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- What are we supposed to do? I keep getting told to take Elmiron, but I have never been impressed with it. It was supposed to be a big thing, but you will never see a commercial about it at all. The success rate is not good enough. So many of us are...
- I am so tired of waking up in pain every single day. In fact, I usually wake up with more than I have upon going to bed. Why? I may not know, but I know I can't stand up straight yet. My friend, the heating pad, is being used again. I just leave it...
- It has now been 2 years since I actually had major neck surgery.(as in neck fusion)(C4&5) Yep! I did leave the hospital on March 7th. OK. I even wore the neck brace 12 straight weeks. By the way, the surgery was successful, even though I have been...
- New Scale Measures Quality of Life for IC PatientsBogart LM, Suttorp MJ, Elliott MN, Clemens JQ, Berry SH. Validation of a quality-of-life scale for women with bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis. Qual Life Res. 2011 Dec 7. [Epub ahead of...
- New IC Biomarker Found in CatsLemberger SI, Dorsch R, Hauck SM, Amann B, Hirmer S, Hartmann K, Deeg CA. Decrease of Trefoil factor 2 in cats with feline idiopathic cystitis. BJU Int. 2010 Jul 16. [Epub ahead of print]Researchers looking for...
- Last Christmas I did have IC And had just learned I have got DDD This year to save me from tears I'll say some prayers for me. Last Christmas I did have IC And had just learned I have got DDD This year to save me from tears I'll say...
- Last Christmas I did have IC And had just learned I have got DDD This year to save me from tears I'll say some prayers for me. Last Christmas I did have IC And had just learned I have got DDD This year to save me from tears I'll say...
- Dear SantaI want to be cured of IC. Oh, yeah! I am not sure that would make sense to many people.(including Santa)Regardless, it simply means I want to be rid of this medical condition/chronic illness that keeps causing me to have to urinate so...
- To my IC brothers && sisters:: Here is a link that you should all comment on regarding the Dr.Oz show with Interstitial Cystitis. Please be open to share your stories! :] IC patients deserve to have people acknowledge our disease as a very important...
- You said you are disabled because of interstitial cystitis, degenerative disc disease, neck and back pain, neck fusion, balance problems, falls, and you walk with a cane. The medical evidence shows that your condition or combination of conditions is...
- I just received a notice from the Social Security office letting me know that your case was denied late last week. Unfortunately, I cant tell exactly what the reason for the denial is. You should be receiving a letter in the mail shortly.I am pretty...
- I have been up over 40 minutes by now. OK. I have rubbed down and taken something for pain. Regardless, I have not been able to stand up straight yet. I am really enjoying my life right now. Yeah, right!
- September is Pain Awareness Month, a month devoted to promoting greater understanding about pain among health care professionals, individuals living with pain, and the families of those living with chronic, acute, and other types and causes of pain....
- I know I have now been up a whole fourty minutes. Anyway, I have not been able to stand up straight so far. I may have to take another Eleve Liguid Gel for all I know. I do have the heating pad on my lower back right now. I'll probaly be able to...
- I know I have now been up a whole thirty minutes. Anyway, I have not been able to stand up straight so far. I may have to take another Eleve Liguid Gel for all I know. I do have the heating pad on my lower back right now. I'll probaly be able to...