Could This Be Prostatitis? Posted: 10-21-07 19:20pm
I've been having to go to the bathroom a
lot more recently. Sometimes I feel like I
have to go, and I barely do. I've started
having some very slight pain or maybe
discomfort around the scrotum or groin.
It's hard to pinpoint it. My back and
lower abdomen hurt at times. I saw my
doctor and had a urine test which showed
nothing. He then examined my back and
abdomen, and there was no pain when he
tapped those areas. It's more of a random
pain. He checked out my testicles, said
everything was normal there besides some
swelling above them. I think it's called
varicocele and that's common and shouldn't
cause me problems besides infertility, so
he says. Later that day, my back was
hurting and I started running a very low
fever and felt hot, so I ended up at the
ER. I was mostly concerned something was
wrong with a kidney. They did another
urine test and a CT scan to check for
kidney stones. Kidney was normal, as well
as my liver. So basically, everything
checked out and no one has explained to me
why this happened.
I have had problems with anxiety most of
my life, and didn't know if maybe I just
made a big deal of nothing, or if I should
get my prostate checked. I'm only 17, so I
thought prostate problems would be
unlikely. However, prostatitis seems to
affect people in my age range commonly.
Would I need to have a rectal exam to know
this, or would a urinalysis show that as
well? I've been drinking much more water,
trying to make sure I'm getting enough
like my doctor said, and I feel better
kinda. But it's not completely gone and I
don't want to go untreated if there's
something being missed..
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Tylanas
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Posted: 10-21-07 19:22pm
Prostatitis does not affect people in your
age group often. If you want a rectal exam
then ask for one. I don't know what else
to say. Your symptoms suggest something is
wrong yet the doctors don't find anything.
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