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Prostatitis or Long COVID?

Posted by beachbum @arichards3, Mar 22 9:22am

I know some of you are thinking, what kind of question is that?!

My most prevalent Long COVID symptoms (that I have begun to wonder if they really are caused by Long COVID) are 'head sensations'. They feel like dizzy, but not quite, rocking, but not quite, dropping on a roller coaster, but not quite. What I can say is they are quite unpleasant and I classify them as pain. At no time have I fell or experienced vertigo, it's not that extensive. The symptoms come and go, sometimes non existent, sometimes light, sometimes raging. Secondary symptoms are (Long COVID parlance) PEM (post exertion malice) and Exercise Intolerance. Where once I could do 45 minutes cardio, I can do 10, because more wipes me out.

I have been reading lately that Prostatitis can cause similar symptoms. I have Chronic Prostatitis (non bacterial), the kind Google says medical science doesn't fully understand, no cure, etc. My prostate is 103cc as measured from a recent MRI, no cancer indication, and I am headed for either TURP or HOLEP.

My punch line question is do any Prostatitis sufferers have similar symptoms?

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delmar418 | @delmar418 | Mar 23 8:34am

Years ago I had prostatitis (non-bacterial) which gave me some of the symptoms you described, symptoms similar to what I've read about Long Covid. I felt at times like I was on an elevator moving up or down, off-axis, fatigued.
Today, I have a prostate size above a hundred and I have been with a catheter since Aug. 2022. To my knowledge, I did not test positive for Covid until 2023, it lasted 11 days. 11 days of symptoms that passed like individual train cars (I didn't receive the shots). Then I came down with it again, lasting only four days.
Going back to before I was catheterized, I didn't know that the urine had been backing up to my kidneys, because I thought I was voiding all my urine, frequently. I began to notice "some" of the symptoms described as Long Covid. Exercise intolerance. Sedentary, heart palpitations while walking, out of breath while walking, distended stomach at times, dizziness, vertigo-like sensations, elevated blood pressure, post exertion fatigue and general malaise. The ran an ultrasound and my kidneys and bladder were full of urine, a LOT of urine. The gave me a catheter and it all ran out. I was diagnosed with "Bi-lateral Hydronephrosis." It took a week or so to normalize and the symptoms went away.
Since I had covid for the second time, I have terrible insomnia, exercise intolerance, but no dizziness (I don't take any medications for hypertension or inhibitors to relax the bladder), post exertion fatigue and a situational depression that has gotten worse, amplifying these symptoms.
So, getting back to your question that compares Long Covid to Prostatitis symptoms, in my opinion, you have a large prostate with an inflammation that's not bacterial, if you've had Covid, irrespective of vaccination, or not, (there is also a study that came out about Long Vaccination) it could be related to covid if you've already had it, or it could be a complicated mix of prostatitis, L.C. and the possibility that you are not voiding. I suggest that you ask for a bladder / kidney ultrasound to rule out beginning hydronephrosis- this can cause permanent kidney damage which leads to a host of other symptoms. I'm glad you asked the question, I don't think you're coo-coo for coco-puffs, LC can exacerbate any pre-existing condition.

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beachbum | @arichards3 | Mar 23 9:07am
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@delmar418

Years ago I had prostatitis (non-bacterial) which gave me some of the symptoms you described, symptoms similar to what I've read about Long Covid. I felt at times like I was on an elevator moving up or down, off-axis, fatigued.
Today, I have a prostate size above a hundred and I have been with a catheter since Aug. 2022. To my knowledge, I did not test positive for Covid until 2023, it lasted 11 days. 11 days of symptoms that passed like individual train cars (I didn't receive the shots). Then I came down with it again, lasting only four days.
Going back to before I was catheterized, I didn't know that the urine had been backing up to my kidneys, because I thought I was voiding all my urine, frequently. I began to notice "some" of the symptoms described as Long Covid. Exercise intolerance. Sedentary, heart palpitations while walking, out of breath while walking, distended stomach at times, dizziness, vertigo-like sensations, elevated blood pressure, post exertion fatigue and general malaise. The ran an ultrasound and my kidneys and bladder were full of urine, a LOT of urine. The gave me a catheter and it all ran out. I was diagnosed with "Bi-lateral Hydronephrosis." It took a week or so to normalize and the symptoms went away.
Since I had covid for the second time, I have terrible insomnia, exercise intolerance, but no dizziness (I don't take any medications for hypertension or inhibitors to relax the bladder), post exertion fatigue and a situational depression that has gotten worse, amplifying these symptoms.
So, getting back to your question that compares Long Covid to Prostatitis symptoms, in my opinion, you have a large prostate with an inflammation that's not bacterial, if you've had Covid, irrespective of vaccination, or not, (there is also a study that came out about Long Vaccination) it could be related to covid if you've already had it, or it could be a complicated mix of prostatitis, L.C. and the possibility that you are not voiding. I suggest that you ask for a bladder / kidney ultrasound to rule out beginning hydronephrosis- this can cause permanent kidney damage which leads to a host of other symptoms. I'm glad you asked the question, I don't think you're coo-coo for coco-puffs, LC can exacerbate any pre-existing condition.

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@delmar418 your response is much appreciated. I am pursuing my hypothesis that Prostatitis is my problem and at your advice I will schedule an ultrasound.

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delmar418 | @delmar418 | Mar 23 9:30am
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@arichards3

@delmar418 your response is much appreciated. I am pursuing my hypothesis that Prostatitis is my problem and at your advice I will schedule an ultrasound.

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My pleasure. My prostatitis came and went. It would be practical to subtract from the equation since there are many symptoms crossing over the other. I will offer some things that did help the prostatitis stop.
The first two are very specific to prostate inflammation:
Bromelain
Quercetin (some supplements come with both)
Concentrated cranberry capsules (calms the bladder and gives the bladder a hostile environment for UTI's).
I switched to green tea for a few weeks- I made it strong though!

These things stopped the recurring inflammations for me at that time.

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