Penis pain and sore testicle Posted: 06-20-08 07:46am
This is my medical diary, any ideas
please. It is worth noting I have a very
heavy job
End of March started to get sore penis
tip. Treated for thrush but this didn’t
have any effect, although Canisten
relieved the discomfort a little.
Middle of March tested for Chlamydia and
Gonorrhoea. I was advised that it was
highly unlikely that the tests would be
positive as I had not had any UTI symptoms
or discharge. The initial test in the SHC
was also negative. Three weeks later I was
given the all clear on both accounts.
When given the all clear I still had the
sore penis and asked the doctor at the SHC
if it could be a Herpes 1 infection as my
wife had a cold sore at the time. I was
told this was a possibility although
unlikely and if an open sore should appear
I should return a.s.a.p. At the point of
writing this diary no sores have been
evident.
Probably unrelated but in early may I got
an occasional strange pain in the centre
my abdomen when leaning forward. It
almost felt as if there was a lump there,
however nothing could be felt with my
fingers. This is still happening, but is
quite rare. I spoke to the doctor who
told me to make an appointment if a lump
should appear.
By early May I was getting the occasional
light pain in my right testicle and
occasional lower pack pain that wore off
quickly. As well as having a sore penis
head I was getting occasional shooting
pains through my urethra.
Middle of May I visited my own GP who
examined and could find anything wrong. He
requested I re-visit the SHC. I made an
appointment for a few days later by which
time the testicle pain had become a little
worse. The doctor still wasn’t sure what
the problem was although he examined me
fully and took a urine test for further
STD testing. He was not concerned by the
pain in my testicle as it was still
reasonably mild. Within a few days the
pain in my right testicle became quite
severe. I then went abroad on holiday for
a few weeks and the symptoms by the end of
the holiday were almost ok by the end.
I returned from holiday and worked for a
few days before attending my appointment
on 05/06/08. Within the two working days
the symptoms became much worse and my
right testicle was very painful. I was
examined and the doctor told me he thought
I had epididymitis but was confused that I
was not suffering any UTI symptoms and
still didn’t know why I had a sore penis
head. The results for the STD testing once
again were negative. I was put on a
course of Doxysycline (200mg a day for two
weeks). The doctor took a further urine
sample and told me he was going to ask the
lab to look for absolutely anything and to
see what they could grow.
After the first week the pain became
quite unbearable. I could not work any
longer and the pain was stopping me from
getting comfortable or sleeping. I visited
my own GP who put me on a weeks course of
Naprosyn anti-inflammatory drugs and
advised I took Paracetamol to help the
pain. This combination did not completely
eliminate the pain but along with rest
helped.
17/06/08 the left testicle started to hurt
a little.
On the 19/06/08 I revisited the SHC once
more. I was given a 7 day supply of
Metronidazole and a 14 day supply of
Erthromycin. The last set of tests were
all negative.
