Hi what are your symptoms and how do you know you have it?
It seems you were diagnosed with significant delay. I heard that this leads the bacteria to progress and become more rigid so maybe you need to continue consulting with your urologist and have it treated/checked at intervals ... You can't leave it live in your genitals as it leads to many complications... Maybe some additional drugs could be prescribed to you along with the antibiotics to increase effect.
Update, i just finished 10 days course of 200mg of doxycycline daily + corticosteroid 5 days.
It seems that the pinching in the urethra has subsided, and the swelling is lowered significantly.
The only thing remaining is thick clear discharge, that comes out when the urethra is pressed, or after a long period of sitting. I'll do the tests in 30 days and get the verdict.
Update: I got another 10 days of 200 mg per day of doxycycline. It seems that the bacteria still lives, and the saga continues..
Well I finished the 10 day course of 200mg doxycycline 4 days ago, and the discharge and pinching inside urethra is back. Any advice as I'm sick of taking antibiotics...
|Update for the unfortunate that are battling the same condition: The last urethral swab showed that chlamydia is still present, so i'm continuing antibiotic treatment: 1 gram azithromycin the first day, 500 mgr. the second day, 5 days 2oo mg doxicycline and 5 days 100 mg doxicycline per day. Let us hope that this will be the last treatment. :)
Hey klamidia, i might have the same problem as you but my chlamydia usually goes away for 1-2 months and emerges again even without having sex. My advice is maybe take traditional chinese medicine along side your antibiotics to help assist with getting rid of the chlamydia, also having a diet that boosts your immune system, as the antibiotics only stops your body from reproducing the bacteria, your immune system is the one that destroys the remaining. I am still trying to shake off my chlamydia too but i think there are always some bacteria that remains in your gut.
Update: After consultations with the urologist and examining of the already subsided symptoms, it showed that: the bladder has no signs of pathological proliferation and the prostate is appropriately sized and clear. The only thing left now is the urethra which still has redness and swelling especially after ejaculation. So i got another antibiotic treatment:
Azithromicin - 1g first day, 500 mg second day.
Doxicycline - 400 mg per day for 5 days and then 100 mg per day for 10 days.
Tetracycline ointment for the opening of the urethra.
Additionally: Silybium marianum as a preventative agent for liver damage. And the usual bee products for strengthening of the immune system : bee pollen and royal jelly plus Ehinacea.And let's not forget the kefir for fungus and Calendula officinalis flower tea.( i have a mini pharmacy in my home now)
Symptoms have drastically subsided, i'll update in about 15 days.
hi i hope u r improving,i suggest that you get to a urologist that will DRE you,after they can look at the ERS,the fluid produced,that will tell them if infections present ,a step forward.also they should do a urine test after the prostate massage.the problem is u r using quinolones abx theres a lot of resistance.the major problem is they cant get the abx into the prostate,to do this you have to open the gland up.urologists today have lost the ability to massage the prostate,it was used before abx as a treatment and seems to have been a lot more successful than a lot of the treatments today,that being the case i suggest this,after the prostste massage tellthem to culture the EPS,that will tell u what bugs are in the prostate and then sensitivity test to see what abx works on them.so you then have a baseline,what you have and what works to treat it.then massage every other day whilst you take the abx.that will do it.the massage opens up the gland and expels some fluid,this contains debris and bugs.it must be replaced ...with blood etc that contains the meds.its relatively simple idea and you need to find a urologist that is on that path,in n america they dont like to do that as they dont think they are ever wrong,well if thats the case why cant they cure you??arrogance is big with US docs so give this a try theres a few practitioners ,search the net,florida ventura and a couple of others if not try philippines these guys know their stuff.its cheap to stay there and so is the treatment compared to rip off USA yoyr call!!
So i have 3 days left of the treatment and clear tick discharge is back, i assume those 5 days of 400mg doxy were too little, on the up side pinching has subsided.And the urethral swelling has lowered also. But it seems the bacteria is still alive and well.
No good news. It appears that the bacteria still lives. The discharge is back and also slight pinching in the urethra. It seems that i will have to continue the battle. Will update what's next. I even developed a taste for antibiotics.
Update: got azitro 1.5 grams the first day and 1.5 grams after 7 days,after 2 months break from antibiotics, my symptoms have greatly diminished and I'm expecting to kill it this time :)
Update: after almost 3 months break from antibiotics, very little discharge, and a little red urethra, on the last check up, the prostate is okay, bladder and kidneys too, there is no burning after ejaclation. After the check up we decided, the urologist and my self to have another round of azithromycin 2grams the first day and 1 gram the second, plus tetracycline ointment for the urethra both in and on the meatus. I have no noticeable clinical symptoms and life has become a bit green again. I will update once I have the first negative swab.
For resistant strain, need to conduct antibiotic sensitivity culture
are you still testing positive for chlamidya?
Am also chalmydia resistant to antibiotics
So quick update, I tested and now isolated is klebsiella pneumoniae and the clamydia swab is positive again. Just as in the Chinese curse 'may you live in interesting times' I'm starting treatment tomorrow cefitraxone for the klebsiella 2g intravenous and doxycycline 200 mg 10 days, after the klebsiella treatment is completed. I'M stomped how I now have klebsiella when all the urethral swabs before were clean but this is the new reality :))
So in the long battle against this single cell organism, my newest strategy is, circumcision followed by a course of 2 grams of metronidazole one time then erythromycin 500mg four times a day for 7 days. We will see how it goes, I stopped cefalosporins as it seems the klebsiela is no longer present.
Have you ever tested for mycoplasma genitalium? Stay off antibiotics for 3-4 weeks, then give your first void urine.
Since i'm here id give a quick update:
I'm almost a month post circumcision, and it has healed nicely, my fears of additional infection have subsided. It has been 2 weeks after i finished my 7 days course of erythromycin and metronidazole , and there is no noticeable discharge, though i can still see several small red spots on the inside of the meatus and one side is a bit swollen.There is the occasional stinging and burning at the tip, which points to a ever present chlamydia, at this point both me and the urologist are hoping that in about three months the immune system will either spontaneously resolve the infection, or the organism will revers its persistent state , however it is i'll be off antibiotics fro 3 months.
A quick update: last urethral swab was positive for chlamydia, since I've been through 2 treatments : 500mg levofloxacin daily for 10 days, one month break, and then 1 gram of Azithromycin first day, 500mg the second day followed by 10 days 200mg doxycycline per day. I don't think the treatment worked, will update once I test again.
Update; Since it was lingering so long i decided to consult with a military doctor who prescribed 20 days of 200 mg doxycycline. I'm starting treatment and will update how it goes.
So a quick Update:
I got the first negative test :) for chlamydia using direct immunochromatography method.( I'm happy for my self in all honesty.)
My last treatment consisted of :
20 days 2x100mg doxycycline per day.
5 days 1x500mg Azithromycin per day.
10 days 2x100mg doxycycline per day.
And then a folklore medicine of garlic and white wine.Boiled together 100ml in the morning and before going to sleep for 10 days.(i was quite against this as i'm not a folclore believing guy but it did improved my immune system and my liver conditions, suffice to say that the enzymes were slightly above :).
That being said, i still have mild discomfort in the very tip of the urethra but it is almost unnoticeable.
I'll be doing the second test a PCR a month from now. To confirm the first negative. and after that if it is negative also a third one.
I guess persistence pays off.