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Hi, everyone!
I've been lurking for a few weeks but have decided to break in and introduce myself. I'm married and I have 5 daughters. I teach junior high English and reading full time. I love spinning (when I'm not in pain), cross stitching, reading, and spending time with my family. Other favorites include camping (especially in Yellowstone), 4-wheeling, and Disneyland.
This is my story: After doing my Masters, I had gained weight. During this time, I did absolutely no exercise because between full-time school, work, and mothering, there just wasn't time. In order to ramp up my metabolism, I started drinking energy drinks, Zip Fizz, to be specific. It worked. Between spinning and green tea/caffeine, I lost 40 pounds in three months. After about five months, I started feeling irritation, like a bladder infection, but my doctor found no infection. This went on for more than 4 years, then entire time I was downing Zip Fizz and Rockstars like they were going out of style.
My ob thought I was having trouble with ovarian cysts. He put me on the pill and called it good. After 1 1/2 years, I was still in pain--worse pain than ever before. It would spasm through my body when I least expected it and bring me to my knees in inexplainable pain. I decided to chart my pain, and there was no rhyme or reason to it. I took the chart to my ob and told him how I was using the bathroom more than once an hour, even at night. It was January of 2011 that he suspected IC and sent me to a uro. At this time, he put my on hydroxyzine for three months.
After talking to the urologist, he set me up for a hydrodistention. I had that done at the end of July and had a normal week of pain-free living. Sadly, the pain returned after 7 days, but the frequency has declined substantially. I only go 2-3 times during the night, and I can hold it a lot longer now. I still get flares almost every day, but not usually to the extent as I have in the past.
I am currently taking Elmiron 100mg 3x/day and Oxybutynin 10 mg once/day. For pain, I take Pyridium, Tramadol, and baking soda. By far, baking soda is the best of the three, and I only take it a couple times a week.
I still blame Zip Fizz for getting me to this place, but I strongly believe I have had an acidic body make-up my entire life. I have had everyone from doctors to dentists to orthodontists tell me this. I have only girls (I do not doubt that my body killed any "y's" giving it a go); early on, I was diagnosed with chronic bladder infections (but I haven't had one in about 15 years now); my mouth is riddled with fillings, caps, and crowns regardless of how much I brush and floss; orthodontists have been amazed at how fast my teeth moved when I was a teen in braces--and I refused to wear the rubber bands, head/neck gear, etc.
So, tada--this is me. It's so nice to meet you all and be able to talk about something that no one around me seems to understand.
Thanks for everything!
Daisy
I've been lurking for a few weeks but have decided to break in and introduce myself. I'm married and I have 5 daughters. I teach junior high English and reading full time. I love spinning (when I'm not in pain), cross stitching, reading, and spending time with my family. Other favorites include camping (especially in Yellowstone), 4-wheeling, and Disneyland.
This is my story: After doing my Masters, I had gained weight. During this time, I did absolutely no exercise because between full-time school, work, and mothering, there just wasn't time. In order to ramp up my metabolism, I started drinking energy drinks, Zip Fizz, to be specific. It worked. Between spinning and green tea/caffeine, I lost 40 pounds in three months. After about five months, I started feeling irritation, like a bladder infection, but my doctor found no infection. This went on for more than 4 years, then entire time I was downing Zip Fizz and Rockstars like they were going out of style.
My ob thought I was having trouble with ovarian cysts. He put me on the pill and called it good. After 1 1/2 years, I was still in pain--worse pain than ever before. It would spasm through my body when I least expected it and bring me to my knees in inexplainable pain. I decided to chart my pain, and there was no rhyme or reason to it. I took the chart to my ob and told him how I was using the bathroom more than once an hour, even at night. It was January of 2011 that he suspected IC and sent me to a uro. At this time, he put my on hydroxyzine for three months.
After talking to the urologist, he set me up for a hydrodistention. I had that done at the end of July and had a normal week of pain-free living. Sadly, the pain returned after 7 days, but the frequency has declined substantially. I only go 2-3 times during the night, and I can hold it a lot longer now. I still get flares almost every day, but not usually to the extent as I have in the past.
I am currently taking Elmiron 100mg 3x/day and Oxybutynin 10 mg once/day. For pain, I take Pyridium, Tramadol, and baking soda. By far, baking soda is the best of the three, and I only take it a couple times a week.
I still blame Zip Fizz for getting me to this place, but I strongly believe I have had an acidic body make-up my entire life. I have had everyone from doctors to dentists to orthodontists tell me this. I have only girls (I do not doubt that my body killed any "y's" giving it a go); early on, I was diagnosed with chronic bladder infections (but I haven't had one in about 15 years now); my mouth is riddled with fillings, caps, and crowns regardless of how much I brush and floss; orthodontists have been amazed at how fast my teeth moved when I was a teen in braces--and I refused to wear the rubber bands, head/neck gear, etc.
So, tada--this is me. It's so nice to meet you all and be able to talk about something that no one around me seems to understand.
Thanks for everything!
Daisy
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