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I went on vacation last week to Cozumel Mexico. I was so worried that I wasn't going to enjoy my vacation due to the IC but I was so wrong. I had stocked up on meds and geared up for what I thought might be hell week. This was primarily a scuba diving trip with one of my friends. The plane ride down there was just as I thought but luckily I was at the very last seat and didn't have to go far for the bathroom. After I got down there I felt so good the whole time. We were scuba diving all day and riding scooters around the island and the only medication I took was some tagamet for my acid reflux. Of course when I was underwater I could pee whenever and I drank plenty of bottled water and actually drank a lot of beer also. I don't know why I felt so good...Was is the lack of stress, flushing my system with lots of liquids, staying active, the grace of god, or just a combination of everything. I felt so well and had such a great time its got me thinking about it so hard the wheels are just grinding in my head. I've wondered if maybe there's something in the air I'm allergic to that causing my IC in oklahoma. After 5 days down there it seemed like I was almost normal again. Now I'm home and my symptoms started back immediately as soon as I landed at the airport. I'm going to plan another identical trip down there in a couple of months to see if I have similar results. Last night I was even looking at real estate in cozumel. I would seriously drop everything and move down there if my symptoms would go away...even if I had to wash dishes for a living
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good for you!!!wow you sound so much better just writing about your trip.glad it was a success and you enjoyed it.i always felt better in coastal areas pre-ic my allergies to trees,pollen,etc went away completely.salty air is good for me.i'm considering a move back to the coast even though its expensive to live there and would have to work a not so great job too..might as well be happy where i'm at right,lifes short..Newly IC diagnosed as of February 2011.
Medications I'm on that seem to work:
Zoloft- one once a day
Butrans pain patch 5 mcg (THANK GOD FOR WHOEVER INVENTED THIS!SO MUCH PAIN RELIEF ITS UNREAL,I AM IN NO PAIN AT ALL UNLESS I STRESS OR SCREW UP ON THE DIET)
Failed Meds:
Elmiron-after 4 months,digestive side effects got to be too much
tramadol-allergic
DMSO treatments(5-6)
probiotics
THERAPIES:gardening,cooking,IC Diet,Counseling,Lots of warm baths,stress reduction,heating pad or ice packs,meditation/deep breathing,listening to relaxing music,having fun on pain free days,drinking chamomile or peppermint tea,pelvic floor physical therapy
AROMATHERAPY-candles,incense
Village Naturals Aches and Pains Peppermint Bath Salts
Johnson and Johnsons Lavender Melt Away Stress Body Wash/Lotion
ACUPUNCTURE/HERBS
Significant pain relief so far.
MAY TRY:yoga,swimming/hydrotherapy and anti-candida diet if i can kick my sugar addiction
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***TO MY IC SISTERS AND BROTHERS:WE ARE OUR OWN ADVOCATES!,PLEASE DO AS MUCH RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN AS POSSIBLE AND TRY DIFFERENT TREATMENTS TO GET WELL.NOT ONE TREATMENT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.MOST IMPORTANTLY,TRY TO KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE,DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM NEGATIVITY/NEGATIVE PEOPLE AND NEVER,EVER GIVE UP!***
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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
when there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand,
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying [to ourselves] that we are born to eternal life.
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How wonderful! Thank you for sharing.
DonnaStay safe
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You've eased MY fears of vacation!!
That's such great news!!! My husband and I just booked a week in Jamaica and I have been worried about it ever since. Thank you for posting that and I'm so glad you had a great time!! And you're right I would wash dishes or whatever if it meant freedom from IC!!Katie-46 yr old female dx'd with IC after 15 years of symptoms off and on long term antibiotic use, GERD,IBS and now IC diet, gallbladder removed, endometrial ablation w/tubes tied
Lexapro-20 mg
Aciphex
Ambien-as needed
Percocet-7.5 up to 3 per day as needed
Valium-10 mg x2 per day
Phenergan-1 at night
Prelief w/everything
Now recovering from acute pancreatitis
Currents treatments that help somewhat:
Heating pad
Hot baths
Ice
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