Chronic Prostatitis Surgery
Chronic prostatitis treatment commonly consists of antibiotics, massage, and other non-surgical means. Over the years I have sporadically heard of men who had chronic prostatitis surgery with a technique developed as a form of prostate cancer surgery: radical prostatectomy. Some have reportedly had good results.
On that basis, I performed a minimally invasive laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for a man with an eight-year history of chronic prostatitis. You can this story of surgery for chronic prostatitis as he tells it. In brief, it was a stunning success.
If you have been suffering with chronic prostatitis and would like more information, please get in touch directly with us. The contact information is at the top right. You can also post your comments here.
April 22, 2008 at 3:44 pm
I think most urologists don’t understand how bad chronic prostatitis pain is and what effect it has on your life. They assume that the possible side effects of the operation will be worse than the definite suffering you are undergoing now & therefore are reluctant to operate. I think my worst fear of the operation would be incontinence, followed by permanent erectile dysfunction.
It seems though that so many/most? cancer patients who are usually older than prostatitis sufferers still make good recoveries, so why shouldn’t a prostatitis sufferer who is younger & has no cancer damage to nerves? Logically the prognosis of a full recovery should be better for prostatitis sufferers.
Perhaps all the really cautious surgeons are waiting for someone else brave enough to show it may be a valuable option.
April 30, 2008 at 5:01 pm
I have been battling this disease for 7+ months now. My disease is chronic non-bacterial. The pain in my lower back causes problems. The pain in my groin will almost take my breath away from time to time. The pelvic pain keeps me up at night every night. The urge to urinate never goes away, split urination, weak stream, hard to start, it is constant. I saw a urologist who tried anti-inflammatories, pain med., and anti-biotics just in case. I have been on medicine for a total of 3 months + with minimal to no relief and worse at times. My urologist told me to just live with the pain. I am a firefighter/paramedic and my job is in jeopardy with this disease. I can function well enough to help people when I can’t focus on thee task at hand. My wife and I agreed that we would like the procedure done without question. We know the risks and we know that living with a chronic disease will “A” end my career, “B” not make our lives enjoyable. We hope to have the procedure asap. I am not asking for permission to have the procedure performed just looking for a date and time. No one should have to live in pain. You only get one life to live and you have to be able to enjoy it. With this disease everyday is filled with pain which is hard to always hide. By the grace of God I will have this procedure done and then have my family life back. I would even go out and do educational seminars on the disease and be a spokes person for a prostatitis cured patient through prostate removal. I think that too many times the doctors don’t know what it is like to live in pain everyday. They don’t understand how painful and miserable your life becomes. You can’t hide from the pain, you can’t just make it stop, you can try and eat the right things, take the medicine, try not stress about things, but what does the disease do? It causes stress. I have so many people behind for this procedure to be done that it is amazing. I just hope that someone will help this happen soon because at this point my career and everyday life are to say the least a wreck. Please someone help me and my family.
May 5, 2008 at 9:24 am
I’ve had prostatitis on and off since I was about 35. When I was 39 it got very bad. Antibiotics helped greatly, but if I went off them, I was right back where I started. I went to several urologists here in Japan, and they all said I had non-bacterial chronic prostatitis. How they reconciled the contradiction of a non-bacterial condition responding quickly to antibiotics is beyond me. But they couldn’t find the bacteria, so they went with what they knew, which was clearly very little.
After a year of antibiotics, I started to have increasingly bad side effects to the drugs. And I had gone through so many, as eventually they wouldn’t work so well. Cipro worked the best, but as most prostatitis sufferers know, it causes neurological side effects and tendon swelling. I switched to zythromax, 500mg every 48 to 72 hours based on a study published by some Swedish researchers. That worked great. It even got rid of the golf-ball-up-the-butt feeling most of the time. But even that lucky break came to an end as my kidneys started to close up shop.
Then after a full two years of this non-stop suffering (and I do mean suffering) I tried the prostate drainage with antibiotics treatment offered by Dr. Feliciano in Manila. He says he gets 100%, but from the guys I met there (8), only about 4 were really cured. Of course, the one guy that really didn’t get relief woke up the morning of his scheduled end of treatment with a girl he’d met and had unprotected sex with. So I guess the treatment mostly works as long as you keep your eye on the target of cure.
In my case, it worked. And I was off drugs and pain free for quite a long time. Then I had sex (I had been afraid to for the longest time) and this time it went straight to the prostate within days. Back on antibiotics which at least now could cure me, although it took a long time. It seems that there’s something about my physiology that makes me unusually susceptible to even non-pathogenic organisms. Nevertheless, I consider myself highly fortunate to at least know that there is a cure for some people. I met guys at the Manila office who were even worse that me. One guy even had a morphine pump installed in his body to manage the pain. I don’t think he found relief — but I don’t know if he was keeping he parts in his pants, either. Anyway, the Manila Protocol worked for me, and that was a lifesaver.
Now it’s 2 years since Manila and I find myself facing a life in which I can keep the prostatitis in check when I get it (and when I can’t, I guess I could take the treatment offered by Dr. Feliciano and get it fixed again). But I know that every time I have sex, even oral, I’m almost certain to pick up something. I don’t think I’ll have kids at this point, so if I can find a nerve-sparing surgical option, I might just go for that after a few years.
July 12, 2008 at 4:39 am
Today I did a laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for a man with more than 10 years of chronic prostatitis pain and fever. Turns out he had a Gleason 6 prostate cancer. Early stage so it won’t be an issue. God works in mysterious ways.
August 9, 2008 at 1:29 am
Hi Dr Krongrad,
Like other suffers above. I have chronic non bacterial prostatitis for 20 years.But now is getting worse.Causing constant to pain on urination ,pain on ejaculation.Previously was able to get by NSAIDs but now they are not effective.I trying Flomax and Proscar.So far no effect
I am a 51 yrs old Anesthesiologist in California .i will like to have telephone consult with you The pain and feeling of tiredness is so debilitating that I am ready to accept laproscopic radical prostatectomy possible complications.I have 3 children. And even pay personally if my insurance does not cover it.
Thanks
Raj Parti MD
cell 661-900-2100
August 14, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Please any one who gonna makes the surgery or just made it please let us know how is working, over all the post- surgery evolution; its more than important creates a bank of experiences that help us to fight with this frustrating illness, chronic prostatitis.
Actually im living in Poland and two weeks ago i had the opportunity to talk with one of the bests urological surgeons in the country -extremely expensive of course- and told me that in my age (33) and my case (almost 2 years with nonbacterial chronic prostatitis) the surgery is not an option, because can affects my urine control and my sexual strenght; even he gaves me statistics: 35% of the cases have troubles with erections, and 25-30% with urine control… at least in Poland.
Then whe i asked for a solution or somekind of relief in my conditton (i cannot sit) he told me.. patience, patience, you are young and strong enough…?!?!
and prescribes me IBUPROM MAX, some kind of analgesics like Tylenol, and some suppositories, thats all.
The point is that he scare me about the surgery but not convinced me at all; i cannot imagine living the rest of my life with this and personally is a solution to considerates.. I still didnt make it by economical reasons, but talking with doctor Kongrad i feel myself a little more confident, even when he tolds me that doesnt exist serious researchs about the issue, ergo, no much scientific evidences that support it. (i mean the radical prostatoctemy in chronic prostatitis.)
This is another link to check with people looking for answers:
http://www.healthcentral.com/prostate/c/122/24408/comments
Well i would like encourage every man that is suffering with that to enjoy us, to help us with his experience, maybe working together we can found -besides the support- a possible solution; at least we can create a path to follow for others, even for ourselves. Waiting for answers.
Good energy for every body.
German