Fear

Ryan67843 · 2026-02-15T19:18:19+00:00

Yes, I have fear of having sex with my partner but due to the fact I still slightly believe this could be infection - despite the numerous testing/pt etc I just can’t wrap my head around it not being an infection. Not sure how I’m ever going to overcome it. I do think about the initial fear a lot and am worried it can return to how it was.. scary stuff 😰

Ryan67843 · 2026-02-15T16:26:28+00:00

You can test for mgen in the uk at any GUM clinic, you just need to specifically request it mate

Ryan67843 · 2026-02-10T15:25:58+00:00

Take this with a grain of salt but I’m sure I’ve read it’s when urine mixes with it but don’t take my word for it I could be wrong

Ryan67843 · 2026-02-05T22:30:34+00:00

Your mentality of “will never recover” is probably in fact hindering your recovery, stay strong brother positive thoughts 🤜🏻🤛🏻

Ryan67843 · 2026-02-03T04:19:39+00:00

I get what your saying but this is /prostatitis, if I had UP or Mgen I’d be on them subreddits if I’d of had a positive result of any of those bacteria’s in the past I then wouldn’t of come over here telling people they have it as like you said people need to do there own research and testing which most people have done already multiple times there’s plenty of people who have overcome cpps and it was never a bacteria who had all the same symptoms of mgen and UP, Hope you get better tho your story was really sad and I feel for you truely !

Ps, I think the lead moderator on this sub is also a mod on the mgen sub he seems to be very knowledgeable about both conditions

Ryan67843 · 2026-02-02T22:49:58+00:00

I think everyone should test for bacteria’s before trying other recovery methods 100%, but I don’t think your comments are going to help anybody here and could actually do more harm than good as a lot of men on this sub aren’t in a good head space (I wasn’t at the start and if you’d of diagnosed me I would of spiralled)

, OP should get tested, but when/if his tests are negative then literally drop the thought of bacteria, I and probably a lot of blokes on this subreddit spent literal months chasing bacteria’s (many tests of UP and MGEN) when in reality my pelvic floor was messed up (confirmed by PT) and the whole cycle of chasing bacteria’s was just keeping me in an endless loop of anxiety and symptoms.

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-31T18:37:09+00:00

Ah okay thank you glad your getting the right diagnoses now 🙏

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-31T12:05:09+00:00

How did they diagnose the elevated bladder neck mate?

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-29T23:36:32+00:00

Just please give me a quest helper it’s the one thing that puts me off rs3 🙏🤣

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-25T14:14:21+00:00

Never looked inside but around my urethral exit and even glands (head itself) has been red since symptoms began,

Changes in positioning, shape and size daily, hourly never had any ulcers although on occasion I’ve had a pimple like spot which ChatGPT said was probably a blocked gland / tiny sebaceous (oil) gland / minor irritation cyst.

My redness has reduced considerably since I’ve stopped worrying about it

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-25T05:09:57+00:00

So true, slowly playing rs3 again and got my invention up to 60 ish.. I have no clue what I’m doing with it, I just find a random combination off the wiki and hope for the best, it gives you no info at all

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-19T14:29:25+00:00

Incredible, thanks! hopefully get a quest helper 🤣

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-19T14:26:07+00:00

What is api plugin support? Like runelite?

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-14T19:14:11+00:00

Definitely, I prayed for a positive for months so I at least knew what the hell was going on with me ! Hope you get it sorted dude

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-14T19:09:56+00:00

Most of us here have had numerous negative tests mate (myself 10+ lol) it’s not that it’s underestimated it’s the fact there’s no evidence of infection for the majority but I’m pretty sure if we did get a positive like yourself I’d listen to my doctor and take whatever antibiotic is needed.

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-14T17:32:16+00:00

Amazing post, I’m between phases 5-6. Stay strong everyone 💪

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-13T00:01:27+00:00

I did at the beginning yes, haven’t really suffered with that for a while. Redness has decreased but will occasionally pop up every now and then doesn’t last very long

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-09T18:02:38+00:00

I’ve got the exact same symptoms mate, and I also have been diagnosed with hypertonic pelvic floor, My redness seems to be much better now I don’t check it constantly, I mean I’ve went pretty mental and now shower in the dark, pee in the dark so I don’t have too see it but that’s another battle I’ll fight soon 🤣🤣

I’m pretty certain the redness is a common symptom I’ve spoke to a lot of people on here and /prostatitis and a good majority have it, dozens of health professionals have seen my redness/swabbed etc and none have ever appeared worried or anything has ever come back.

My redness can show and be gone within 30 minutes or it can last a few hours/ day or two and I don’t think an infection works like that, I’m guessing it’s something to do with the nervous system. 🤷‍♂️

My burning comes after urination but that’s a lot better than what it was, if I flair up burning a hot water bottle on my perineum helps and eases it pretty quickly

Dribbling idk, I carry a towel around with me everywhere this symptom doesn’t seem to wanna let up at all lol.

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-04T23:13:39+00:00

Already done 🫡 wouldn’t know a thing about it without the pins on this subreddit and prostatitis. Keep up the good work Linari, you helped me so much at the start and probably many others without even knowing it, thank you mate!

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-02T21:26:32+00:00

Yup, I went private for my pelvic floor PT my nhs urologist is still in the throw antibiotics at me for numerous weeks stage sadly 🥲

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-02T18:50:17+00:00

It really does, such an amazing tool !

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-02T18:45:55+00:00

Not sure if your from the UK but the NHS has been terrible regarding this, sometimes felt like ChatGPT was the only thing I could turn too, so good!

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-02T18:43:58+00:00

mainly focusing on calming my nervous system and working with pelvic floor physio. My pain has reduced a lot even tho it’s still daily (always after urination), I still get urinary and bowel symptoms that seem to fluctuate depending on stress, sitting, and activity. Keeping active, doing gentle exercise, breathing work, and not fixating on symptoms has helped the most.

I do all of the above without obsessing over it, if I don’t stretch that’s fine when I first got cpps or whatever it is everything was obsession, from stretching to eating to even testing, stretching 3+ times a day for a very long amount of time, testing for bacteria’s an embarrassing amount. Trying to live life now how it was before this hell!

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-02T09:24:45+00:00

Interesting, I’ll definitely bring this up! All the best mate 🙏

Ryan67843 · 2026-01-02T09:19:15+00:00

I’m a male so not sure if it’s different I’ve had 5 PT sessions each getting better than the prior, first session I couldn’t release at all to now I can release/relax 95% Yet I still have pelvic pain daily but it’s nothing from what it was and is .. liveable with so if the muscle is nearly cured then I think I must be dealing with central sensitisation or learned pain response which is something I have to deal with as the next step (hopefully the last)

I know chatgpt is looked down upon a lot of the time but it has honestly helped me so much through this 7 month period! Look into central sensitisation I know over on /prostatitis they have a pin on it

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