mauricio chenlo

Male

Raleigh, NC

United States

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What is your score on the Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (posted on home page)?
11
If you have been diagnosed with prostatitis, please tell us your story: age, duration of symptoms, treatments, results, and the like.
began with an UTI in Dec. 2009, i did recover partially, but always felt the lower abdominal and back pain. Symptoms began again in mid July 2010, urinary pain emerged en mid August. Was given sulfameth for a month now change to cipro. today after a month on ant. I felt like going back to square 1. Still waiting for results.
Update: Had a biopsy on Feb. 2011 Findings: Benign tissue and mild chronic prostatitis.In August 2011 had TURP performed in Raleigh. Results: urinary flow is definitely better. After recovery I still feel sore in lower abdomen; groins and legs. No "golf ball" sensation. DRE confirmed that prostate is not swollen or enlarged.
Which is your favorite prostatitis web site, forum, or blog?
http://prostatitis.org

Comment Wall:

  • mauricio chenlo

    Just finished the 10 session treatment with dr Polacheck from Tucson AZ. The treatment seems fairly simple and effective: lab work to find bacteria (they found Streptococcus Mitis +2 and Staph +1). After a week of lab work and massages, dr. gave me antibiotics (Cefdinir and Azithromycin). We also spent quite a bit of time on education. Dr. Polacheck seems like an "old fashion" doc with quite a bit of wisdom based on the practice of seen hundreds of patients with prostatitis. I also had a chance to tour and climb some mountains in the Tucson area. Mauricio Chenlo

    Oct 24, 2010

  • Arnon Krongrad, MD

    Thanks for the update, Mauricio.

    Which symptoms had you had before going?
    What was the effect of treatment?

    Oct 25, 2010

  • Arnon Krongrad, MD

    "lower abdominal pain; lower back pain; painful urination/ejaculation; golf ball pressure. The main effect of the massages (which I began at home before going to Tucson) was the reduction of the size of the prostate, which it had all kind of benefits: better urinary flow; almost normal erections; lack of of golf ball effect."

    Excellent. Please keep us posted.

    Oct 25, 2010