What is Interstitial-cystitis-IC
Interstitial Cystitis (commonly abbreviated to "IC") is a urinary bladder disease of unknown cause characterised by pelvic and intense bladder pain, urinary frequency (as often as ...
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well my appointment went pretty well. my gi was ob...
tigerlilymel Feb 09, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 |
well my appointment went pretty well. my gi was obviously disappointed that the methotrexate is losing its effectiveness, but he was happy to hear that i did tolerate it well with very few side effects. he knows how much i LOATHE prednisone and we struck a deal: i would give it a try for 1 month. if by the end of the month it didnt help then i will come back and discuss what my options are. so i ...
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I ate like crap all wknd so now im feeling crappy....
lizstar Feb 08, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
I ate like crap all wknd so now im feeling crappy. My body is aching, i feel bloated, feel like a zombie. Trying to get myself moving and go to the gym but all i want to do is hide under my blanket.
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SoftFlower Feb 07, 2010
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Just to back up a little bit. I hadn't heard from or seen my mom since Oct. 12 09... to be exact
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lajeana21 Feb 06, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
I've been feeling okay lately. I have pain everyday but... the last few days have been awful because my period came today. I noticed that a few days before, the pain is bad and since my period is so heavy, the pain gets much worse. How awful. I felt like I was going to die and all I wanted to do was sleep all day. I have to work and this sucks! I had a blast at work last night. I just love th...1 Comment -
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tendonshurt Feb 06, 2010
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I had my monthly PM visit yesterday. This damn disease has spread into my wrists and fingers, both side of my elbows, hips, butt, knees, ankles feet and toes, it's in my neck, head and jaws. It hurts to freakin eat. I'm dropping weight. I asked my doctor what does my future hold. He very sadly looked at me and said I don't know he's talked to numerous colleages and there is ...1 Recommendation4 Comments -
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One of the traits that I have that I really hate about myself is... sometimes, I doubt myself and my abilities and sometimes, I am afraid to speak Spanish because of my accent, people don't always understand me. I need to get over this and I need to be more confident about my Spanish. My husband was honest with me... my Spanish is good/alright but not great. I feel that it's not good enou...
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well my appointment went pretty well. my gi was obviously disappointed that the methotrexate is losing its effectiveness, but he was happy to hear th...
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Interstitial Cystitis (IC) Information
Interstitial Cystitis (commonly abbreviated to "IC") is a urinary bladder disease of unknown cause characterised by pelvic and intense bladder pain, urinary frequency (as often as every 10 minutes), and pain with urination. It is not unusual for patients to experience nocturia and pain with sexual intercourse. IC is also known as painful bladder syndrome (PBS), particularly outside of the USA.
IC affects men and women of all cultures, socioeconomics and ages. Although the disease previously was believed to be a condition of menopausal women, growing numbers of men and women are being diagnosed in their twenties and younger. IC is not a rare condition. Early research suggested that IC prevalence ranged from 1 in 100,000 to 5.1 in 1,000 of the general population. New epidemiological data released in 2006 by Dr. Matt Rosenberg now suggests that up to 12% of women may have early symptoms of IC.
It is not unusual for patients to have been misdiagnosed with a variety of other conditions, including: overactive bladder, urethritis, urethral syndrome, trigonitis, prostatitis and other generic terms used to describe frequency/urgency symptoms in the urinary tract.
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