Hello everyone,
I have an appointment in 4 days with a urologist to determine if my pain is caused by IC for which I never had a diagnosis. I don't know if it is estrogen related, stress related but I know that oxalates don't help me at all. I don't have bladder pressure or pain, I have however burning urination, vv, and sometimes; frequencies. When vv goes away for a few week, the burning and frequencies stops. I am extremely anxious because of the life style it had imposed on me. I am 53 years old...post-hysterectomy. I had endo and adenomyosis.
I would like to know what tests should be done to determine if I have IC, high-anxiety (depression), bad menopause or estrogen deficiency. I have been tested for my estrogen a year ago. I've been put on a vagifem then I used only a .0375 mcg patch for 6 months and my burning urination came back. I am now on Lox oxalate diet, patch and vagifem and it doesn't seem to help. I am sensitive to all lubricants (prop. glyc) and can't use anti-fungal cream, just difflucan and I feel a intense burning on vulva when I do use that pill.
I searched on internet, and it is not clear what kind of test (I've read about a potassium test) what the uro does to really know if you have ic and if you do, can he determine how bad it is.
Could you help me with that?
Thanks!
I have an appointment in 4 days with a urologist to determine if my pain is caused by IC for which I never had a diagnosis. I don't know if it is estrogen related, stress related but I know that oxalates don't help me at all. I don't have bladder pressure or pain, I have however burning urination, vv, and sometimes; frequencies. When vv goes away for a few week, the burning and frequencies stops. I am extremely anxious because of the life style it had imposed on me. I am 53 years old...post-hysterectomy. I had endo and adenomyosis.
I would like to know what tests should be done to determine if I have IC, high-anxiety (depression), bad menopause or estrogen deficiency. I have been tested for my estrogen a year ago. I've been put on a vagifem then I used only a .0375 mcg patch for 6 months and my burning urination came back. I am now on Lox oxalate diet, patch and vagifem and it doesn't seem to help. I am sensitive to all lubricants (prop. glyc) and can't use anti-fungal cream, just difflucan and I feel a intense burning on vulva when I do use that pill.
I searched on internet, and it is not clear what kind of test (I've read about a potassium test) what the uro does to really know if you have ic and if you do, can he determine how bad it is.
Could you help me with that?
Thanks!
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