I know this isn't necessarily an injury, but was hoping someone out their has had the same experience and has found some answers. Or has some knowledge in the area that will help me and my doctors find answers. I have searched the internet for hours and have only found others with the same problem and no answers.
The best way I can describe it is it feels like there is a cord that runs from my belly button all the way through the tip of my penis. When I have an "episode" we will call it, I have intense pain when I straighten my body out. It almost feels like a cord that is being stretched too far. If I stay in a fetal position the pain goes away, but as soon as I straighten out I get intense pain. I also will feel a burning when I pee, but only when the pain is intense enough that I can't fully straighten out. The pain is also intensified if I push on my belly just below the belly button and will radiate for several minutes to hours and then abate so long as I stay in a fetal position.
Looking back I have had this ever since I was a child. Also my belly button has always been very sensitive. I don't like it touched at all as it will bring on pain when doing so. I used to wonder if something got screwed up when they cut the umbilical cord.
Now this thing comes and goes and I have no idea the cause. Sometimes it will be years in between episodes and other times it will happen a few times a year. It will usually clear up within a few days, but this last episode is going on 2 weeks now. I have been to the doctor twice now. Once about 6 years ago when it was so bad I couldn't get out of bed and when I did I had to stay hunched over or suffer the consequences. My doctor was fairly certain it was an STI or possibly a UTI. I had the battery of tests that all came back negative and my doctor basically said, I don't know what it could be, their is no cord that runs from your penis to your belly button. The pain went away with in a few days and have only had a few minor (barely noticeable) episodes since then until recently. Again this has flared up and again I have gone to a medical professional for help. Completely different doctor in a completely different city. After talking with him, he ordered a full bout of STI tests. Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Hepatitas A, B, and C, HIV, and Herpes along with UTI test (that I more or less pushed for) as he thought it was most likely an STI. Again all test came back negative as did the UTI tests. And again I am left with I don't know what it is as an answer.
Now I plan to take this further this time and speak with a urologist. However from what I have found on the internet this will most likely not get me very far either as it seems there are many others with the same issue that have not found any answers. So, basically I am taking a shot in the dark here in hopes that someone within the community may have had the same issue and found answers or if someone would have an idea of what it could possibly be so that I can bring it to the attention of my urologist so that I don't waste time and money on fruitless testing.
Here is a link that will help explain what I am experiencing and what others have done and how they explain the condition. Severe pulling pain in belly button and penis. - Undiagnosed Symptoms - MedHelp
Help? Someone?
update: I'm thinking of suggesting an umbilical hernia pressing on a nerve. That or possibly an alien patiently waiting to burst out from inside me.
The best way I can describe it is it feels like there is a cord that runs from my belly button all the way through the tip of my penis. When I have an "episode" we will call it, I have intense pain when I straighten my body out. It almost feels like a cord that is being stretched too far. If I stay in a fetal position the pain goes away, but as soon as I straighten out I get intense pain. I also will feel a burning when I pee, but only when the pain is intense enough that I can't fully straighten out. The pain is also intensified if I push on my belly just below the belly button and will radiate for several minutes to hours and then abate so long as I stay in a fetal position.
Looking back I have had this ever since I was a child. Also my belly button has always been very sensitive. I don't like it touched at all as it will bring on pain when doing so. I used to wonder if something got screwed up when they cut the umbilical cord.
Now this thing comes and goes and I have no idea the cause. Sometimes it will be years in between episodes and other times it will happen a few times a year. It will usually clear up within a few days, but this last episode is going on 2 weeks now. I have been to the doctor twice now. Once about 6 years ago when it was so bad I couldn't get out of bed and when I did I had to stay hunched over or suffer the consequences. My doctor was fairly certain it was an STI or possibly a UTI. I had the battery of tests that all came back negative and my doctor basically said, I don't know what it could be, their is no cord that runs from your penis to your belly button. The pain went away with in a few days and have only had a few minor (barely noticeable) episodes since then until recently. Again this has flared up and again I have gone to a medical professional for help. Completely different doctor in a completely different city. After talking with him, he ordered a full bout of STI tests. Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Hepatitas A, B, and C, HIV, and Herpes along with UTI test (that I more or less pushed for) as he thought it was most likely an STI. Again all test came back negative as did the UTI tests. And again I am left with I don't know what it is as an answer.
Now I plan to take this further this time and speak with a urologist. However from what I have found on the internet this will most likely not get me very far either as it seems there are many others with the same issue that have not found any answers. So, basically I am taking a shot in the dark here in hopes that someone within the community may have had the same issue and found answers or if someone would have an idea of what it could possibly be so that I can bring it to the attention of my urologist so that I don't waste time and money on fruitless testing.
Here is a link that will help explain what I am experiencing and what others have done and how they explain the condition. Severe pulling pain in belly button and penis. - Undiagnosed Symptoms - MedHelp
Help? Someone?
update: I'm thinking of suggesting an umbilical hernia pressing on a nerve. That or possibly an alien patiently waiting to burst out from inside me.
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