New here just diagnosed with IC

[meissabarham]

Thank u guys very much. I am very thankful for finding this dr and I hope things get better for me now i know its going to be a journey, but I am willing to try anything. I am having issues figuring out what to eat and what not to eat cause it seems like everything i eat bothers me. Does anyone have any suggestions on that? Is there cook books or anything?

[earthlady]

It just makes some of this bearable when we finally find some one who will take the time to figure out a treatment for us. I had come across so many of them that were so impatient and just wanted to shove a script in my hand as I was going out the door saying see you in three months. Finding a good doc with this condition is like finding gold. It is such a relief. Good luck to you.

[Kirs10]

I think that your story sounds pretty similar to alot of ours. I was having alot of issues and I too went through several doctors and procedures til I was finally seen by a dr that knew instantly what was wrong. It really is so helpful to have a dr that knows what they are talking about and that are compassionate. I hope that you have a continued success with your doctors.
And most importantly WELCOME...
Kirs

[greeneyes]

We are truly blessed when we find a doctor that will listen and help. Hope you continue to find help and peace of mind with your new doctor.

[meissabarham]

I have been having problems for about 4 or 5 years and it all started with me going to a urologist for an uti and he gave me antibodics, well he keep me on them for about a year and I just seemed to get worse. I suffered for a while then I asked my regular dr and they sent me to another urologist which said I had scar tissue in my bladder and in my uretha so he did surgery and then diagnosed me with an OAB. They tried me on every medicine for that and nothing seemed to help. I was really starting to get frustrated cause I knew something else had to be wrong, but I lived with it for awhile longer. Then again I asked my regular dr if there was another urologist I could go to and I just went to him last week and almost instantly he knew what I had was IC. He started me on Elmiron and I go friday for a ct scan, then back next week for a follow up. He is getting my records for the other dr to see exactly what he did. I am so happy that I finally found a dr that was willing to listen to me and help me. I have suffered for a long time now and I am ready to have my some relief.