about six weeks ago I started to have urgency and frequency.No other symptoms & no pain. I thought it was a mild UTI that would go away on its own. That went on for 1wk and then I was off to Italy for spring break, where it flared up severely! I was having major urgency/frequency/irritation of the external urethra,labia,and clitirois. No pain, just extreme irritation & discomfort.So the pharmacy gave me bactrim which didnt work, then a week later I ended up at the emergency room in the hospital where they gave me another antibiotic, which also didnt work.
When I got home to the states on April 2nd I went in for a urinalysis to find out that it was normal!!
I have since seen 3 urologists who all say the urethra, tissue etc looks normal. all ua's have come out normal and one urologist did an ultrasound with a full and empty bladder, also normal. I have not had a cysto yet.
The last Urologist refered me to an Obgyn, I have now seen 2 obgyn who also swabbed, probed, cultured and all came out normal! The Obgyn wants to test for IC, the urologists dont think its neccesary.
At present, my frequency&urgency have subsided and now I just have an external itchy, burning urethra, but still no pain in the bladder. All the irritation seems to be coming from the tip of the urethra.
Does any of this sound even remotely like IC? Is it possible to have a mild version of IC with irritation, sporadic urgency/frequency and not have the bladder pain? Should I do a cysto? When they do the cysto do they also do the potassium test to see if your bladder is sensitive to it?
When I got home to the states on April 2nd I went in for a urinalysis to find out that it was normal!!
I have since seen 3 urologists who all say the urethra, tissue etc looks normal. all ua's have come out normal and one urologist did an ultrasound with a full and empty bladder, also normal. I have not had a cysto yet.
The last Urologist refered me to an Obgyn, I have now seen 2 obgyn who also swabbed, probed, cultured and all came out normal! The Obgyn wants to test for IC, the urologists dont think its neccesary.
At present, my frequency&urgency have subsided and now I just have an external itchy, burning urethra, but still no pain in the bladder. All the irritation seems to be coming from the tip of the urethra.
Does any of this sound even remotely like IC? Is it possible to have a mild version of IC with irritation, sporadic urgency/frequency and not have the bladder pain? Should I do a cysto? When they do the cysto do they also do the potassium test to see if your bladder is sensitive to it?
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