Tuesday, September 09, 2003
Solution at hand?
Went to a urologist today - for a 22 year old problem, a problem that has plagued me for 22 years that is! I've been to dozens of doctors over the past two decades, been on a dozen different anti-biotics - for the standard "10 day regimen" - still, the "problem" rears it's ugly head at least once a month or more, sometimes mildly - sometimes very painfully.
Chronic Prostatitis - almost constant infection or enlargement of the prostate gland (one illness you women will never have to worry about), NORMALLY occurs in men over the age of 45 but more normally begins to affect men in the 60's.
Mine started at age 22 - lucky me.
Today, I went to a different doctor - everyone told me that he was good, that he knew his "stuff". We'll see how it all works out. Here are the things that he told me:
When I got my first infection at the age of 22 (it was very, very bad - urinating blood, severe pain, etc.) - it was probably caused by two different kinds of bacteria - "typical" and "atypical". The typical was easily treated by the standard 10 day regimen of anti-biotics - the atypical simply took a rest - but stayed resident. It (atypical) would then flare up, causing the typical to come back and take up residence. Again, 10 days of anti-biotics and the typical would die off - but not the atypical.
Thus the Chronic issue.
You'd think, in 22 years and after living in all parts of the country - some doctor (before now) would have know about this issue?
So what am I supposed to do now? I'm to take an heavy-duty anti-biotic for at least 3 months, and stay away from all sugar and caffiene (no one ever mentioned those substances before - in relation to my prostate problems), which isn't a problem - since I gave them up four months ago.
Well, I guess we'll just wait and see what happens.
P.S. I've been wondering about how I received the infection - and I just remembered, I was actually spending 8-10 hours a day in a perfect breeding ground for bacteria - a hospital. My 4-month old son had undergone open-heart surgery and we had spent 4 months in that hospital, while he was recoverying. I started showing signs of the infection about 2 days before we left the hospital, by the time we got home - I was very, very ill.
Went to a urologist today - for a 22 year old problem, a problem that has plagued me for 22 years that is! I've been to dozens of doctors over the past two decades, been on a dozen different anti-biotics - for the standard "10 day regimen" - still, the "problem" rears it's ugly head at least once a month or more, sometimes mildly - sometimes very painfully.
Chronic Prostatitis - almost constant infection or enlargement of the prostate gland (one illness you women will never have to worry about), NORMALLY occurs in men over the age of 45 but more normally begins to affect men in the 60's.
Mine started at age 22 - lucky me.
Today, I went to a different doctor - everyone told me that he was good, that he knew his "stuff". We'll see how it all works out. Here are the things that he told me:
When I got my first infection at the age of 22 (it was very, very bad - urinating blood, severe pain, etc.) - it was probably caused by two different kinds of bacteria - "typical" and "atypical". The typical was easily treated by the standard 10 day regimen of anti-biotics - the atypical simply took a rest - but stayed resident. It (atypical) would then flare up, causing the typical to come back and take up residence. Again, 10 days of anti-biotics and the typical would die off - but not the atypical.
Thus the Chronic issue.
You'd think, in 22 years and after living in all parts of the country - some doctor (before now) would have know about this issue?
So what am I supposed to do now? I'm to take an heavy-duty anti-biotic for at least 3 months, and stay away from all sugar and caffiene (no one ever mentioned those substances before - in relation to my prostate problems), which isn't a problem - since I gave them up four months ago.
Well, I guess we'll just wait and see what happens.
P.S. I've been wondering about how I received the infection - and I just remembered, I was actually spending 8-10 hours a day in a perfect breeding ground for bacteria - a hospital. My 4-month old son had undergone open-heart surgery and we had spent 4 months in that hospital, while he was recoverying. I started showing signs of the infection about 2 days before we left the hospital, by the time we got home - I was very, very ill.
Monday, September 08, 2003
Status Report:
There have been a number of viruses (stomach mainly) spreading through town (Clovis, NM) these past few weeks. Quite a few members of my family have been infected and very sick. I sincerely believe, that because of my diet and exercise plan - that my immune system is functioning much better than just a few months ago. I've shown slight symptoms of the viruses at times, but as soon as I take additional vitimans - I feel better. If this would have been the same scenario (viruses) - 4 months ago, I would have been sick with every one of them - for weeks.
One key factor in my increased immunity - the removal of sugar from my diet! A number of scientific studies have show that sugar intake can reduce the immune system's ability to fight sickness and disease. I definately concur - in the past, because of my high sugar intake - I was sick very, very often. I'd come in contact with someone with a cold or flu and within hours I would be sick.
Not anymore - people can just keep their "bugs", I don't want them. I don't want sugar either - it is poison to me.
There have been a number of viruses (stomach mainly) spreading through town (Clovis, NM) these past few weeks. Quite a few members of my family have been infected and very sick. I sincerely believe, that because of my diet and exercise plan - that my immune system is functioning much better than just a few months ago. I've shown slight symptoms of the viruses at times, but as soon as I take additional vitimans - I feel better. If this would have been the same scenario (viruses) - 4 months ago, I would have been sick with every one of them - for weeks.
One key factor in my increased immunity - the removal of sugar from my diet! A number of scientific studies have show that sugar intake can reduce the immune system's ability to fight sickness and disease. I definately concur - in the past, because of my high sugar intake - I was sick very, very often. I'd come in contact with someone with a cold or flu and within hours I would be sick.
Not anymore - people can just keep their "bugs", I don't want them. I don't want sugar either - it is poison to me.
