my story begins in 1999. i was 22 years old and living on south beach, fl, surfing and spending time in the water. over the course of 2 years i had 4 uti's, 3 bladder infections, 2 kidney infections and a kidney stone. anti-biotics did nothing for me. i had had uti's in the past but not to this extent.
in 2001 i moved to cocoa beach, fl and was having symptoms of urgency and waking up at night to urinate which i had never done before. i had always been a heavy sleeper. i also recall all through school always holding it till i got home. now suddenly i have to go every few hrs. in 2002 i had the last kidney infection hit me on christmas morning. i opened my gift on 2 percocets!! that was also the first time that i went to see a urologist instead of just my primary. He ordered an IVP and a Bladder distension. i dont recall the results on the IVP but i do know that the dr. said that durring the distension the signs were extremely obvious. he then gave me a prescription for elmiron and some pamphlets and sent me on my way.
elmirion was very good to me. even taking just 1 or 2 a day. after about a year i lost my insurance and eventually ran out of meds. and due to various reasons could not obtain insurance until recently.
current day i am 32 living in miami, fl. thanks to my husband i now have insurance and just last week went to see a new urologist. he did a pelvic and vaginal exam. i also gave a urine sample and as usual they found blood in my urine. he said my pelvic floor is weak.
my regular symptoms are: frequent urination durring the night 2-6 times over and 8 hr period, at least 3 more times before 10am. durring the day i go about every 4 hrs. sometimes if im busy with work or not near a bathroom i will get a headache that sometimes goes away after i urinate. (i do also suffer from migraine with aura headaches and tension headaches) quite often just after i urinate i feel the need to go again. if i do go its very little. i have not had any more kidney infectons or obvious uti's. my bladder is kind of numb, it just kind of throbs and where you pee from stings and burns constantly.
my new symptoms and questions that i had for my new dr. (he answered fairly well but im wondering if anyone else has any input).
sensation of leakage when bending and coughing and sneezing.
i also have issues with IBS, stomach pains and loose stool.i am very regular and sometimes go multiple time durring the day. dr. said it could all be related. its the way my body is reading the nerves from this part of my body. i also find that i can sleep quite a bit durring the day and it does not affect my sleep at night. (only peeing gets me up)
does my bodys constant struggle cause me to have a lack of energy?
i also question issues with sex. i wonder if where i pee from is on fire is that causing me to have issues with orgasming? i dont really have specific pain durring sex but for me to have an orgasm requires an external mechanical device.
i drink mostly water, some lightly sweetend tea, no juice and rarely soda. i eat fairly healthy, moslty protiens and veggies, nuts and some fruit.
i have not had health insurance for a long time so i do not have a list of meds. i take 3 advil with a coke and a nap for my migraines. and drink adequate amounts of water.
new dr. gave me scrips for elmiron and vesicare. im still working on getting those approved.
in 2001 i moved to cocoa beach, fl and was having symptoms of urgency and waking up at night to urinate which i had never done before. i had always been a heavy sleeper. i also recall all through school always holding it till i got home. now suddenly i have to go every few hrs. in 2002 i had the last kidney infection hit me on christmas morning. i opened my gift on 2 percocets!! that was also the first time that i went to see a urologist instead of just my primary. He ordered an IVP and a Bladder distension. i dont recall the results on the IVP but i do know that the dr. said that durring the distension the signs were extremely obvious. he then gave me a prescription for elmiron and some pamphlets and sent me on my way.
elmirion was very good to me. even taking just 1 or 2 a day. after about a year i lost my insurance and eventually ran out of meds. and due to various reasons could not obtain insurance until recently.
current day i am 32 living in miami, fl. thanks to my husband i now have insurance and just last week went to see a new urologist. he did a pelvic and vaginal exam. i also gave a urine sample and as usual they found blood in my urine. he said my pelvic floor is weak.
my regular symptoms are: frequent urination durring the night 2-6 times over and 8 hr period, at least 3 more times before 10am. durring the day i go about every 4 hrs. sometimes if im busy with work or not near a bathroom i will get a headache that sometimes goes away after i urinate. (i do also suffer from migraine with aura headaches and tension headaches) quite often just after i urinate i feel the need to go again. if i do go its very little. i have not had any more kidney infectons or obvious uti's. my bladder is kind of numb, it just kind of throbs and where you pee from stings and burns constantly.
my new symptoms and questions that i had for my new dr. (he answered fairly well but im wondering if anyone else has any input).
sensation of leakage when bending and coughing and sneezing.
i also have issues with IBS, stomach pains and loose stool.i am very regular and sometimes go multiple time durring the day. dr. said it could all be related. its the way my body is reading the nerves from this part of my body. i also find that i can sleep quite a bit durring the day and it does not affect my sleep at night. (only peeing gets me up)
does my bodys constant struggle cause me to have a lack of energy?
i also question issues with sex. i wonder if where i pee from is on fire is that causing me to have issues with orgasming? i dont really have specific pain durring sex but for me to have an orgasm requires an external mechanical device.
i drink mostly water, some lightly sweetend tea, no juice and rarely soda. i eat fairly healthy, moslty protiens and veggies, nuts and some fruit.
i have not had health insurance for a long time so i do not have a list of meds. i take 3 advil with a coke and a nap for my migraines. and drink adequate amounts of water.
new dr. gave me scrips for elmiron and vesicare. im still working on getting those approved.
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