VD - What to do ???

[Jamez777]

When I'm in Pattaya I'm normally very cautious about wearing condoms, when meeting someone new. Alas, on one night - and only that one night - I didnt wear a condom and I have now paid for that indescretion by having picked up a venerial infection. I definately have acquired a case of gonorhea or the clap. Recognizing the symptoms, I went to my local GP who prescribed a course of Ciprofloxacin. Unfortunately, this particular drug does not seem to be strong enough to knock out this infection.

Next week, I will return to my GP with the bad news. Does anyone have information of what drug treatment program is best to use for this condition so that I can discuss this with him ??

Jamez

Are you sure it is gonorrhea? You said that "recognizing the symptoms" you went yo your GP who prescribed you
ciproloxacin. Did he take a swab and have it lab tested? If not, I suggest you do so as some venereal diseases are sensitive to certain antibiotics. If it is not gonorrhea, then the treatment may be inappropriate. Hope this is helpful.
Doxycycline may be another option, but definitely get a swab taken (a blood test could be a good idea also).

[Jamez777]

Hi me4thai

Thank you for your help !!

A swab was taken and evaluated, but the results were negative for gonorrhea. I thought that the lab-test must have been unreliable (mistaken) because my symptoms are so strong. I have a yellowish discharge and a mild irritation in my unirary tract. If it's not the clap, what else could it be ??



Are you sure it is gonorrhea? You said that "recognizing the symptoms" you went yo your GP who prescribed you
ciproloxacin. Did he take a swab and have it lab tested? If not, I suggest you do so as some venereal diseases are sensitive to certain antibiotics. If it is not gonorrhea, then the treatment may be inappropriate. Hope this is helpful.
Doxycycline may be another option, but definitely get a swab taken (a blood test could be a good idea also).

[Wesley]

Yes, Gonorrhea can be cured with antibiotics. Talk with your doctor to decide what medicine is best for you. People with Gonorrhea often also have Chlamydia, so you might need more than one medicine.

Via net Med

Wes

[Aunty]

If it's not the clap, what else could it be ??

NSU

http://www.aidsmap.com/en/docs/138DE7AA-8FF1-4D3C-A2D8-AB6DC95FF38C.asp

[ned kelly-old]

You can be sure that its NSU, which has the same symptoms, is usually less serious, and can often be cured by complete abstinence from masturbation for about 3 weeks!
However as this infection is often anaerobic, anti-biotics are frequently ineffective as they need oxygen to fully function.
There is an old fashioned and totally effective drug called Flaggyl that you can buy cheaply from most pharmacies if you don't want to return to what sounds like a not very competent medico. It has been used successfully for years on anaerobic urinary infections and has no known side effects.
Hope the above helps.

[Jamez777]

Thanks Ned you should never have been strung-up, it was a travesty of good old Australian justice !!!

Do you have another name for Flaggyl ? I will go to the pharmacy this afternoon but I suspect they will not recognize this drug - is there a trade name or other identifier I can use ??

Thanks for that helpful advice

Jamez


You can be sure that its NSU, which has the same symptoms, is usually less serious, and can often be cured by coould mplete abstinence from masturbation for about 3 weeks!
However as this infection is often anaerobic, anti-biotics are frequently ineffective as they need oxygen to fully function.
There is an old fashioned and totally effective drug called Flaggyl that you can buy cheaply from most pharmacies if you don't want to return to what sounds like a not very competent medico. It has been used successfully for years on anaerobic urinary infections and has no known side effects.
Hope the above helps.

[zinzone]

Hey Jamesz I hope you get the right medicine and the infection clears soon.
You have the courage to post here about your situation, which may be a lesson to others re the importance of protection, that is, condom use at all times.
Seems that there are people who are always going bareback which will lead to the all sorts of problems and diseases.

This actually surprises in that you know how to use the internet, you know how to write a good post and your English tells me you are a fairly educated guy, yet you went to your GP re this subject. Now, firstly, if you went to your GP, generally he/she would send you to a clinic to get the right treatment and diagnosis. Secondly, there are various strains of ghonoreah, and I believe the strains in the Far East are different to those, certainly in Europe, and more difficult to treat, and any clinic would pick up on that after "having a chat" with you. They would also do "all the tests", to eliminate one or the other. I suggest you go to a recognised clinic and not your GP.

[quiet1]

A comment about "NSU" which is an acronym for "Non-Specific Urethritis."

It is not a specific disease/infection/ailment, rather it's a catch-all term for inflammation/infection of the urethra when the more common afflictions (e.g. gonorrheea and chlamydia) are ruled out.

So, until the specific type of affliction is determined, then a corrresponding treatment can only be speculative with a 50/50 chance of success.

Flagyl = Metronidazole

Of course, there is always a possibility that you could have a good old fashioned urinary tract infection which responds well to antibiotics.
I dont know about the different strains of gonnorrhea in Asia, but surpisingly rhis disease is actually self-limiting, i.e. your immune system will eventually knock it over - but it may take 6 months! (Long time no nookie!)
Do what the consensus of posters suggests - get thee to a clinic!

[Diec]

When I'm in Pattaya I'm normally very cautious about wearing condoms, when meeting someone new. Alas, on one night - and only that one night - I didnt wear a condom and I have now paid for that indescretion by having picked up a venerial infection. I definately have acquired a case of gonorhea or the clap. Recognizing the symptoms, I went to my local GP who prescribed a course of Ciprofloxacin. Unfortunately, this particular drug does not seem to be strong enough to knock out this infection.

Next week, I will return to my GP with the bad news. Does anyone have information of what drug treatment program is best to use for this condition so that I can discuss this with him ??

Jamez

Yeah right...the ONE time you didn't use protection you get a disease, yet know all about the symptoms. And now you come on a gay rag board looking for medical advice? What a tool you are. I hope your dick falls off.

Flagyl = Metronidazole

!

also used for treatment of infected gums. (and very effective too)

When I'm in Pattaya I'm normally very cautious about wearing condoms, when meeting someone new.

What to do?

1. Ignore anything posted here - suggesting treatment (rather than prophylaxis/prevention) for an unseen and unidentified problem by the untrained is dangerous in the extreme.

2. See a specialist who knows what they are doing.

3. Get an HIV test.

4. Find your brain, if you ever had one - it makes no difference if the person you "meet" is old or "new". You have no idea of what they have been doing sexually in your absence.

[allieb]

Many years ago in the old pre AiDS days I had ghnnorrhea and NSU several times. I'm sure that things havn't changed that much in so much as a swab iodine test can confirm the clap in a few minuites followed by a culture test to see which antibiotics the strain is resitant to. Meanwhile a very strong dose of pentrexil (penacilin) while waiting for the culture results (24 hours) You should be attending a STD clinic not your GP

At that point it will be decided to continue with the same pills or change to a more effective drug. If nothing grows in the culture then it is assumed to be NSU and a cocktail of medication is given It used to be (deteclo) three different types of antibiotic NSU is difficult to shift cab take a month or more.

You will also need an HIV and Syphilis test after 3 months from when this present ailment is gone.

[gearguy]

also if you do take Flagyl, don't drink any alcoholic drinks. You'll be on the floor puking your guts out if you do.
I got a bad case of ameoba dsynsentary a couple of years ago after a trip to LOS and Flagyl is the treatment
of choice.

ditto on the recommendation for an HIV test and a Syphillus test. I don;t think you need to wait 3 month on
the syphillus test but any HIV antibody test prior to 3 month after suspected exposure won;t be valid. If you
are really worried and want to pay for it, you could get a viral load test sooner, but not really worth it as at this
point if you are infected not much to do now expect get a good HIV doc and start monitoring your v-load and t-cells.

But if in the future, and you think you may have had an HIV exposure, getting on medication within 72 hours
after exposure may help to prevent infection. There are in fact studies under way to test if some form of Pre-Exposure
Prophylaxis is a strategy to prevent new infections for at risk populations.

see www.thebody.com (http://www.thebody.com) for lots of HIV information.

[catawampuscat]

You play you pay.. Considering the vast amount of farangs I chew the fat with on a daily basis and the most discussed subject, VD seems fairly rare.
Perhaps, all these guys, always play safe but still there would be more
oral infectations and worts.. Common colds and bronchial infections seem much more common than VD.
So far, I have only have a problem with 'crabs' :pale: . I was naive and didn't realize what I had until I noticed the tiny critters..
One time treatment with a petroleum smelling ointment did the trick..
I have seen wort-type bumps on boys' posteriors and
end the session immediately as I am not a doctor and what I don't know,
I don't want to contract.. Wash your hands often !
Sometimes worts have to be burnt off or frozen off and if you want to help the boy, bring him to the clinic yourself and pay yourself.. They can be internal as well as external. If you just give him the money, he probably will not see the doc. as always 'up to you'.. :cat: