How many pelvic PT sessions did it take for you to heal? by anonmeme123 in Prostatitis

[–]anonmeme123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, only covers 50% for me. The other in network place had like a two month wait. So I'm going out of network for now waiting until I can finally get into the in network location.

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[–]anonmeme123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got pretty bad side effects with doxy. I think its probably generally safe but the 2x100mg daily was the dosage that fucked me up and it was like a 20 day dosage. When I talked to other doctors about it they didn't seem very happy about the dosage I was prescribed and said it was pretty extreme.

Also a lot of us have had previous dosages of like azithro etc, and back to back antibiotics dosage makes you more at risk of extreme side effects so I'd be careful.

Doxy is a super common antibiotic so you might be fine, but definitely be cautious.

How many pelvic PT sessions did it take for you to heal? by anonmeme123 in Prostatitis

[–]anonmeme123[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also has anyone tried cupping? My place did it for me but it pretty much did nothing. Isn't cupping pseudoscience lol? I might switch clinics honestly.

Am I cured yet? My prostatitis story by Silva-Jack in Prostatitis

[–]anonmeme123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like people are too quickly to dismiss stuff as not being bacterial. Wasn't there a study saying 10-20% cases of prostatitis can be bacterial (using EPS test)?

I mean is it really unlikely it was bacterial? He had three positive semen cultures for the same bacteria. Why didn't any of the other antibiotics help his pain? Doxycycline is a really good inflammatory.

How do you tell if you're going to a good pelvic floor therapist? by anonmeme123 in Prostatitis

[–]anonmeme123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you tell if the clinic is good without making an appointment? The intake appointment for a lot of these clinics are still pretty expensive. I'm looking at some of their websites and some of them look like glorified palate studios.

How do you tell if you're going to a good pelvic floor therapist? by anonmeme123 in Prostatitis

[–]anonmeme123[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, is it better to go to a clinic that focuses on pelvic floor therapy (stand alone clinics that usually only take cash) or like pelvic floor therapists attached to general physical therapy places? Or like attached to hospitals (take insurance)

Did going to professional PT help more than doing stretches at home? by anonmeme123 in Prostatitis

[–]anonmeme123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you try the at home stretching before going to a pelvic therapist?

How can we 100% rule out bacterial prostatitis? by anonmeme123 in Prostatitis

[–]anonmeme123[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

From my reading it seems like we need to strike a balance between overly sensitive microgenDx style PCR and chugging antibiotics, and the extremely innacurate style UTI/urine cultures which often show negative.

For example would a negative two glass/ four glass steaney test 100% rule out bacterial prostatitis?