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ive drank plenty of water since my cath came out but so far no luck going to the bathroom. im not in pain..but i feel like my bladder is full or should be full by now.hopefully i will go tomorrow.i dont want to start self cathing at home.
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Newly IC diagnosed as of February 2011.
Medications I'm on that seem to work:
Zoloft- one once a day
Butrans pain patch 5 mcg (THANK GOD FOR WHOEVER INVENTED THIS!SO MUCH PAIN RELIEF ITS UNREAL,I AM IN NO PAIN AT ALL UNLESS I STRESS OR SCREW UP ON THE DIET)
Failed Meds:
Elmiron-after 4 months,digestive side effects got to be too much
tramadol-allergic
DMSO treatments(5-6)
probiotics
THERAPIES:gardening,cooking,IC Diet,Counseling,Lots of warm baths,stress reduction,heating pad or ice packs,meditation/deep breathing,listening to relaxing music,having fun on pain free days,drinking chamomile or peppermint tea,pelvic floor physical therapy
AROMATHERAPY-candles,incense
Village Naturals Aches and Pains Peppermint Bath Salts
Johnson and Johnsons Lavender Melt Away Stress Body Wash/Lotion
ACUPUNCTURE/HERBS
Significant pain relief so far.
MAY TRY:yoga,swimming/hydrotherapy and anti-candida diet if i can kick my sugar addiction
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***TO MY IC SISTERS AND BROTHERS:WE ARE OUR OWN ADVOCATES!,PLEASE DO AS MUCH RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN AS POSSIBLE AND TRY DIFFERENT TREATMENTS TO GET WELL.NOT ONE TREATMENT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.MOST IMPORTANTLY,TRY TO KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE,DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM NEGATIVITY/NEGATIVE PEOPLE AND NEVER,EVER GIVE UP!***
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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
when there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand,
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying [to ourselves] that we are born to eternal life.
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finally went.. no pain thank god but dont want to jinx itNewly IC diagnosed as of February 2011.
Medications I'm on that seem to work:
Zoloft- one once a day
Butrans pain patch 5 mcg (THANK GOD FOR WHOEVER INVENTED THIS!SO MUCH PAIN RELIEF ITS UNREAL,I AM IN NO PAIN AT ALL UNLESS I STRESS OR SCREW UP ON THE DIET)
Failed Meds:
Elmiron-after 4 months,digestive side effects got to be too much
tramadol-allergic
DMSO treatments(5-6)
probiotics
THERAPIES:gardening,cooking,IC Diet,Counseling,Lots of warm baths,stress reduction,heating pad or ice packs,meditation/deep breathing,listening to relaxing music,having fun on pain free days,drinking chamomile or peppermint tea,pelvic floor physical therapy
AROMATHERAPY-candles,incense
Village Naturals Aches and Pains Peppermint Bath Salts
Johnson and Johnsons Lavender Melt Away Stress Body Wash/Lotion
ACUPUNCTURE/HERBS
Significant pain relief so far.
MAY TRY:yoga,swimming/hydrotherapy and anti-candida diet if i can kick my sugar addiction
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***TO MY IC SISTERS AND BROTHERS:WE ARE OUR OWN ADVOCATES!,PLEASE DO AS MUCH RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN AS POSSIBLE AND TRY DIFFERENT TREATMENTS TO GET WELL.NOT ONE TREATMENT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.MOST IMPORTANTLY,TRY TO KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE,DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM NEGATIVITY/NEGATIVE PEOPLE AND NEVER,EVER GIVE UP!***
Add me on facebook Angela Hasic
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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
when there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand,
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying [to ourselves] that we are born to eternal life.
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I'm glad you finally urinated. Just remember to avoid straining --- it will only make it worse.
Warm hugs,
DonnaStay safe
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Sometimes when you first take out a foley, it can take a day or so to get back to urinating normally. It can sometimes make your bladder a bit sluggish for a day or two. (At least that has usually been my experiance.)
Also, heavy-duty pain meds can sometimes slow down our bladders and/or bowels. This seems to be especially true for me after I have been given something in the hospital that is much stronger than my usual pain meds. If I am not mistaken, you were given Demoral in the hosptial a couple of days ago? If so, this could also be the culprit and could make you sluggish in that dept. at first. Try not to strain, as this can make things worse. Your stream may be weak for the next few days, but should gradually return to your normal pattern after a few days.
Glad you were able to finally go on your own. Hope you feel better soon!I am not a medical professional. I do not give medical advice. In all cases, I urge you to talk to your Dr. about your treatment options.
D/Xed 2003 with IC. Also have the co-existing condtions of VV, Vulvadynia, Lupus, Fibro, GERD, CPP, Endo, & Adhesions, and Depression
Meds: Estrogel (due to total Hyster)
The meds r/xed by my Pain Dr. from the Pain Clinic are as follows: Morphine ER and IR, Baclofen, and Lyrica and Seroquel (used off-label as a sleeping pill, but it also helps with depression)
(I listed my meds in case someone reading this has been told like so many ICers that Drs dont r/x pain meds for IC.) I want you to know that there ARE tons of us who are also dealing w/this disease and the pain and many of us ARE on pain meds.)
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.Comment
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2nd day no pain...but i am very nauseated
i think it was the order i took my medicine in today or something. its strange how the body tries to tell us things.im trying to listen to mine.
Newly IC diagnosed as of February 2011.
Medications I'm on that seem to work:
Zoloft- one once a day
Butrans pain patch 5 mcg (THANK GOD FOR WHOEVER INVENTED THIS!SO MUCH PAIN RELIEF ITS UNREAL,I AM IN NO PAIN AT ALL UNLESS I STRESS OR SCREW UP ON THE DIET)
Failed Meds:
Elmiron-after 4 months,digestive side effects got to be too much
tramadol-allergic
DMSO treatments(5-6)
probiotics
THERAPIES:gardening,cooking,IC Diet,Counseling,Lots of warm baths,stress reduction,heating pad or ice packs,meditation/deep breathing,listening to relaxing music,having fun on pain free days,drinking chamomile or peppermint tea,pelvic floor physical therapy
AROMATHERAPY-candles,incense
Village Naturals Aches and Pains Peppermint Bath Salts
Johnson and Johnsons Lavender Melt Away Stress Body Wash/Lotion
ACUPUNCTURE/HERBS
Significant pain relief so far.
MAY TRY:yoga,swimming/hydrotherapy and anti-candida diet if i can kick my sugar addiction
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
***TO MY IC SISTERS AND BROTHERS:WE ARE OUR OWN ADVOCATES!,PLEASE DO AS MUCH RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN AS POSSIBLE AND TRY DIFFERENT TREATMENTS TO GET WELL.NOT ONE TREATMENT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.MOST IMPORTANTLY,TRY TO KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE,DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM NEGATIVITY/NEGATIVE PEOPLE AND NEVER,EVER GIVE UP!***
Add me on facebook Angela Hasic
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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
when there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand,
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying [to ourselves] that we are born to eternal life.
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Are you still taking the antibiotic for the UTI? UTIs can often cause nausea/vomiting. That is very common with infections in general. Have you been nauseated and/or vomiting with this infection so far? Are you running any fever? Have your symptoms been gradually getting better since you started the antibiotic? You need to watch for signs that you are improving on an antibiotic. Also, did the Dr. send it out to be cultured to make sure you are on the right antibiotic? Has it been 3 days (or long enough for the culture to grow to make sure you on the right one? Has your Drs office confirmed that it is the right one after the culture?
Some meds need to be taken with food, milk, or a full glass of water. Others need to be taken on an empty stomach. Did your pharmacy print out a list of possible side effects when they gave you the instructions. Is it possible it was suppossed to have been taken with food, milk or full glass of water or on an empty stomach and you forgot? Was nausea/vomiting a possible side effect of the antibiotic? If you still have the printed instructions, you might want to go back and read them again in case you missed something. If your pharmacist didnt give you a print out with that info, you should call and ask your pharmacist those questions.
Another thing to consider, did you miss a dose? If so, what were the instructions if that happened and did you follow them?
When you are battling an infection, it is very important to know all those things. Otherwise, if you were suppossed to take it with a full glass of water and you just took a sip of water or if you were supposssed to take it with food and you took it on an empty stomach, etc. it can definately cause you to have an increased chance of nasty side effects including nausea/vomiting and/or stomach pain and also possibly diarrhea or constipation. But, worst of all it can be difficult to tell if the med is effective or if the underlying infection is actually getting worse, (thus causing new or worsening symptoms.)
The questions I posted aren't things that I am asking you, but rather questions you need to be asking yourself, then your Pharmacist and Doctor. After all, I am not in the medical profession, I am just an IC patient like you. I just mentioned those things to get you thinking about whether or not you might have made a mistake in the way you took your medicine or whether or not it is possible that your infection might be worsening.
I hope you figure out what caused this bout of nausea and that you are over all of this soon and feel better.
Sending hugs,
AmarantheI am not a medical professional. I do not give medical advice. In all cases, I urge you to talk to your Dr. about your treatment options.
D/Xed 2003 with IC. Also have the co-existing condtions of VV, Vulvadynia, Lupus, Fibro, GERD, CPP, Endo, & Adhesions, and Depression
Meds: Estrogel (due to total Hyster)
The meds r/xed by my Pain Dr. from the Pain Clinic are as follows: Morphine ER and IR, Baclofen, and Lyrica and Seroquel (used off-label as a sleeping pill, but it also helps with depression)
(I listed my meds in case someone reading this has been told like so many ICers that Drs dont r/x pain meds for IC.) I want you to know that there ARE tons of us who are also dealing w/this disease and the pain and many of us ARE on pain meds.)
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Something else....I noticed in your signature that mentioned that you may also have IBS ad take Miralax. Just wanted to remind you that antibiotics can be extremely constipating. I also saw that you take Percocet as needed for pain, and they can also cause severe constipation. So, even though it looks like you stay on top of things in that dept, just wanted to remind you to keep a closer eye than normal on things in that area while you are taking an antibiotic so you dont have to deal with that on top of everything else you are going thru right now. (I battle constipation too, and everytime I have that particular problem, it always causes me to have an IC flare, due to the close proximity of the bladder and bowel.) This often puts me into a vicious cycle of pain. (For example, I will have IC pain, and take pain meds for that, causing constipation. Then, the pain from the constipation causes my IC to flare up again. It's really hard to break the cycle once it starts, so it's always best to prevent it whenever I can. That's why I try to spread the word to other patients when I see that they have mitigating factors that could cause a painful bout of constipation, (like taking antibiotics.)
One last thing....You might also want to consider asking your Dr. or Pharmacist to recommend a good probiotic. Lots of IBS patients swear by them for colon health. Also, it would be particularly useful while you are on the antibiotics to help keep you from getting a yeast infection. (Unfortunately, it is pretty common to get a yeast infection whenever we take abx because the abx kill the good bacteria along with the bad.)I am not a medical professional. I do not give medical advice. In all cases, I urge you to talk to your Dr. about your treatment options.
D/Xed 2003 with IC. Also have the co-existing condtions of VV, Vulvadynia, Lupus, Fibro, GERD, CPP, Endo, & Adhesions, and Depression
Meds: Estrogel (due to total Hyster)
The meds r/xed by my Pain Dr. from the Pain Clinic are as follows: Morphine ER and IR, Baclofen, and Lyrica and Seroquel (used off-label as a sleeping pill, but it also helps with depression)
(I listed my meds in case someone reading this has been told like so many ICers that Drs dont r/x pain meds for IC.) I want you to know that there ARE tons of us who are also dealing w/this disease and the pain and many of us ARE on pain meds.)
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.Comment
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