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Hi Everybody,
I just wanted to share my good news, though this is my first time posting ever.
I needed to share my experiences I have with IC for the past 2 ½ years, which have been in pain everyday until recently. I also suffer from Rheumatoid Arthritis and Sjogrens with a recent diagnosis of a chronic lung infection. My Rheumatologist made me get off of the medication Embrel. I had been taking Embrel for about 13 years, but due to my lung infection he took me off of Embrel. For a replacement drug for my arthritis, he prescribed 50 mg ‘Imuran’, while I also started taking the birth control pill continuously for the IC pain.
To my surprise, in a bout 2 ½ weeks, I noticed I did not have any more IC pain. No more bladder, pelvic or vaginal stabbing pain, nor did I have any further burning pain and my urination frequency improved.
Following up with my Rheumatologist, I advised him of my research of ‘Immuno-Suppressant’ class of medication to treat IC. His reply was that ‘Imuran’ was an ‘Immuno-Suppressant’. He felt that the ‘Imuran’ would be the cause of the pain relief. His next advice is for me to get off of the birth control pills due to a high possibility of the side-effects of blood clots. I have been off of the birth control pill and I am on day 25 of being pain-free.http://www.ic-network.com/forum/imag...es/woohoo1.gif
:woohoo:
I thank God everyday, also to let others know ‘Imuran’ helped me, but with a warning the ‘Imuran/Azathioprine’ can increase your chances/risk of developing certain cancers, especially skin cancer and lymphoma with other side-effects.
Thank You for letting me share this with you all.
I just wanted to share my good news, though this is my first time posting ever.
I needed to share my experiences I have with IC for the past 2 ½ years, which have been in pain everyday until recently. I also suffer from Rheumatoid Arthritis and Sjogrens with a recent diagnosis of a chronic lung infection. My Rheumatologist made me get off of the medication Embrel. I had been taking Embrel for about 13 years, but due to my lung infection he took me off of Embrel. For a replacement drug for my arthritis, he prescribed 50 mg ‘Imuran’, while I also started taking the birth control pill continuously for the IC pain.
To my surprise, in a bout 2 ½ weeks, I noticed I did not have any more IC pain. No more bladder, pelvic or vaginal stabbing pain, nor did I have any further burning pain and my urination frequency improved.
Following up with my Rheumatologist, I advised him of my research of ‘Immuno-Suppressant’ class of medication to treat IC. His reply was that ‘Imuran’ was an ‘Immuno-Suppressant’. He felt that the ‘Imuran’ would be the cause of the pain relief. His next advice is for me to get off of the birth control pills due to a high possibility of the side-effects of blood clots. I have been off of the birth control pill and I am on day 25 of being pain-free.http://www.ic-network.com/forum/imag...es/woohoo1.gif
:woohoo:
I thank God everyday, also to let others know ‘Imuran’ helped me, but with a warning the ‘Imuran/Azathioprine’ can increase your chances/risk of developing certain cancers, especially skin cancer and lymphoma with other side-effects.
Thank You for letting me share this with you all.
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