i just saw a post about a similar situation - been having problems since last Saturday after my hubby & i had sex Friday night...Sunday it worsened to the point i was sure it was a UTI creeping up on me...I gave in and took Pyridium b/c it was that bad (supposed to be off that while TTC/pregnant)...
Monday night I sent a sample for culture, didn't hear back anything, called the doctor's office today & her staff gave me problems (our doctor is fantastic, just not her staff)...I have an appt Monday night but I've been off work 3 days this week and today I may as well have stayed home b/c I was in so much pain I couldn't get any relief, was crying & nauseous with the worst ITCHY PAIN ever...
I had to go to a walk in clinic where I had a guy doctor who was not very nice...he didn't even test my urine b/c of the pyridium - hello?? send it for a culture! my doctor actually requests that every time I do this...
he told me the results from Monday were negative so at this point he says "it looks like we'd be treating nothing if i gave you antibiotics"...you didn't test the freakin' urine at all OR send it for a culture, sometimes they don't show up right away and given how many times I've peed this week, it wouldn't surprise me if it was neg. given i was in the bathroom for hours on end constantly...it wasn't in my bladder long enough to do anything, any liquid i ingested went right through...
he reluctantly gave me Macrobid for 7 days b/c i said given how crappy i've felt all week, I'd rather try than not at this point until i can see our doctor Monday night...
I've been taking Amitryptaline for 6 weeks & while it works well, it doesn't work as well as the Ditropan XL i was on before...put them together & i'd have one heckuva treatment plan going - they'd be swell together...But is this most likely the IC or is this guy just nuts?...I only ever get this itchy pain when i have a UTI...I am so confused & frustrated, my poor hubby is stressed as bad as I am...all we want to do is start a family and enjoy life...this is a huge downer sometimes...
