Urethritis

I had oral sex and after a few hours I started feeling pain when urinating. After that, a friend recommended me to take a single azithromycin (1g) dose. That didn't work and I went to an urologist. He prescribed me ciprofloxacin 500 mg (2 daily x 5days). (after this  i had a urine culture done and came out negative) Symptoms came back and now he gave me minocycline 100 mg (2X7days + ciprofloxacin 500 mg (15 days), I am right now in my cipro 4th day and the symptoms some days are back, should I trust this doctor??...

My symptoms are pain before, during and after urinating. Penis (urethra) discomfort, sensible testicles, discharge and abdominal pain.

[auntiejessi]

You wouldn't get symptoms that fast if it was an std.

My concern here is that the only testing you've had done was shortly after you took the meds, and if it wasn't 2 weeks since the meds, you could be getting false negative results.

It seems as if he's treating you for prostatitis, but has he done a prostate exam?

It seems like a lot of meds are being thrown at this, but based on what, ya know?  Maybe its time to see a urologist.

Aj

[tonymon]

what possible bacteria could I have??

clamydia (chlamydia)? after the zitromax?
gonorrhea? after cipro?
something else? after tetracycline???

heeeelp!

[auntiejessi]

I don't know.

You only had oral sex, by your reports.  The possibilities from oral sex are gonorrhea, syphilis, and NGU.

NGU is tricky, because it can be caused by so many things.  One of those is adenovirus.  Since its a virus, no antibiotics will work to cure it, and you just need to wait it out.

But I'm still concerned that you are being treated with all these antibiotics, and no one is really testing you.  Yes, the zithromax would cure chlamydia, but you wouldn't get chlamydia from oral sex.  The cipro might or might not cure gonorrhea.  Many strains are now resistant to it.

You might end up needing to wait a couple of weeks, and then have some more testing done.

Aj

[auntiejessi]

Also, when they tested your urine, was it just a regular culture, or were they testing for gonorrhea as well?

Aj