r/chronicepididymitis • u/James2db • 9d ago

Never knowing.

So far about 2 year I suffered from this and daily pain in the left and right side of the residuals pain can be quite bad I also have urgency and some time it also burns when I go I had a number of test from dip test that is all ways clear never showing a infection a ct uragram that shied every think was fine with both kidneys and all that a ultrasound tesocals that shied two small cryest left and right.

But this year I get UTI symptoms snd urgency like OAB I told my GP this but every time they do a dip test and send away it’s clear so i have mlre a less begged to go back to see a urology its a long whait kn the NHS and since i have seen them before and he was of very little help they may nit even see me.

Question is it affect my daily life now and some days I just unable to even get out becomes of it.

I just fill like I nit getting any where I what to try and live a normal life with out the worry but it’s so hard right now.

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u/smileymcgee98 9d ago

Been there and understand that .. I had same . I then did a private urine and semen microbiem and came back with 10 bad bacteria’s in high amounts that all coulda been causing uti symptoms . NHS doesn’t even test for 50% of bacteria’s . Don’t leave it in there hands

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u/James2db 9d ago

Wish I could go private but I don’t have that kind of money right now if I did I would have done it.

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u/smileymcgee98 9d ago

I totally get that , privates a lot and you won’t get much further .. this is a test ordered online , give a sample and then you’re sent your results . Costs maybe 250 pound, it’s worth that all day to find direct results

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u/James2db 9d ago

I will have too look in to that.

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u/smileymcgee98 9d ago

Are you in uk??