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Prostatitis Center |
Tucson, Arizona |
Frequently Asked Questions
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| Q: Should I take antibiotics before I come to the Prostatitis Center? |
| A: Unless it is a medical emergency, please do not take any more antibiotics before coming to Tucson, because it will make it very difficult to isolate the organisms which are causing your problem(s). However, you can continue to take herbal preparations, and non-antibiotic prescriptions including Hytrin, Cardura, Minipress, Proscar, anti-inflammatory medications such as Motrin, and pain medications. And, of course, you should continue any medications for other medical conditions. |
| Q: Should I send you a copy of my medical history? |
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| A: It would be helpful if you could send it here for review before you come to Tucson. You can be brief, but please try to include, if able, all the antibiotics which you have taken since your prostatitis symptoms started. If you have a current partner, please have your partner send a brief medical history also, with special attention to any symptoms which your partner has had since your symptoms began. |
| Q: If I have a partner now, does my partner need to be treated? |
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| A: It is highly recommended. Women partners of patients with prostatitis can provide important diagnostic clues. Sometimes, it is easier to identify the causative organism in a woman than in a man. Also, unless the woman is treated at the same time, it is likely that the man will suffer a recurrence. |
| Q: How long will the treatment take? |
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| A: The most usual length of treatment for the prostatitis patients in Manila was ten sessions, with a prostatic drainage ("massage") each time, over three to four weeks. The appointments are usually on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The first four are primarily for diagnosis (many cultures are collected), the next five are primarily for treatment (coupled with antibiotics), and the last, a very important one, is for a "Test-of-Cure" (a follow-up culture is taken). |
| Q: Do some patients require a longer period of time? |
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| A: Yes. Although most of the many thousands of patients seen in Manila at Dr. A. E. Feliciano, Jr.'s, Clinic, were successfully cured after ten appointments, a few needed a longer treatment period. The vast majority of those were not native to the Philippines, and had their symptoms for longer than one year, and/or were older, and/or had taken multiple courses of multiple antibiotics. |
| Q: What is the best/easiest way to request an appointment date? |
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| A: E-mail (jpolacheck@ibm.net). You will receive an answer of confirmation. Please note that appointments are given out on a first-come, first serve basis. However, special arrangements can usually be made for emergencies or for unusual circumstances. |
| Q: How do the treatment methods work in Tucson compared to Manila? |
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| A: We have only been opened here in Tucson since August 4th 1997, and thus it is too early for a valid statistical analysis. Yet, the Manila Protocol appears to be working exactly the same in Tucson as it does in Manila |
| Q: Do you answer specific question via E-mail (jpolacheck@ibm.net) ? |
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| A: Yes. Most of the time, questions are answered in one or two days. So, if you do not receive a reply, please send your E-mail question again or leave a telephone message at our office at the following number: 520-620-9909 |
Contacts
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- 1701 W. St. Mary's Rd.
- Suite 102
- Tucson, Arizona 85754
- USA
- E-mail:
- jpolacheck@attglobal.net
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- Phone :
- 520-622-4599
- Answering Service:
- 520-570-6011
- Fax:
- 520-903-9972
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