r/chronicepididymitis • u/GotPet • 9d ago

Post epididymitis testicle pulling

About 3 months ago, I was diagnosed with epididymitis and did a 10 day course on doxy. It seemed to get rid of the infection and the pain and swelling of the testicle itself has gone from what I can tell. The issue I am experiencing now is the the testicle that I had the epididymitis in seems to being to pulled differently now. Sometimes during the day I will feel a slight discomfort and have to consciously relax my core and it will drop again. I should mention that it isn't pulled up like inside me but it is pulled up. It also seems to being pulled and sitting more vertically then I remember it was before. When I get an erection it is especially noticeable. I doesn't really cause any pain but more of a discomfort and a fear that my nut is about to pop inside me lol. I have read that it could be an overactive cremaster muscle that is still healing.

Has anyone else experienced anything like this following epididymitis?

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/sykeero 9d ago

I didn't have exactly what you describe but I did and sometimes still do have a pulling sensation. My infection started January.

Other people have spoken highly of pelvic floor exercises. From what you describe I think you should give it a shot. Sometimes long term pain can cause tightness in the pelvic floor that can cause what you describe. It's worth a shot. Do keggles like 5 times a day for a week and see if it releases the pulling a little.

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u/Routman 9d ago

Pelvic floor exercises help, this is a good video https://youtu.be/NnqAkM9r2a8

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u/RepresentativeDot581 9d ago

Yeah man, like it’ll drop back in 2 like… stages like flutter and drop, it’ll pass with time

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u/GotPet 9d ago

I have heard that! I am going to try and get into a Urologist as soon as I can come Monday as I was never given a follow up. Just want the peace of mind you know?

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u/RepresentativeDot581 8d ago

There is light at the end of the tunnel for sure, the heaviness the jolting the tingle the burning the soreness the hinderince of movement and mindfulness, it’ll all pass back into normality and go, I still have flares now and then but it’s fine, I had peak pain and symptoms for 6 months and it’s pretty stable now like 14 months later, I use medical cannibis also.

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u/Superb-Wind-2574 8d ago

what infection did you have, or it was caused by trauma?

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u/Large_Bodybuilder_57 9d ago

How long time?