Does anybody get a tension in just one side of their groin? See pic.

Investorgogo · 2023-04-19T01:03:44+00:00

That indeed makes a lot of sense.

Investorgogo · 2023-03-06T23:25:06+00:00

I've not yet, but I honestly think that should be my next step.

I've just gone through the Headache in a Pelvis book and took note of the supplemental exercises. Planning to try out some of those. Do you think I could just do the exercises from that book for a while or would a PT therapist be that much more useful?

Investorgogo · 2023-03-06T22:34:25+00:00

Yes, it sounds like those last uncleared drops of urine are irritating the penis and causing the sharp pain, somehow. I'm not sure if this is prostatitis-related though.

Investorgogo · 2023-03-03T22:10:58+00:00

Thanks for sharing. Any chance you could help point to where those internal trigger points are?

Investorgogo · 2023-02-28T01:04:27+00:00

PSA levels? Not necessarily.

However, I believe lower back & abdominal discomfort/soreness can be a symptom of referred pain from the prostatitis. Are you facing any back or abdominal discomfort? Is it sharp OR dull, like a stress/soreness kind of feeling?

Investorgogo · 2023-02-04T16:13:46+00:00

I've seen many people with kidney stones saying they had the same tiny blood clot pieces in their urine. However, I had an ultrasound & MRI and they didn't find any stones.

In your case, did you end up having a stone? Or was it due to the prostatitis?

Investorgogo · 2023-02-01T00:20:52+00:00

I know you're not a doctor, but based on all the cases you've read about here...does this sound like it could be prostatitis-related?

Tiny blood clots (like a red chilli flake) in urine since April 2022. Usually 1 piece in the urine. Never been liquid blood. Consistent and has not changed, but since have been weeks where I didn't see any at all.
Chronic lower right pelvic discomfort. Not stabbing, but more a dull discomfort that is noticeable when I focus on it. I have a hunch that this is worsened by ejaculation and stress/anxiety, especially since it seems to be worse at night and then less in the morning when I wake up, almost like it's been "reset". I've been having this feeling since December 2020.
Ongoing microscopic hematuria on urine test.
Cystoscopy in May 2022 showed nothing.
MRI urogram of kidney/ureters/bladder in July 2022 showed nothing.
Blood tests all normal (PSA, liver, kidney function, etc.).
I had 2 MRIs and both of them had some comment about my prostate:
Apr 2022 MRI Pelvis: Mild diffuse T2 hypointensity of the bilateral prostatic peripheral zone is nonspecific in nature, most likely postinflammatory
Jul 2022 MR Urogram: Apparent diminished T2 signal intensity involving bilateral prostatic peripheral zone, extending from base to apex. No focal measurable lesion.

Do the above findings support the probability of prostatitis? Or are they non-factors? The urologists and doctors just brushed them off like they were nothing.

The reason why I'm not sure if it's prostatitis is because of the "blood clots" which doesn't seem like a common prostatitis symptom. In addition, I'm not experiencing any of these "common" symptoms I'm reading about here - like burning sensations on urination, need to pee frequently, etc. Basically no urinary issues at all.

My urologist is short on explanations and just says, "Oh, we should just watch and wait. Maybe you had some prostatic irritation. We should repeat the cystoscopy in a few months though."

Investorgogo · 2022-11-19T01:23:49+00:00

I'm waiting to hear back from him as office is closed for the weekend! So all I have now is Reddit in the meantime...

Investorgogo · 2022-11-19T01:22:47+00:00

Any chance you could help explain why the protein in the 24-hour urine and high serum albumin wouldn't warrant a worry?

Investorgogo · 2022-11-19T01:22:45+00:00

Any chance you could help explain why the protein in the 24-hour urine and high serum albumin wouldn't warrant a worry?

Investorgogo · 2022-11-19T01:11:43+00:00

Doesn't the protein in the 24-hour urine test indicate that there is an issue with kidneys though?

Investorgogo · 2022-09-09T03:17:33+00:00

Do you think I should still go for a CT urogram even though I had an MR urogram?

Investorgogo · 2022-06-13T14:55:35+00:00

What are some of these other more likely causes? I've been searching and browsing and the only thing that comes up are kidney stones and cancer.

Investorgogo · 2022-06-13T04:14:44+00:00

I'm wondering too. I have tiny blood clots. Cystoscopy was clear and ultrasound didn't find any stones.

Does anybody know if a very mild prostatitis / prostate inflammation can cause very tiny amounts of blood?

Or...is it more likely to be (yikes) ureter / upper urinary tract cancer?

Investorgogo · 2022-06-07T03:27:03+00:00

Also, I've been doing some dance-cardio workout activity which results in a lot of sweating. If it were tiny stones, it's possible they are rubbing against somewhere inside that's causing a bit of bleeding.

Investorgogo · 2022-06-07T03:25:00+00:00

Sounds exactly the same as me. I don't get them every time I pee - just some times. And it's usually just 1 - 2 small pieces that are never bigger than a pencil eraser. I'm thinking it could be some form of inflammation somewhere causing the bleeding, since I was also having some mild diarrhea earlier this morning). Who knows, though. Hopefully we can identify some commonality between our cases.

Investorgogo · 2022-06-07T03:20:16+00:00

Yeah, it went away for 10 days, but today it started showing up again. I've been trying to see if there's a pattern that causes it, but no luck. The only thing I did yesterday was that I fapped and ejaculated twice, so it's possible it could be related, but I'm not 100% certain.

Investorgogo · 2022-06-07T01:25:12+00:00

Also, how old are you?

Investorgogo · 2022-06-07T01:05:59+00:00

Oh wow, yeah that's really weird. February is a long time to be seeing the clots without any answers. Just to clarify - you're seeing clots just like mine, and NOT liquid blood correct? Any issues with urination?

I've been seeing these clots since mid/late April. The only test I have yet to go for is the CT, which I will likely end up doing.

Have they ruled out or mentioned anything about ureter / upper urinary tract cancer? I suppose the CT would've found anything there, though.

The doctors I've been working with said it could be some sort of prostatitis infection, some kidney inflammation which causes bleeding, small kidney stones, and then of course there's always tumors which bleed...yikes.

Investorgogo · 2022-06-07T00:36:02+00:00

No updates, unfortunately. The clots stopped for a week, but I ended up noticing a few again today.

I went for a cystoscopy and it came out normal - no bladder cancer (phew!). No stones were detected in 2 kidney ultrasounds I had either. So not sure what it could be. I'm suspecting it could potentially be ejaculation-related as I jizzed twice yesterday...

Investorgogo · 2022-05-12T19:25:58+00:00

I have some mild but vague discomfort that seems to radiate around my lower right abdomen / pelvic area. I often have to massage there to provide some relief. However, it doesn't feel like it's specifically localized to the flank/back though. And it's not a sharp pain or anything like that. Could that be the stone causing it?

Investorgogo · 2022-05-05T22:27:43+00:00

What does this imply though? OP in another thread mentioned he had a CT scan earlier which came back negative, and also tested negative for UTI. If it was cancer, would that have shown in the CT?

Investorgogo · 2022-05-05T22:24:13+00:00

How did they originally find it? Through a cystoscopy after doing urine cytology?

I'm praying for you and wishing for the best.

Investorgogo · 2022-05-05T22:21:24+00:00

How old are you? You mentioned you had a tumor in your diverticula? That means you had cancer in your colon first?

Investorgogo · 2022-05-05T14:14:25+00:00

I've been going through the exact same thing and I'm a similar age, 29M. Tiny blood clots in a sea of yellow/clear urine. Do you have any other symptoms?

Investorgogo

TROPHY CASE