18 months of pain and worry

[ukconcern]

Hi, in march 2011 I had unprotected sex with a work colleague. Around 6 weeks later I started to experience irritation of penis tip, this then went onto cause groin, perineum and testicle pain.  I also experience clear sticky discharge on occasions.  I visited GUM clinic in uk and all tests were negative (gon, chlam and NSU as I asked to be tested for that).  I visited urologist who tested prostate with massage and sample, no inflammation found.

My concern is trich, its not common in uk but i have read its difficult to detect in men and women dont have symptoms commonly. With this I took 7 days of metronidazole 400mg twice a day and no relief.

My question is can I rule trich out now? I read metronidazole is not always effective.

Thanks for this great service.

[gracefromHHP]

your discharge really doesn't sound like an issue at all. unless you develop pain again, I wouldn't worry about it any more.

[ukconcern]

Thank you Grace. As stuff drags on I am just grasping at straws and pretty much accept there is nothing I can do but live with the symptoms.  Urologist said it could last years.  

Thanks for your help, you guys do a great job in helping others.

[gracefromHHP]

the medication you took is pretty effective for trich. you've also tested negative for trich too so no reason to still think  trich could be a cause.

grace

[ukconcern]

Thanks vance. Forgot to mention I am 42. With all the negative tests and no sign of inflammation the urologist has said its chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS). Its the discharge that was my concern, I could never present myself to the GUM with it present as its intermittent.  

The reason I thought trich is because i was reading its linked.  Was just wondering in your experience the effectiveness of metronidazole?

[Vance2335]

Discharge coming and going, not sure what they is. Not a STD though as discharge is constant. Would think more prostate.

[ukconcern]

Hi Vance, thanks for your response. The pain comes and go's as does the discharge. That can disappear for months at a time. I paid privately for a laboratory PCR trich test (among others) via urine and it was negative. I have tried doxcycline and azithromycin but no let up at all. I had also taken 2G metronidazole about 2 months prior to the week long course.

The GUM said there is nothing else they could do.  

[Vance2335]

Can only rule out trich with a test. It can be difficult to test in men. But are you still having all those symptoms?