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Penile pain, burning and itching genitals
I am a 28 year old male. The symptoms I am about to describe began suddenly around August 2005. At first they were chronic; lasting all the time for about 2 weeks, after which I would be symptom free for a month or so. Gradually over time, the period in which I sufferred the symptoms lengthened and the period for which I was symptom free shortnened, to the point where I would say for the last 9 months I have sufferred these symptoms 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
My groin area constantly feels "clammy" and sticky, much like you might feel after a long run. My genitals are constantly itchy in various places on my penis, testicles and pubic area. When I sit down, I experience a burning / prickling feeling in my groin, buttocks and thighs. The feeling is constant but is not generally felt when standing up or lying down. Minimal alleviation from the burning feeling is gained if I sit on a donut shaped cushion, but it does not help much. I also experience sharp stabbing pains in my penis from time to time, which was in fact the very first symptom I felt when this all started happening.
More recently now I do not seem to have the same pressure when urinating and I can't seem to squeeze everything out like I used to. No matter how much I shake afterwards, a little more urine always seems to drip into my pants afterwards.
I saw a urologist very early on in the picture; he performed a cystoscopy and prostatic massage which did not show any abnormal results, however it was likely that when he performed this it was in between times where I was sufferring symptoms. I also took a couple of courses of Ciprofloxacin which did not help at all. I have also been checked, re-checked and cleared on any STDs. I should also mention that there are no visual symptoms; sores or rash etc.
I have seen a neurologist who has tested me to the limits of his field of expertise, including MRI, nerve conduction studies, a lumbar puncture and various blood tests. He was unable to find a neurological reason for my symptoms.
I am now going to seek a second opinion from a urologist given the progression of my symptoms over time. In the mean time, if anyone can relate to these symptoms and offer some kind of advice or guidance that would be much appreciated. I am sufferring from this 24 hours a day 7 days a week and it is destroying my quality of life. The most frustrating thing is that as yet no one has been able to give me a definitive diagnosis of what this is.
Please help
My groin area constantly feels "clammy" and sticky, much like you might feel after a long run. My genitals are constantly itchy in various places on my penis, testicles and pubic area. When I sit down, I experience a burning / prickling feeling in my groin, buttocks and thighs. The feeling is constant but is not generally felt when standing up or lying down. Minimal alleviation from the burning feeling is gained if I sit on a donut shaped cushion, but it does not help much. I also experience sharp stabbing pains in my penis from time to time, which was in fact the very first symptom I felt when this all started happening.
More recently now I do not seem to have the same pressure when urinating and I can't seem to squeeze everything out like I used to. No matter how much I shake afterwards, a little more urine always seems to drip into my pants afterwards.
I saw a urologist very early on in the picture; he performed a cystoscopy and prostatic massage which did not show any abnormal results, however it was likely that when he performed this it was in between times where I was sufferring symptoms. I also took a couple of courses of Ciprofloxacin which did not help at all. I have also been checked, re-checked and cleared on any STDs. I should also mention that there are no visual symptoms; sores or rash etc.
I have seen a neurologist who has tested me to the limits of his field of expertise, including MRI, nerve conduction studies, a lumbar puncture and various blood tests. He was unable to find a neurological reason for my symptoms.
I am now going to seek a second opinion from a urologist given the progression of my symptoms over time. In the mean time, if anyone can relate to these symptoms and offer some kind of advice or guidance that would be much appreciated. I am sufferring from this 24 hours a day 7 days a week and it is destroying my quality of life. The most frustrating thing is that as yet no one has been able to give me a definitive diagnosis of what this is.
Please help
guys try Oxycodone 10/325 it will help you a lot i know a friend who's having the same exact problem in the pelvic area.
what do you mean youre immunosuppressed...are you a solid organ transplant recipient?..and has to take immunosuppressive drug regularly for that?
Well, I'm here too now, very scared..I guess at about 8 weeks in to this. I have passed it to my wife. Does anyone know the effects longer term on a female, or how they would present symptom? She has warmth at her solar plexus , the size of a hand print, her groin is burning and she says one of her ovaries hurts. I myself happen to be immunosuppressed , so I'm not sure how my body will handle this. My white blood cell count went up, was given augmentin for 2 weeks, the internal warmth seemed to not get worse...but that is all physically, wbc count did lower, but it is rising again. Are any of you still watching this feed?
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Did u ever get this resolved I have the same symptoms?
Hi, everyone. I've been reading all the posts on here and I want to share my experience in the hope that it helps someone if not all of you. I've noticed that everyone on here has very similar symptoms and I can honestly say that I've "been there, done that". My problem began in May of 1998 after I went horseback riding and yeah coincidentally I had had sex with a girl shortly before that which did indeed turn out to be a coincidence. I woke the next morning to a dull burning pain in my groin which in a short period of time turned into a painful, burning crushing pain that involved my entire left leg, entire middle pelvic region, and started to travel into my right leg also. My bladder burned like crazy if the smallest amount of urine collected and I had strange stabbing pain in my penis. I thought I was going insane. I had the clammy,sticky skin in my groin area also. After dealing with doctor after doctor and being told that it was in my head, I finally got so tired that I attempted suicide . Obviously, I am still here and that's why I want to share my story, because I don't want you guys to get to that point. If you have had the standard tests and they are all negative, then I would suggest that you stop worrying about STDs because that only makes your anxiety worse. For those that have been going from doctor to doctor with no luck, I would suggest finding a pain clinic and start there because from what it sounds like you may have RSD which is Reflex Sympathetic Dystropy. That's what it turned out that I have. When I went horseback riding, I managed to somehow smash the pudendal nerve and that set this all in motion. Once you damage a nerve, it's never the same. RSD is debated among doctors with some believing strongly in it and others denying it's real...let me tell you...it's very real. The slightest injury from getting a splinter in your finger down to the worst accident can set it off, and once it happens, a pain clinic is your best friend. I had to have three extensive nerve blocks to get my under control. After the blocks, the burning went away, all the weird symptoms went away. You have these strange symptoms because basically what happens is the nerve signals go crazy and you begin to feel odd sensations in any area that the nerve may transverse. You may feel burning, itching, stabbing or crushing sensations, but they all are aggravating. Here is an article about RSD that I hope will help someone http://www.webmd.com/brain/reflex-sympathetic-dystrophy-syndrome. I think this may help some people understand what is going on with them and head them in the right direction to feeling better. ..Here's to feeling better...Sincerely, Steve J.
Hi taimaishusz, I have to thank you for your post! About 6 months ago the skin on my penis started to become sticky and my penis was sticking to my scrotum. This was quite uncomfortable for me. I'm 59 and I thought it might be one of those things I just have to put up with as I get older. I started searching for answers on the net, and found your post.
Well, I started taking 1000 IU of vitamin d3 daily along with a multivitamin.
After just 24 hours there was an improvement, with less sticking. And now after just 3 days the problem has completely gone! The sticky skin has returned to normal with no more sticking even if I press my penis against my scrotum. What an amazing result! Thank you so so much for your post! You have been a great help. I wonder, could this sticky skin problem be an early warning sign of vitamin d deficiency?
Well, I started taking 1000 IU of vitamin d3 daily along with a multivitamin.
After just 24 hours there was an improvement, with less sticking. And now after just 3 days the problem has completely gone! The sticky skin has returned to normal with no more sticking even if I press my penis against my scrotum. What an amazing result! Thank you so so much for your post! You have been a great help. I wonder, could this sticky skin problem be an early warning sign of vitamin d deficiency?
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