Hey I’m Boston. Many of you know me by now. I thought you probably knew my situation, but officially:
Basically, I took Propecia for hairloss because I’ve got a big scar and crater in my skull and i won’t look good at all if I get bald, otherwise a lot of good looking guys have thin or baldish hair/heads. I took it for only 22 days (while I was sexually active) and felt a slight slight odd feeling once or twice during orgasm, but it was unlike anything I’d ever felt before, like a tiny twinge of some sort, so I decided to stop for a few days to see if it went away. I was actually breaking up with this girl at the time. So I tried masturbating to see if it went away. I couldn’t really masturbate for a few days, so I started to panic a bit. After five-six days I still couldn’t really get hard, and this had never EVER happened to me EVER in my entire life, even during very depressing or lethargic moments in life (we all go through them), through certain rough times in life, never sexual dysfunction.
So anyway, I started searching online a little more thoroughly (I had done a search for Propecia and permanent side-effects before I ever started taking it, even on two separate occasions, but never had I put “permanent side-effects” in parenthesis together like this). This is when I found this site, and when this whole nightmare started, back on Febuary 14th, 2007, its been about seven months. The worst of my life.
Now I thought I’d been depressed in life!!
But never had I ever had trouble getting out of bed, or wanting to feed myself, or not cared about losing tons of weight, or not wanting o answer the phone for weeks and weeks on end! This was hell.
Anyway, I went throught he steps, had full comprehensive blood work done at 3 weeks after, had low T for 6-8 weeks I think, but it then wnet up from 300-600 within about a to week time frame, I was just about to take Clomid actually, I had the prescription and everything from my urologist, because he said i was looking primary hypogonadal becasue of my low T, and “high” LH I think it was (anyway, my blood results are under the bloods profiles). Anyway, I had fertility testing done as well, but my uro thought i would be fine, but so when my T went back up to a normal level, everyone stopped worrying. Although I guess my SHBG has still been high all along (probably the only thing I still occasionally may get suspicious about regarding hormones and or bloods) but for the most part i just think Fin fucked with my DHT and T for three weeks by shrinking my prostate, this caused some blockages which REALLY affected ME as an individual, and then I came down with some serious prostatitis and BPH for 4-5 months since.
The reason I think it is a prostate problem now is because after reading long and hard all about the male anatomy, and our primary sex organ, the prostate, and knowing that its scientifically proven that finasteride affects the prostate, I basically learned that any disruption or blockage with the way the prostate breathes, moves, expands, contracts can cause any of the underlying prostate problems such as prostatitis or BPH (which by the way are often closely connected) and hence often sexual problems such as the ones that most of us are experiencing as well.
So anyway, this was at about last May (3 months post-fin) while I was also having the typical prostatitis like symptoms of pain and aching, burning in perinium (for about 2 months!!) urinary symptoms (which still persist somewhat although have gotten much better), and sexual dysfunctions ( i can have sex, although the nerves are nor right still because prostate has blockages.
Basically I am a very lean, active, sexual, and spiritual guy. I think I’m also very in tune with my body. I was convinced this was a prostate problem, fin just sparked the prostate problem, and then once they set in, prostate problems are hard to “kick”. So I decided to try some massage (prostate massage) to stir things up in there, and since then I’ve decided, that I DEFINATELY have prostatitis, as well as symptoms of BPH (which according to many sources BPH can often be caused by prostatitis), inflammation and hence swelling of the prostate. I had flare-ups, and symptoms which changed noticeably after just a minor probing or pressing. So this si when I then decided I should definately go to The Prostatitis Center in Tucson. I was going west for a wedding anyway, so I just planned on flying down there before I returned to Boston. And also concluded it would be worth three thousand bucks!
Well, after a weeks worht of him “wailing” on my prostate. I had some spontaneous erections, symptoms got much much better. He was working out a sore section, which btw was sore on just one lobe on the very first day, you can feel it. And so anyway, I was also actually cultured and tested and supposedly I have TWO types of bacteria in my prostate fluid.
ANd so no I am going back for two-three weeks of treatment.
Hey please read this message I just exchanged with anothe member of this forum as well, and please explore those links as well, I have discovered a plethora of information.
And one last thing is, I am optimistic, and you know why!! Because I have had glimpses of full recovery already. I have felt the nerve impulses sending signals, but my prostate is just still inflamed, but on occasion isn’t, and those nerves still do work, I’ve gotten erections just thinking basically. Also, I’ve felt normal here and there, especially when I’ve taken Valium a few times (although it is certainly no cure, and I don’t like taking it) But basically I basically have seen glimpses of my old self again during certain times when my prostate seems to flow smoother. I really hope this makes sense to most of you. If not, you need to do some reading on the prostate. It is constantly expanding and contracting, like when you get hot and cold, and this is also why your dick shrinks when you get cold. If there are blockages of ANY sort in your prostate, you can easily have sexual problems of any sort.
A few times I have gotten ready to post in the “Recoveries” section a post about maybe 90% recovery so far, although I now see it as more like 80-85%, sometimes better, but other days here and there, now that I’m back in Boston working and stressed again, a little worse and acting up again. But basically, hands down a prostate thing for sure for me! It scks, and altough the pain has now thankfully gone away for the most part, I just still feel some blockages and congestion in there for sure. ANd basically again, it just doesn’t take a rocket scientist to tell me this is a proate problem. Although I think I’m going to get cured. I think I can clear this, with the help of Dr. Polacheck!
Basically if anyone else is interested, i’d also like to hear about your experiences.
Thanks for reading., and sorry for the occasional run-ons, but just had to get this post out to you all, and now I have to get to sleep. I try not to come on here much anymore, because I think I’m going to get better here. I just need to get this thing massaged back into normal working order, and have all the pent up blockages and or congestion drained and flushed from it so it can return to its normal state.
Good luck guys! And again, thanks for reading.
Hey man, can’t remember if I responded to you yet. Sorry if I didn’t, i was traveling for three weeks, and feeling a bit better, although now prostate is acting up for sure.
Anyway, I have basically concluded that I have prostatitis and BPH as a result of taking fin, which fucked with my prostate and endocrine system for long enough for me to be infected, because of the blockages that occurred when things weren’t working properly. Actually I’ve heard of certain meds sparking prostate problems in people, and it sucks.
Basically, my gut feeling is that this isn’t rocket science. Its basically a prostate thing. My pipes are clogged, so to speak.
Here, check out these links! Actually yesterday I just came across some of the very best links I’ve found to date. I googled “prostate drainage” in parenthesese.
Here, within this listing on this page cooltoad.com/links/show.php? … PSESSID=4f there are all the links… to “The Prostatitis Center” in Tucson. Dr. Feliciano. A clinic in Toronto I think, and also some others .
Basically, once a prostate gets contaminated!!! I think is the best word to describe it, it can be difficult to “clear out”, cure, heal, however you wanna see it.
Although it IS possible. There are the success stories. The good positive stories.
Tell me what you think bro, after you read up on this stuff.
I am defiantely going back to Tucson for at least two weeks, maybe three, and am planning to be cured. I am also planning on doing this guys sitz bath decongesting, clearing method as well. cleanprostate.com/theprocedure.htm I will try it.
I don’t want to have prostate troubles for the rest of my life!
