Acupuncture
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2003 9:55 pm
I have had prostatitis for over 3 years, bad back pain, groin pain, burning on urination, frequent urination and finally depression, and went through just about everything that has been mentioned in the forum, Cipro, levaquin,doxycycline.
Cystoscope, Cat scans, MRI's Went through the normal drug regimine from my urologists, (note the plural) vioxx, ibuprofen then vicodin. Nothing really helped Vicodin was always my last resort and it did knock the pain down when I had to get through a day. The MRI's and Bone Scan revealed bad discs at L1 L2 L4 L5 and S1 I have been checked out for all of the autoimmune diseases eg. Lupus, Reiters, Reumatoid Arthritis etc About 18 months ago I had the TUNA procedure done and it made no difference. Finally I found the forum and started some of the protocols I now take Algonot+ Prelief and zinc etc. I then did the best thing you have suggested I found a great Pain Specialist, he is a board Certified Anesthesiologist and Pain managent specialist. Anyway in addition to the Algonot and Prelief etc I am on Elmiron and Flomax, Klonipin for the tension and anxiety and he put me on a Fentanyl Patch 25mg to break the cycle of pain. I feel about 75% better and now he is suggesting Accupuncture as he has had some success in IC cases. Some MD's I have seen think my problem could be related to my spine problems, (any thoughts) I have not seen much on the forum about accupuncture but it sounds better than being on a patch the rest of my life. Sorry to ramble on but my Question is should I hold off until more time on the Elmiron etc or give it a try The Forum has been a life saver for me. My pain doc is not just their to hand out opiates but does try all methods of relief as you can tell. Doctors D&S are heroes to people like me. By the way a note of interest to some of the docs I do have a family history of IC in the female members as well as anxiety problems in the same group. Has anybody had success with acupuncture and maybe Dr Dimitrikovs (non medical opinion) Thanks again Webmaster and the docs for the Forum.
Cystoscope, Cat scans, MRI's Went through the normal drug regimine from my urologists, (note the plural) vioxx, ibuprofen then vicodin. Nothing really helped Vicodin was always my last resort and it did knock the pain down when I had to get through a day. The MRI's and Bone Scan revealed bad discs at L1 L2 L4 L5 and S1 I have been checked out for all of the autoimmune diseases eg. Lupus, Reiters, Reumatoid Arthritis etc About 18 months ago I had the TUNA procedure done and it made no difference. Finally I found the forum and started some of the protocols I now take Algonot+ Prelief and zinc etc. I then did the best thing you have suggested I found a great Pain Specialist, he is a board Certified Anesthesiologist and Pain managent specialist. Anyway in addition to the Algonot and Prelief etc I am on Elmiron and Flomax, Klonipin for the tension and anxiety and he put me on a Fentanyl Patch 25mg to break the cycle of pain. I feel about 75% better and now he is suggesting Accupuncture as he has had some success in IC cases. Some MD's I have seen think my problem could be related to my spine problems, (any thoughts) I have not seen much on the forum about accupuncture but it sounds better than being on a patch the rest of my life. Sorry to ramble on but my Question is should I hold off until more time on the Elmiron etc or give it a try The Forum has been a life saver for me. My pain doc is not just their to hand out opiates but does try all methods of relief as you can tell. Doctors D&S are heroes to people like me. By the way a note of interest to some of the docs I do have a family history of IC in the female members as well as anxiety problems in the same group. Has anybody had success with acupuncture and maybe Dr Dimitrikovs (non medical opinion) Thanks again Webmaster and the docs for the Forum.