please post symptoms ...

I started having slight lower back pain about 3 years ago. I've been to many doctors (except a urologist), and have never formally been diagnosed with anything. The lower back pain now is much worse and persistent, and I have pain around my hips also. My anus, and the area between my anus and penis,  and all the way to my lower back always feels inflammed 24/7 now.

 

I'm having trouble urinating sometimes,  because it feels like something is inflammed and stoping my stream. This also seems to be affecting blood flow to my penis, and I am having real problems with erections and my penis is starting to shrink...almost feels like it's not getting any blood and almost always feels very shriveled and hurts slightly most the time. I can tell my penis muscle is getting smaller. And the inflammation seems to be affecting the nerves down my legs, as I live with constant muscle pain and twitching throughout both legs.

I'm 45, and currently seeing an arthritis doctor who has me on NSAIDS (which are not helping at all). He's ran tests for arthritis and they've come back negative. I am now going to make an appointment with a urologist. I've been doing some online research, and now I'm concerned that I may have prostate cancer. The back pain is unbearable, tough to live like this. I had a colonoscopy about 7 months ago, and they removed a polyp. I was concerned about colon cancer because of the peristent lower back pain and "inflammation" I feel all the time. Would he have been able to determine prostate cancer?

 

I'm scared...

hi zufus,

I have spent the last 2 days reseaching online and reading all about PC and related prostate issues and their associated symptoms. Seems that the severe lower back pain along with atrophy in legs and penis mostly seemed to be associated with PC in all the symptoms I read. I just wanted to get some real world views.

It is possible to have PCa and prostatitis at the same time and therefore also possible to have perhaps a lesser diagnosis of PCa and more of prostatitis in a possible mix. I am not qualified to know what you may have or may not. So as Tony has pointed out find an experienced urologists and get testings and verifications and know what are the actual facts, then if you seek more answers, do a drive by right here.

Hope you have other causes than PCa for your pains and such.

wizdel,
I would take note of Tony's an zufus' suggestions. While the symptoms you describe could be indicative of PCa they also could be due to a lot of other things. It is not a wise move to find a disease to fit your symptoms as this can cause you much perhaps unnecessary worry. If you were being treated for arthritis I would assume this involved x-rays of the painful area and should have shown any bone changes due to Pca spread if present. You are on the right course with your urological consultation. A DRE and PSA test are the first step in detecting prostate cancer. Bear in mind none of us here are doctors but most are reasonably informed patients offering helpful advice. Stay with us for if it turns out to be PCa you are at the best place for support and advice and if it turns out to be something more benign then your post and subsequent findings will be invaluable for the next newcomer with the same symptoms and questions.
good luck with your tests.
Bill

Yes, I plan to make an appointment asap, and I'll report back when I get results. I've gone to my general practitioner many times and complained about the pain in my back and the affect is has on my lower extremity muscles. He actually checked my prostate last summer by feeling it, and said it seemed normal.

I feel like I have constant 24/7 nerve pulses shooting down my legs. I'll look at my calve muscle and see it constant twitching.

I've been on Lipitor for 1.5 years, so don't know if that could be adding to the muscle problem. I also feel like I've lost my sex drive. Which is not a good thing because I'm married. But my penis is very tender most of the time.

Just curious if anyone else here is experiencing atrophy in your penis? Sorry to ask that, but I'm miserable. I feel like I want to cry.

Thanks for the link rocket. I am aware that some people experience muscular pain on Lipitor. Problem is, I was experiencing the lower back pain for over a year before I started taking Lipitor.

I see in a prior post, you said you were experiencing similar symptoms. Does that include muscular atrophy? I feel it in my legs and penis. I am just curious if anyone else is experiencing the muscular problem, because I didn't see this as a symptom in any of the online literature I've researched for prostate related issues.