A link to an article written by a doctor who has treated interstitial cystitis can be found at http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/04/...situation.html It is sort of frightening. From a doctor's point of view what is generally happening to the pain treatment of IC is something that I have been researching, and the future availability of pain medication is something that I wouldn't want to count on. While the prescribing physician may alway be willing to go along, if that physician retires, or quits his or her practice, it can be quite a different situation finding a new one. I live in a state when pain meds are virtually impossible to obtain for IC's, and I starting researching other states, and their policies. The American Pain Institute has posted an open letter addressing the situation. It is at http://www.americanpaininstitute.org/letter5.html
I would personally like to just find a really good doctor that will work with me and help me to continue my treatment, with or without drugs. I have considered going back to doing instills, they did at least offer some reflief.
My urologist who is the doctor listed as the recommended urologist on this forum just recently told me that "he has done all that he can do." There are a lot of other therapies that he has not tried, and I now have to find another urologist, somehow.
I would personally like to just find a really good doctor that will work with me and help me to continue my treatment, with or without drugs. I have considered going back to doing instills, they did at least offer some reflief.
My urologist who is the doctor listed as the recommended urologist on this forum just recently told me that "he has done all that he can do." There are a lot of other therapies that he has not tried, and I now have to find another urologist, somehow.
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