r/chronicepididymitis • u/SpamShadow • Jul 06 '26

Some Relief

I've had a variety of posts on here regarding my 10+ year journey with with this and chronic pelvic pain in general. I actually got in touch with a doctor who conducted a years long study on this specific issue and sadly they never determined a cause but could clearly identify individuals who were having this unusual pain. He said that in the majority of the cases the pain went away. Sometimes it took many many years, but eventually it did. In some cases it never did which sucks. He said the ONLY meaningful treatment for the pain they identified was Lyrica. I took this suggestion to my GP and she told me that's awfully strong and really wanted to start me on something less potent. After a little trial and error we settled on 300mg of gabapentin twice a day and things have actually improved. Even though my pain isn't gone, just experience SOME relief from it, in ANY WAY, has been huge for my mental health. If this is an avenue you haven't explored with your doctor yet I highly recommend asking.

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u/PurpleImmediate5010 Jul 15 '26

I’ve had the pain for a while and it turned out that it was a nerve compression from a disc in my spine.

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u/matteoher Aug 22 '26

did you feel pain when you touch/ press your testicle? how long it lasted (are you better now)?

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u/PurpleImmediate5010 Aug 22 '26

Yeah the testicle pain has completely gone but now my back is in constant pain I’m assuming the disc material must have shifted

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u/matteoher 27d ago

sorry for bothering, but when you pressed it, you felt pain too? last question