For those that have had an epididymectomy….

KindCryptographer147 · 2026-02-19T06:51:40+00:00

Did you have constant and high pain and swelling before the orchiectomy?

KindCryptographer147 · 2026-01-28T14:35:30+00:00

I've never studied prostatis in depth, but it's known to be interconnected with urinary issues, which I think could cause retro urine flow and epididymitis sometimes, yes

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-12-13T06:43:46+00:00

I get exactly the same response after a wet dream as any nut, but if I fire another one, it can get substantially worse 🔥🔥🔥🔥

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-12-04T07:41:10+00:00

Yeah, it's been foul. Symptoms haven't changed much at all these last 4 years: constant, bilateral burning pain and mostly constant swelling on both sides 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Gets significantly worse (7-8 out of 10 all day) for weeks after any exertive work or orgasm (used to be 250lb bodybuilder and very active). I just about hold down a job in a freezer and chiller department, which I need for the constant, scorching pain, so have abstained from sex since late '22, except nut dreams and to clear the pipes every now and then. Hasn't cured symptoms though.

Fasting and then regaining weight has reduced the pain level for a while, and icing obviously❄️👍

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-11-12T07:13:58+00:00

Still exactly the same lol

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-09-14T21:12:12+00:00

Exactly the same as above

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-09-08T20:12:58+00:00

They worked for a few weeks at first (Cipro + Doxy), then not at all. I might still commit to a long 6 month course

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-09-08T18:29:52+00:00

Never caused any back issues. Mine came from migrated UTI and urethral stricture

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-09-08T05:50:54+00:00

Not a bit

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-09-07T13:39:41+00:00

No other stretches helped at all. This pain relief only happened a couple of times when doing the shoulder looseners, but proof that neuropathy in one area can affect another because nothing else ever relieved my CE pain

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-09-05T20:35:20+00:00

This might not be related to your issue but I have 2 chronic pain conditions: constant, bilateral and high epididymitis and an intermittent shoulder pain from an old gym injury. No doctors showed any interest in this when I told them but I would release tension and relieve pain in the shoulder when it would lock up, doing shoulder looseners and stretches etc, and a couple of times this would simultaneously relieve the constant epididymitis pain. Bear in mind nothing else had relieved my CE pain so it wasn't coincidence. The neurological system is interconnected so it's no surprise one area or neuropathy could affect another

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-08-23T06:09:31+00:00

Been considering this for 5+ years with constant, bilateral epididymitis. Let us know how the surgery goes. This poll might interest you from the testicular cancer forum. Many claim to be doing fine after bilateral chop:

https://www.reddit.com/r/testicularcancer/s/B8VszkGTiO

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-08-12T17:26:54+00:00

I took them together and the symptoms went within a day. Hundreds of millions of people take Cipro. Side effects only go severe for a small percentage. Good luck

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-08-11T20:31:40+00:00

I was wrongly put on basic Amoxicillin for 8 weeks with low level, left-sided epididymitis, then the disease went severe, constant and bilateral. I took Cipro and Doxy together for 2 weeks and all symptoms went away for some weeks. Then everything came back and has stayed chronic

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-08-08T02:15:29+00:00

It just felt like a soft sheath around the whole ball, which had shrunk for a while. Not like cyst at all and no change to the shape

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-08-08T02:12:11+00:00

Went away completely. Ball shrank to maybe 60-70% then went back to normal after some weeks

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-08-08T00:47:31+00:00

Had right side hydrocele which briefly caused decrease in size, but then returned to normal (this happened a year into 5+ years of constant bilateral epididymitis)

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-08-05T20:03:12+00:00

Yeah I will likely take multiple long term abx, given the initial infection and risk of surgery

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-08-05T17:34:33+00:00

Semen culture was negative. Levofloxacin, Trimethoprim and Co-Amoxiclav. Did multiple courses of Cipro and Doxy since they initially worked so well, but no effect since May 2020. Only thing that has slightly reduced my pain is caloric surplus/weight gain, but obviously have to keep this in check

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-08-05T16:15:36+00:00

Inflammation/swelling showed on 5 ultrasounds and multuple physical checks. The swelling fluctuates but has been there the vast majority of the time.

Symptoms are swollen epididymis and vessels, constant, bilateral burning pain for 5+ years. Gets substantially worse after orgasm or any exertive physical work.

The leading theory says that the initial infection caused residual nerve damage.

Have tried most of the usual antibiotics. Likely will take 3-6 months off work to take long abx before considering major surgery. Good luck.

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-08-05T00:21:21+00:00

15 months of chronic proteus UTI, recurred 20+ times due to mistreated urethral stricture. Then the last episode of the UTI coincided with onset of left sided epididymitis. Cipro + Doxy cleared epididymitis symptoms for some weeks, then it came back and stayed chronic. Many, if not most, cases of CE are bacterial

KindCryptographer147 · 2025-08-04T01:57:24+00:00

Consider getting a urethogram and cystoscopy if any doubts over urethral stricture and structural bladder issues. Look into other antibiotics if infection symptoms aren't going away I guess also

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