So far, I've tried and failed with elavil, atarax and elmiron. I was sure that at least one of them would work. Unfortunately, I just got worse with elmiron and went into retention with the others.
Today I called my primary doc and asked for an appointment because my uro is out of town and I'll be out of town next week and I was just plain tired of the pain. Just tired, worn down, couldn't do it anymore, etc.
I met with an awsome PA and then I proceeded to cry the entire appointment. I think the tears were from a wierd combination of stress, pain, fear (at asking for pain meds) and relief (that I was finally asking for help). She knew exactly what IC was and said, "ugh, that's really painful" as soon as I said the words. She then gave me a perscription for percocet. My first official pain med. I suspect my absolutely genuine tears helped convince her that I wasn't drug seeking. But boy, it was hard for me to ask for help. I'm crossing my fingers that the percocet takes the edge off the pain.
Today I called my primary doc and asked for an appointment because my uro is out of town and I'll be out of town next week and I was just plain tired of the pain. Just tired, worn down, couldn't do it anymore, etc.
I met with an awsome PA and then I proceeded to cry the entire appointment. I think the tears were from a wierd combination of stress, pain, fear (at asking for pain meds) and relief (that I was finally asking for help). She knew exactly what IC was and said, "ugh, that's really painful" as soon as I said the words. She then gave me a perscription for percocet. My first official pain med. I suspect my absolutely genuine tears helped convince her that I wasn't drug seeking. But boy, it was hard for me to ask for help. I'm crossing my fingers that the percocet takes the edge off the pain.
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