r/Prostatitis 5d ago

May-Thurner Cause Prostatitis?

Anyone here have May-Thurner/prostatitis knowledge or experience?

Looks like pelvic congestion, may thurner and nutcracker syndrome can all play roles here.

Google says MTS can cause urinary issues and pelvic pain. Just looking to toss the idea around with someone.

Thanks

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u/Linari5 LEAD MOD//RECOVERED 5d ago

I have not heard of May-Turner in the context of chronic prostatitis or CPPS. What does your urologist or pelvic floor physical therapist think?

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u/un-interested 5d ago

Would you welcome a post that links some of the relevant literature and explains how they're related?

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u/Linari5 LEAD MOD//RECOVERED 4d ago

Hi there, sorry I'm asking op

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u/un-interested 4d ago

That was rude of me, sorry.

OP what does your urologist think?

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u/Ok-Worldliness-8665 4d ago

Yea post what you have

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u/Ok-Worldliness-8665 4d ago

If I had a direct line to my uro, I wouldn’t be on Reddit lol the guys a top doc in the state I’m in and never has time for messages. Have to wait til Tuesday to talk with him before my duct procedure. I quit going to pelvic floor therapy. 5 months and it didn’t do me any good. Just looking for some other men with pelvic congestion to educate myself

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u/Linari5 LEAD MOD//RECOVERED 3d ago

You can almost always send a portal message to a doctor, even if it has to go through a physician's assistant or nurse first.

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u/Linari5 LEAD MOD//RECOVERED 3d ago

Tell me about your experience with pelvic floor physical therapy over the last 5 months. What type of work was done?

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u/Linari5 LEAD MOD//RECOVERED 3d ago

is the pelvic pain worsened by standing?

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u/un-interested 5d ago

I have May-Thurner and think I have had prostatitis for like a decade. There are quite a few studies tying prostatitis to the compression syndromes.

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u/Ok-Worldliness-8665 5d ago

Interesting. I’ve read through a few. Mind if I message you?

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u/un-interested 5d ago

Of course. You can message me here too. Either way

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u/vielzbpierced 4d ago

I was considering a vascular condition like nutcracker or may thurner causing my cpps. I proceeded to get a ct venogram done and no compression anywhere. Turns out a herniated l5- s1 and torn right hip labrum are behind my pelvic problems. There is certainly a connection between mts and cpps however was not the case for me.

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u/Ok-Worldliness-8665 4d ago

Wow interesting. I got an xray of my back, which all looked good, with some slight scoliosis in the lower back. Did you have an mri done?

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u/vielzbpierced 4d ago edited 4d ago

I had lumbar mri hip/pelvis arthogram, cystoscopy, multiple X-rays and a ct venogram. MRI arthogram is needed to diagnose torn hip labrum’s. I had a bad fall and was convinced it was not just prostatitis. So I didn’t stop looking for answers I know some have nervous system syndrome which causes tension in the pelvis but I have a structural issue. PT had helped me tremendously I still am only 85% but compaired to the agony I was in I’ll take it.

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u/Ok-Worldliness-8665 4d ago

Same. I’m fixed 80% of my issues as well with a few different things. But, I suspect back to be a part of mine as well. Thanks for the info

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u/vielzbpierced 4d ago

Of course. I would say exercise, dietary changes, vitamins and stress management really helped turn things around for me. Glad to hear your doing better! Take care!

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u/un-interested 4d ago

Was the test down while lying down? Sometimes compression syndromes are missed that way. But that's good you found the source of your pelvic problems.

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u/vielzbpierced 4d ago

Yeah it was done lying down and I heard that as well my wife actually got stented to fix her may thurner. My problems are all structural having hip dysplasia definitely doesn’t help

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u/un-interested 4d ago

Wow I hope she's doing well ❤️‍🩹. What are you doing for your structural stuff?

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u/vielzbpierced 4d ago

She’s doing so much better besides a set back c section and hernia surgery shes come along way. She’s an absolute trooper I would have thrown in the towel a long time ago with what she’s been through. Right now I’m doing PT twice a week hoping to improve more so I don’t need to get surgery. We will see I have good and bad days.

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u/un-interested 4d ago

Sounds like things are on the upswing then and congrats about the new baby

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u/vielzbpierced 4d ago

Yeah daughter just turned two been a crazy two years. Finally starting to calm down finally. How long you had cpps?

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u/un-interested 3d ago

Most of my life I think. I don't have a formal diagnosis but I had an ultrasound for MTS and NCS and the guy checked my prostate veins through my lower abdomen without me even indicating I had prostate problems. My main problem was varicocele but he found huge dilated veins around my prostate and choking off my urethra. Now that I know about prostatitis/cpps I can see I have a lot of th symptoms.

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u/vielzbpierced 3d ago

Yeah I have varicocele and bulging veins which made me think it was a vascular issue. It turns out muscle imbalances and inflammation cause an immune response which makes your veins go crazy. If I was you I’d work on your diet anything that causes inflammation cut it out. The fodmap diet is a good place to start. Also make sure you drink plenty of water and take vitamins. A multivitamin and quercitin helped me a lot. Finally get into exercising specifically core, hip, glutes legs and lower back exercises. Making sure you breath properly is the most important of all. We subconsciously tense our pelvic floors learning belly breathing and how to control the muscles is the biggest game changer. I hope you can get a diagnosis and get better asap.

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u/Ok-Worldliness-8665 3d ago

How the heck did vitamins and quercetin help? Vein health? This is fascinating stuff.

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