease can never be cured because of the damn anatomy of the prostate. .bcz of prostate barrier. .all prostatis are bacterial. .after taking antibiotics nothing will show up in cultures. .and one more thing there are 2type of cultures aerobic and anaerobic culture. .ask for that ..and I bet it will be recurrent all ur life...no cure..if bacteria is gone. .we are cured..but bcz of its structure. ..we suffer and..saga continues. .. Hi jeffos, yes that is the cl…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2014-08-25:2201951:Comment:460562014-08-25T14:11:01.674ZJohn Lhttp://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/JohnL
<p>Hi jeffos, yes that is the classic test. However, I think another reason it is not frequently done is they believe it is easy enough to do a urine culture to find the bacteria, if it is there. Problem with that is that the urine culture depending when it is taken may not show anything, when there is something there. Same with a Semen culture. Reason I have an issue with a prostate massage is because there is a risk of sepsis from the procedure, and at least for me, when I evaluate…</p>
<p>Hi jeffos, yes that is the classic test. However, I think another reason it is not frequently done is they believe it is easy enough to do a urine culture to find the bacteria, if it is there. Problem with that is that the urine culture depending when it is taken may not show anything, when there is something there. Same with a Semen culture. Reason I have an issue with a prostate massage is because there is a risk of sepsis from the procedure, and at least for me, when I evaluate something, I weigh risk verses reward, and if there are other methods that can possibly yield the same results without the risks, then I will look at those alternatives.</p>
<p>My personal situations was induced by a prostate biopsy. Two days after that procedure I had fever, chills, etc. was not feeling week at all. Instead of doing any culture they just put me on levaquin for a couple of weeks, which after it was finished, it came right back, at which time I requested a culture of both urine and blood. The urine showed the bacteria was resistant to levaquin, and they put me on Bactrim. First time 4 weeks on bacterim, 8 days later UTI. Then 6 weeks bacterim, 7 days later UTI. This last time I insisted on both a urine and a semen culture. The urine culture was negative, but the semen culture was positive for the same e-coli that was resistant to the levaquin, but not the bacterim. I am currently on bacterim again to keep things under control, but want to see the Uro to see how to proceed</p>
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<p>good luck to all of us</p>
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