I know this is a very sensitive subject but I have no one else to ask. I was hurt when I was about 4 years old. I have had abdominal pain for as long as I can remember. I was married at 18 and was a virgin. The pain was unbareable. I had a dr. tell me that the pain I was having was because I was a virgin when I got married. I was young and had no one to talk to about it so I believed her, until I realized that everyone is a virgin at one time or another it doesn't matter if your married or not. The reason I am telling all this is because I was wondering if my abuse could have caused the problems with my bladder. I asked my dr. once and she said that she didn't know.
I went to dr. after dr. but could never find any help. Most dr.s told me to have a hyst. so I finally did in 2003. It didn't help. I finally was sent to a gyn. who diagnosed me with ic. (after about 15 minutes). He asked me how many dr.s I have been to. I couldn't tell him, there were so many. I was sent to an ic specialist in my area and she also diagnosed me with fibromyalgia. I am in so much pain that I can hardly manage my life. I am taking about 20 medicines a day. I also have asthma, chronic sinus (2 surgeries), irritable bowel, degenerative arthritis in my back and neck, and I had to go to my rheumatologist today and she thinks that I also have rheumatoid arthritis or lupis. So I have more meds. I am so depressed!!! I work full time. I teach kindergarten. I don't know how I am going to be able to keep working. I went to a massage therapist and she asked me if I had suffered a traumatic experience as a child. She was the first person I have talked to about it in a long time. She thinks that the stress from that is causing a lot of my problems. Has anyone else been told this? She told me that I need to talk about it to get over it. I have been reading the posts and everyone seems so helpful. I just dont know what to do. I have a wonderful husband and 3 great children. My husband has been with me through it all, (bless his heart). I am sorry this is so long. I just couldn't stop once I got started. I hope it makes sense. I hope that I haven't offended anyone, that wasn't my intention. I just want it all to make sense.
MelissaT
I went to dr. after dr. but could never find any help. Most dr.s told me to have a hyst. so I finally did in 2003. It didn't help. I finally was sent to a gyn. who diagnosed me with ic. (after about 15 minutes). He asked me how many dr.s I have been to. I couldn't tell him, there were so many. I was sent to an ic specialist in my area and she also diagnosed me with fibromyalgia. I am in so much pain that I can hardly manage my life. I am taking about 20 medicines a day. I also have asthma, chronic sinus (2 surgeries), irritable bowel, degenerative arthritis in my back and neck, and I had to go to my rheumatologist today and she thinks that I also have rheumatoid arthritis or lupis. So I have more meds. I am so depressed!!! I work full time. I teach kindergarten. I don't know how I am going to be able to keep working. I went to a massage therapist and she asked me if I had suffered a traumatic experience as a child. She was the first person I have talked to about it in a long time. She thinks that the stress from that is causing a lot of my problems. Has anyone else been told this? She told me that I need to talk about it to get over it. I have been reading the posts and everyone seems so helpful. I just dont know what to do. I have a wonderful husband and 3 great children. My husband has been with me through it all, (bless his heart). I am sorry this is so long. I just couldn't stop once I got started. I hope it makes sense. I hope that I haven't offended anyone, that wasn't my intention. I just want it all to make sense.
MelissaT

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