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Have been worried for a long time
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University of Washington
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Have been worried for a long time
by cad32672, Mar 30, 2007 12:00AM
Please Help! I have delt with doubt for three years. I have went through numourous test. I still have a burn and a itchy spot on my penis. I went a year before getting tested to avoid telling my spouse. I have overcome that burden an cant get the appropriate medicine. My doctor first prescribed me with Doxycycline and it made no difference. I had back surgery in December and the IV antibiotics seemed to be clearing the itchy spot and the slight burn up. I told my Doc this and he said that antibiotics was not the answer. How can I get my Doctor to believe me? Does injected pennicillian have the same effect as IV medication. I have only been given oral antibitics by my uroligist and family Doc. Please help so me and my family can move on.
My Symptoms: Small vien just under crown of penis seems harden at times(only when erect)(appeared three days after intercourse). Itchy spot on back side of penis, and I dont know if its related but, small faint rash on cheek of my face. My knee has swollen in past few months. Please help, I am getting very worried! My age is 35, had unprotected sex three years ago.
My Symptoms: Small vien just under crown of penis seems harden at times(only when erect)(appeared three days after intercourse). Itchy spot on back side of penis, and I dont know if its related but, small faint rash on cheek of my face. My knee has swollen in past few months. Please help, I am getting very worried! My age is 35, had unprotected sex three years ago.
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Mar 30, 2007 12:00AM
, Mar 30, 2007 12:00AM
Clearly you have no STD, and that's all that I deal with. However, the combination of possible arthritis (knee swelling) and an 'itchy spot' on your penis suggests a possibility of reactive arthritis, formerly called Reiter's syndrome. RA sometimes is an immunologic reaction to a chlamydial infection or to any of several non-STD problems, especially intestinal infections.
I doubt RA explains your problems, but you might raise the idea with your doc just to be safe, or ask for referral to an arthritis specialist. However, if that's what it is, it probably never will seriously harm your health, and it is not communicable. Given the treatments you have had, you can be 100% certain you don't have any STD or other infection that will ever seriously harm your health (except perhaps your mental health) or that of your wife or other sex partner(s).
Otherwise I can't help. I don't deal with health problems other than STD on this forum.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
I doubt RA explains your problems, but you might raise the idea with your doc just to be safe, or ask for referral to an arthritis specialist. However, if that's what it is, it probably never will seriously harm your health, and it is not communicable. Given the treatments you have had, you can be 100% certain you don't have any STD or other infection that will ever seriously harm your health (except perhaps your mental health) or that of your wife or other sex partner(s).
Otherwise I can't help. I don't deal with health problems other than STD on this forum.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
HHH, MD