Re: Antibiotic road

From: NorthernSpy1 (northernspy1_at_aol.com)
Date: 09/26/04 

Date: 26 Sep 2004 20:25:50 GMT

>Why not get a Semen culture and see if there is really and bacteria?

Hey, I'd love to!

I've learned by painful experience the dangers of mindlessly eating antibiotics
(including my partly fading cipro-induced joint pains); so why not get a semen
culture done first. Makes sense.

BUT HOW? I apologize for being so lame about this, but I've seen 6 urologists
already (including one winner of "best doctors of the year" award, and another
at one of New York's most prestigious hospitals). Chlamydia is THE MOST COMMON
cause of epididymal pain, but I have to beg for even quickie urine tests -- let
alone the semen test you mention.

Who in New York City will do a semen test? Why have the 6 uros so far NOT
done it? Why did NONE of them even suggest an EPS test? [whine mode /off]
[sorry! but I am frustrated].

I know there's a lot of (justified) skepticism here about antibiotics, but they
made me dramatically better, but not cured. And I had sweating and back pain
and other things that suggest infection. The idea I have some infection is at
a minimum not crazy.

>Get a PCR-based Chlamydia test. Most labs perform this test.
>It usually requires a urine sample. And is pretty accurate.

I had some sort of urine test -- but I don't know if it was PCR, and I was on
Cipro at the time.

I also have a swab test pending, but since whatever I have involves no
discharge, chlamydia (if I have it) is presumably not urethral. Difficult to
believe the swab contained anything. {THAT quack told me if I had no discharge
I could not have chlamydia which is black-book plain 100% wrong. Who is nuts:
me or every doctor I've seen so far?}

Feel free to call me an idiot -- if you have suggestions. I'm obviously doing
something wrong.

What is it?

- Carlos

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