I've just spotted this section, previously I've been launching myself on the main boards - and people were far too polite to tell me!
Basically I had a sudden onset of frequency...really quite bad (this followed quite a stressful incident)...I saw a new gyne and he prescribed AB's. After a few days they seemed to work but he rang to say the urine sample had come back clear. But to keep on with the AB's.
The symptoms got worse again, he prescribed 2 more types of AB's to be taken at the same time...again slight decrease in symptoms that started to come back.
And finally he's given me another course - his theory is sometimes infections don't show up.
All I've got is frequency, one day when it was very bad I had pressure as well but mostly it's just teh constant urge to pee (about 20 times a day).
After going crazy with googling and checking out symptoms I came across IC and of course that sent me into a panic. Then the dr mentioned it at a visit.
I don't have pain or urgency, I don't have night time waking. Just this horrid frequency...which at one point was stopping me thinking of anything else.
I have subsequently realised I've always gone more often than normal. I didn't realise it was abnormal (I used to go about 10 times a day).
My gyne has said next step is the cytoscopy under GA which I really feel is a bit premature...so I'm going to try and get other diagnostics out of the way. I"ve even read cystoscopy can cause injuries to the bladder which is of course the last thing I want.
I've already started the IC diet...I can't tell if it's that or these current ABs that are slightly soothing my symptoms. Also I have booked an appointment with a highly regarded alternative practioner who specialises in bladder issues - I don't get to see her till next Friday but I'm hoping she might be able to give me some guidance!
So I guess my question is....do things like this ever happen and just go? Has anyone posted saying 'I've got frequency' and it's turned out to be something completely different? I just can't seem to find alternatives that sound probable but I'm hoping you might know.
Basically I had a sudden onset of frequency...really quite bad (this followed quite a stressful incident)...I saw a new gyne and he prescribed AB's. After a few days they seemed to work but he rang to say the urine sample had come back clear. But to keep on with the AB's.
The symptoms got worse again, he prescribed 2 more types of AB's to be taken at the same time...again slight decrease in symptoms that started to come back.
And finally he's given me another course - his theory is sometimes infections don't show up.
All I've got is frequency, one day when it was very bad I had pressure as well but mostly it's just teh constant urge to pee (about 20 times a day).
After going crazy with googling and checking out symptoms I came across IC and of course that sent me into a panic. Then the dr mentioned it at a visit.
I don't have pain or urgency, I don't have night time waking. Just this horrid frequency...which at one point was stopping me thinking of anything else.
I have subsequently realised I've always gone more often than normal. I didn't realise it was abnormal (I used to go about 10 times a day).
My gyne has said next step is the cytoscopy under GA which I really feel is a bit premature...so I'm going to try and get other diagnostics out of the way. I"ve even read cystoscopy can cause injuries to the bladder which is of course the last thing I want.
I've already started the IC diet...I can't tell if it's that or these current ABs that are slightly soothing my symptoms. Also I have booked an appointment with a highly regarded alternative practioner who specialises in bladder issues - I don't get to see her till next Friday but I'm hoping she might be able to give me some guidance!
So I guess my question is....do things like this ever happen and just go? Has anyone posted saying 'I've got frequency' and it's turned out to be something completely different? I just can't seem to find alternatives that sound probable but I'm hoping you might know.
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