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Abnormal IVP,urinary symptoms,swollen nodes

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I am a 36 year old male. 3 Yrs ago i awoke one morning with an extremely swollen lymph node under my right arm. Very very very painful. So painful it cut off circulation all the way down my arm and into my hand. In conjunction i also noticed a slight dull ache in my upper right abdomin area.Felt deep and in the liver region.Over the next few days the node reduced to normal but the dull ache has yet to subside completely to date. At first accurence i web browsed to get some idea, immediately Hepatitis was found. This scared my significantly to the point i avoided any doctors. The node was not a factor again for quite some time but the dull ache was a daily hassel and sometimes was constant. I just figured if i started to get really sick,, id face the problem. But i never did get really sick.

The dull ache became really painfull so i went to the ER. They asked of risky sexual behavior of which i replied yes. So they tested for Clamydia,and did a HEP plate. They said i was all clear. They said Id know if i had gonarea and that it wasnt that. They also suggested a HIV test so i went and had 1 done and it also came back negative. Also the ER did a battery of blood work,,, said nothing was really alarming but they did say my liver test showed slightly high. Said it appeared that there was a at some point perhaps an assault to my liver. Thing is i remember a liver function test coming back the same way at about age 13 when i was placed on lithum.

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dude im from australia and im only 19 and everytime i go to the toilet ive gotta put toilet paper at the head of my penis too.. i dunno wtf is wrong with me ? but reading that someone else has it make me feel a lot more better lol, sooo wtf is it? have u worked it out hook me up im desperate
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Nothin huh?
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abdomonal region. There is always some level of discomfort. Also its almost like i lost the urge to urinate. Now its not a urge anymore , its just a general discomfort. Only sometimes can i feel the urge to pee. I am usually alerted by discomfort now.My flow seems not to bad but does stop and start everynow and then but not everytime. I have to wrap toiet paper around the head of my penis sometimes after i urinate because urine leaks out once i walk away and sometimes makes a wet spot on my pants. There is no pain to urinate ,, it just sometimes feels like it wants to escape faster,,, like its backing up? Kinda feels like there a bottle neck effect going on? But not everytime. Its driving me crazy.

So,,,, i went to a urologist today. He checked my uretha visually,, checked my prostate ,, than said I dont know,, that none of my symptoms were really pointing to anything specific. Put me on UROXATRAL and wants me back in 3 weeks to do a flow test.I am assuming my prostate was not swollen. Oh,, i also noticed sometimes right after i pee that i get a leak of urin if i sit down ,,,,,,, sitting down usually ejects the largest amount of urine anyhow but just walking does to immediately after urination.

I am sorry if this is all boggled up,,, this is just getting to wear on me and all these symptoms are starting to run together. I have told this story to all theae doctors and theyre nurses and the ER people ect over and over. Half the time i get a deer in the headlights look. My primary is the only one that i feel is listening though,,, i surely didnt get a warm feeling from this urologist today.I dont know i will see him if this medication doesnt immediately help by his next appt.

Does anybody have anything? I would appreciate anything anybody has to offer and hear from anybody that has these symptoms.

Thank You in advance,   Mike
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HERE IS THE REST OF MY STORY:

Eventually after about 1 year of this dull ache everyday I awoke to a severe tearing in my lower left abdomin area. I could not move a single muscle without a extreme pain. Almost like someone was ripping something in my stomach.The 2nd time I urinated that broke the camels back. On my knees i went , never have i felt anything like that before or since. It was the worst pain possible. I went to the ER and they could not come up with anything they said. They gave me a pain killer called dalata and by the time it wore off i was about 90% again. Since that date i have felt small less severe sensation of that same exact pain,, however not even remotely close to that caliber. They suggested i go see my primary for follow up in 3 days. I didnt have one (never sick) so they got me an appt with one of theyre doctors. I like this guy so i have remained with him. My 1st visit 3 days later he looked at my blood work and said it shows infection. So he gave me 2 antibiotics and said come back,,,,,,, the antibiotics didnt help and after a couple more returns he sent me to a gastroligist whom eventually found a small patch of gastritis exactly where that VERY FIRST DULL PAIN ACURRED with a swollen node under my arm. He has me on aciphex twice daily. All biopsies have been neg.He has looked with a scope in both ends.

So,,,, its been 3 years now and that dull ache still has not subsided completely and i still get tender - swollen lymph nodes under my arms every now and then that last a few days. So my gastro guy wanted a ultra sound done to look at my gull bladder. Gull bladder was fine but it showed an enlarged ureter on my right side.He told me go back to my primary. So my primary had my do a IVP which showed clubbed calycis.Heres the kicker,,,,, just right before they told me about the enlarged ureter i was noticing urinary symptoms but they were not much and i wasnt sure it was in my head. Its been about 2 months since they told me and i have all kinds of symptoms and in general my quality of life and health has dropped like a rock. My bladder sometimes hurts and pain radiates down the inside of my leg. My testicles feel swollen and tender ,, i get more of those tearing sensations but theyre at a low level of pain. I pee all night all day , and the i can tell something is different. I dont feel the same anymore in my lower
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