What I learned

[Guest guest]

Hi all

I wanted to share my experience with everyone. This spring I went down to Mayo

ville. I was sent to a urologist and had my testicles ultrasounded (I

have to have this done yearly because I have epididymal cysts, hydroceles and

varicocele). The urol told me they were going to put me on long term IV

antibiotics. He said they " re going to knock it out of me. Even the kid that

did the ultra sound asked if I tried antibiotics. The urol said I would be

given them from rheumatology. I showed them the pos knee biopsy I had done at

University of South Florida. So I called the rhuemy and he said it was an

option. Then I went to neurology. I needed another dr to recommend

antibiotics. I was starting to press the dr for antibiotics. He said to me

" not all infections cause burning and tingling " . I looked at that ass and knew

right away that some infections do cause burning and tingling. So they sent me

to infectious disease. I won't tell you what I think of dr Alveriez. But he

said I had enough antibiotics to kill the chlamydia. Thing is I did more

antibiotics from the time I got infected to when I tested pos for chlamydia

trachomatis than after the test. Anyway the rheumy gave me floxin 400 everyday

and zithromax 500 mon and thurs. I can't say that I feel better but I do feel

that I am better. It just feels like the tingling and burning just keep getting

deeper and deeper. I also was seeing a chiropractor and after a couple months I

was starting to hold my adjustments better. By no stretch of the imagination was

I feeling better. Then one morning I woke up and had something " pop " in my

chest. I could feel the tingling and burning run down my arms and legs. I went

to the chiro a day later and he asked me " what happened " . I was so bent out of

shape. Anyway I came home to WI and saw my primary care dr. I showed her the

pos test for chlamydia and she asked me " how long did they say you have to take

antibiotics......life? " So I'm left wondering how one dr says I had enough and

one asks me if I have to take them for life.

Good luck to Rick and your new wife.

Dan in WI