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    I WON the landscape makeover! Many thanks for the votes

    I got a call yesterday that I won the landscaping makeover contest. I am so grateful for everyone who took the time to vote. My friends here at the ICN certainly helped me out.

    They are coming to today to video tape the before yard and me speaking about it. ACK

    I'll be sure to post an after picture for you all to see the results.

    Many thanks!!

    ~Laura
    ~Laura

    There can not be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

    March 2006 IC tested positive

    current treatments for IC:
    Zoloft 100mg
    Prelief
    tramadol hcl 50mg (4-8 per day)
    diphenhydramine (1 nightly)
    elavil 25mg, Just started Nov 11

    additional meds for pain if needed:
    darvacet
    loratab
    percocet
    tried Elmiron for over year and didn't see much of a change, gained weight

    Also take Lisinolpril for high blood pressure

    Other conditions:
    IBS '93
    depression '94
    stomach ulcers '95
    Mitral Valve Prolaspe Syndrome '01
    Migraines since childhood
    Chronic Fatique '03


    It's not the number of years in your life that matter but rather the life in your years.
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    :woohoo: YEAH THAT'S SO GREAT!!!!! I'm so happy for you! I deffinitly would love to see a picture after you are done.

    Rach
    ***Rachel***

    Dance like no one is watching
    Love like you've never been hurt
    Live today like it's your last

    Dxd with IC in June '06

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    • #3
      :woohoo: :woohoo: ..Looking forward to seeing the new yard!!!!
      Hugs
      Ronda

      ONE Second, ONE Bite, ONE Breath, ONE Pill, ONE Minute, ONE Teardrop, ONE Hour, ONE Sip.. ONE DAY! I will Prevail from this disease! IC Hoping for a Cure!


      Link to Patient Handbook:
      http://www.ic-network.com/handbook/

      Diet Reference Sheet:
      http://www.ic-network.com/diet/icndi...tsheet0909.pdf

      Meds For IC: Lyrica-25mg Glucosamine-500 MSM-500mg, Prosed Ds -When Flaring

      Other Meds: Levlite- Continious Birtcontrol, Micardis-40mg for High Blood Pressure

      Meds I have Tried:
      Topamax,Tofranil, Elmiron, Atarax, Cymbalta, Elavil, Enablex, Detral La, Prydium.
      Lexapro< Bad reaction to this med!
      Intstills, could not continue them due to some kind of reaction after 3rd instill. Tasted the lidocaine in my mouth, tongue and lips went numb then went into what seemed like a panic attack. Shaking, racing heart, tingling face/head, blood pressure shot up..

      Dx With IC in Nov 2006 with Hydro/Cysto
      Hydro/Cysto Caused Bladder to Rupture.

      Other Dxs-Vulvodynia,Fibro, Endo, IBS, HPV, Migraines, Spastic Colon, Mild Dysplasia.


      ICN Volunteers are not medical authorities nor do we offer medical advice. In all cases, we strongly encourage you to discuss your medical treatment with your personal medical care provider. Only they can, and should, give medical recommendations to you.

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      • #4
        :woohoo: Doing my Happy Dance for you...
        Sharon

        Shopping??? Did someone mention shopping? I'll get my hat... ;-)

        Where I can be found most days.



        Link to the ICN Patient Handbook:
        http://www.ic-network.com/handbook/

        Link to the IC Diet:
        http://www.ic-network.com/diet/


        IC Volunteers are not medical authorities nor do we offer medical advice. In all cases, we strongly encourage you to discuss your medical treatment with your personal medical care provider. Only they can, and should, give medical recommendations to you.

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        • #5
          Laura,
          That is awesome!:woohoo: :woohoo: I voted for you a couple of times when I remembered to do it, lol. I'm soooo happy that you won!
          Christine



          I have been diagnoised for 6 1/2 years now. I have taken a long break from the ICN but really miss helping out my fellow IC patients and want to get back into posting.
          1st hydro 4/07 showed no visible signs of IC but tons of mast cells in all my biopsy samples which did prove IC.
          2nd hydro 4/13/09 showed dark purple glomerulations and I had a capacity of 450 cc's. This hydro proved that my IC had progressed.
          I have tried every oral medication as well as rescue instills and DMSO.

          I have been lucky enough to see Dr Hanno, the top IC specialist in PA who has told me due to the fact that I have not responded to any "standard" treatments that I have a severe, end stage case of IC with a horrible quality of life (didn't have to tell me that last part!)

          Proud wifey of Shane, mommy to Griffin, and step-mom to Logan and Gage
          Also proud mom to the best Bullmastiff on earth, Claus

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          • #6
            :woohoo:

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            • #7
              :woohoo: I am so happy for you! Cant wait to see the pics!

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              • #8
                Awsome! I just spent 10 mintues trying to find your username so I could check your siggy! :woohoo:
                Looks like I'm an IC'er too

                Currently taking:

                Urised 1 tablet 4 x a day..My 3yo loves the fact that my pee is now blue

                Lexapro 10mg

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                • #9
                  Yay! I know how badly you wanted this! Congratulations!!!
                  **I could have my long list of current medications and diagnoses and the other medications that I've tried, but I'm going to focus on something more: words that inspire and motivate me to keep my head up and keep fighting.**

                  "A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song."
                  "The honorary duty of a human being is to love."
                  "The main thing in one's own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry."
                  "If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded. "
                  "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain. "
                  "The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear. "

                  These are all the wise words of my hero: Maya Angelou

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                  • #10
                    :woohoo:

                    I am GREEN with envy

                    But not my lawn
                    TREATMENT: PRN lidocaine/heparin Home Instillations since 2004
                    My Helpful Hints for Home Instillation: http://www.ic-network.com/forum/show...985#post309985
                    Institute of Female Pelvic Medicine (J. Dell, My MD) http://www.mypelvicmedicine.com/index.asp
                    Thank you for allowing me to share my experiences and offer support. Your physician is the only one to give you medical advice. I hope sharing the information from this site will help you and your physician develop successful management of your IC.
                    I post to encourage and offer total support for rescue instillations.
                    Find me on facebook: L. Clark Thomas
                    Louann

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