Prostatitis/Chlamydia Question

Hi,

I'm a 25 year old man and have had several long-term relationships with women and never had unprotected intercourse. With that being said, I started dating someone last Spring which I received oral sex from. (no sexual intercourse) Within a few weeks I had contracted Conjunctivitis in which I promptly sought medical help from my general doctor. Within 24-48 hours thereafter, I began having terrible burning pain within my urethra that was constant. (It was there with or without urination) I immediately made an appointment and went in to see my general doctor. He did a urine culture for various bacteria and sent me home to await the results. Several days later, he called and confirmed that I had tested positive for Chlamydia. He prescribed Doxycycline (100 mgs for 7 days). I did receive a call from the girl that I was dating that she tested positive for Chlamydia shortly after the call from my doctor. She said that she had been battling a sore throat for some time and seemed embarrassed. Needless to say, the entire situation was awkward for both of us, so we haven't seen one another since. I do give her credit for calling me to make me aware of her diagnosis. When I spoke with my doctor regarding her positive diagnosis, he said that I could get Chlamydia from oral sex and that it would also be responsible for my bout with Conjunctivitis.

After my 7 day course of Doxycycline, I began to feel much better. Unfortunately, that was short-lived. Within 7-8 weeks of my original diagnosis, my symptoms began to return. (Terrible burning pain and slight discharge) I once again went in to see my doctor and he said that the Chlamydia had most likely not been eradicated the first time and proceeded to put me on another course of Doxycycline, this one being for 10 days, same dosage. Within about 5 days, my symptoms once again ceased and I was feeling pretty well and continued to take the medication. By day 7, the burning urethral pain came back with a vengeance. I called my doctor, got an emergency appointment with him and he was surprised and wasn't sure why this was happening. He took me off the Doxycycline and put me on Levaquin at 100 mgs, once a day for 14 days.

I came home and promptly made an appointment with a Urologist in which I saw two days later. He examined me, did cultures and swabbings and did a DRE. When he did the DRE, the searing pain in my urethra increased five-fold, words cannot express the amount of pain this caused. He diagnosed me with Prostatitis, likely due to the recent Chlamydia infection that I had. He said that my Prostrate was "boggy" and was likely infected or terribly inflamed. He instructed me to continue with the Levaquin and gave me another prescription for an additional 14 days and wants to see me at the end of the month.

My main symptom is the burning urethral pain. It's constant and feels like someone has a blow torch to it. I don't have any testicular pain, back pain, difficulty in urination or pain upon ejaculation. It's such a constant pain that I can't seem to even think to study in class.

After returning home, I did some searching online and was quite terrified regarding some of the horror stories regarding Prostatitis/Chlamydia. It's probably best that I stay away from "Dr. Google" for a while.

Has anyone had anything similar happen to them? If so, does it turn into a long-term chronic condition? I do realize that I'll likely have to be on antibiotics for an extended period of time but does this ever get better? I'm really afraid at the moment. Truth be told, I've had some chronic health conditions in the past in which I've dealt with extreme pain at times and nothing compares to this. I can't fathom feeling this terrible burning feeling in my urethra forever.

I've tried Motrin (for it's inflammatory properties) to no avail and hot baths as well in which I saw no difference in my pain levels. Laying on my back seems to intensify the pain whereas walking or standing does seem better, although it doesn't take the pain away.

On a side note, since my diagnoses, I haven't engaged in sexual intercourse of any kind. (Haven't received oral, either)

I would appreciate hearing any words of wisdom or thoughts on this matter. Thank you in advance.

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