I am 40 years old, and since 2014, struggling with epididymitis at my left testicle. All story started with a hernia operation. Three days after surgery, my testicle became like the size of a big orange, and due to pain in groin area I was neither able to walk, stand up nor lie back. Then the diagnosis came as epididymitis, and I took antibiotics along with anti-inflammation pills for about 6 weeks.
In the next 2 weeks after the treatment, everything was fine with me. Then pain on my left ball came back with the feeling that it was pinning when I touched. I visited another Uro and he put me in another 6-weeks of antibiotics + anti-inflammatory treatment.
After having that much pills I had a calm 6 months, during which I had to live still with a slight pain and pinning feel. That pain was bearable, and I was able to continue my daily and private life. From my side everything was OK.
At the end of a silent half a year, symptoms of epididymitis started again but this time it was stronger. I had deep and intense pain on my left testicle (sometimes in pelvic and groin area) while either standing or sitting. In addition I had intense ache in perineum area (behind balls and between legs) right after ejaculation. Even during and after ejaculation, I could have burning feeling along my penis, and my semen was watery. The tip of my penis was also burning after peeing. Then I again found myself visiting uro, and taking another set of pills against, which made me OK for the next 6 months.
Until now, this pain-treatment procedure becomes like a routine in my life. Almost two times in a year I am visiting my uro, taking the pills, giving semen sample, and receiving the clear results.
Since 3 weeks I have had pain at my left testicle again. But this time I notice also that it gets smaller than before, and my ejaculate volume is half compared to a few months ago. For a man these are worrying signals. And according to what I have read until now the blood flow through epididymis might not be proper, and my prostate might not also be infected which results in reduction in prostate secretion.
Since I am fed up with showing my balls each and every a few months, and repeating the same procedure for temporary treatment, now I am resisting to see my uro, and looking for a non-antibiotic solution before my pain gets unbearable.
According to what I read, there is a relation between ejaculation and epididymitis. But until now I could not figure out the balance between frequent or rare ejaculation and pain at testicle. Frequent ejaculation keeps the ducts clean but puts pressure on my ball, which is pain, and rare ejaculation results in swollen feeling on my left side, groin area, and stronger pinning feeling on my balls. Does one of the guys have any idea or experience about that? Upon that, is there anyone who had testicle size and/ or semen volume decrease related with epididymitis?
Thanks for your answers.
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Hello, as a urologist I would say a lot of testing, including an ultrasound, is definitely needed. Considering I'm in the same boat as you and have lost my left testicle after 3 operations I would have to say see a different urologist if you could. I've given semen samples. Blood tests, cancer tests, ultrasounds, urine and everything comes back clear so it's a mystery in my case- especially after it started even the antibiotics didnt do anything for me. Do yourself a favor- if you can afford to keep going back to the dr do it. Losing a testicle is not a good feeling physically or mentally
Thanks for your feedback. It is highly valuable for me as, first of all, you walked through the same way, and secondly, you are urologist. Even noticing that I have smaller testicle and less semen makes me uncomfortable, I will find myself, without any question, wrecked, if I lose it. Indeed I do not want to explain each woman I slept why I have only one testicle. I am just expressing my feelings, while keeping respect to your experience.
I think, I will have a visit to my uro in the end but this time I want to push him out of putting the echo handle only on ball but making a complete check of my bottom. As an urologist, do you think that shrinkage in testicle is related with blood flow, and having less semen might be a sign for prostate problem?
I've been suffering from the same problem. A varicoselectomy was performed on me in 1987 when I was 23, since it felt uncomfortable having a "sack of worms" dangling very low in my scrotum and after the operation(which was done thru an incision in my L groin side, just above my bladder, I peed PURE frothy blood for a week! ) My balls were swollen the size of an orange-I kid you not. Since those were the days before mobile phones, I have only my word as recollection and went to see another "urologist" in 2002, after I started experiencing severe tenderness during sex, in my now, much smaller left testicle, when ejaculating. I was simply told to "masturbate more often". Yeah right! Eventually I started feeling "bubbly" shaped substance moving around that testicle and thinking I might have testicular cancer, went back to the guy who performed the varicoselectomy. He groped me there and I nearly went thru the roof in agony. He said it wasn't a cancerous lump, but merely "benign cysts" which had "formed as a result of the operation" and that "if it bothered me that much, he could remove them for me". As if I would EVER let him touch me again.
The past 8 years the situation has progressed to my back and having been a pro musician the past 25 years carrying extremely heavy gear around-in and outa my hatchback car-I assumed I had caused back fractures(slipped disks with nerve entrapment). Well 2 MRI's, later which showed NONE of the above mentioned and having been on Schedule6 painkillers the past 8 years, I have now started cumming blood. At first I thought it might be epidimitis(having gone thru the same antibiotics as you, to no avail. The second time, a few months ago, ALL my semen was pure blood! Quite a shock and really concerned I asked my GP to test my PSA level(which was well within the normal range). I turned 54 a week ago and the problem comes and goes. Pardon the pun. I don't masturbate excessively nor vigourously, so it's either something in my urethra's which have scraped the lining(causing the blood in my semen) or something else is very wrong. For all I know that urologist was lying to me re: the benign "cysts" and that I have been struggling with metastasized testicular cancer. I'm now so shit scared to cum-expecting even more blood that I refrain from sex/masturbating for days on end. If pics were allowed on this site maybe someone could give me a diagnosis based upon what I just shared. I also pass crystals resembling golden nuggets often, since my L kidney is calcified from having had undiagnosed nephritis as a child, yet my GP says she's never seen anything like it and that it "definately aint kidney stones".
Your situation is quite tough, and having experienced such problems from very early age of a man is hard to overcome. But I catch a case which might be similar to mine. After the surgery, you told that you experienced severe tenderness during sex, and much smaller left testicle, when ejaculating. And it was suggested you to masturbate more often. Do you remember why they suggested so and what was often mean in your case? Do you think that these small parts in your scrotum are related with your surgery or frequent ejaculation?
Thanks for your feedback. Actually I do not know the mechanism, restricting the flow of blood, behind ED, but as your mix might improve the blood flow, and it might be one of my problem, I give a try. Hoping that it will not keep me all the time hard.
A friend had chronic epididymitis for three years, with local discomfort, swelling or scrotal pain. Sometimes pain can radiate to the lower abdomen and the medial thigh of the same side. The symptoms were relieved after antibiotic treatment, but a couple of months later the symptoms started to come back.
He happened to hear about the herbal medicine diuretic and anti-inflammatory pill. So he decided to try it. After a course of treatment, his symptoms of pain were alleviated. Then he ordered two month’s medication again. Now, Ellison is fully recovered.
He told me that diet and moderate masturbation can shorten the treatment time better.
Frequent ejaculation can cause pressure on the ball.
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