My wife and I (I'm the patient) were discussing whether there's a genetic component with IC.
No one on either side of my 4 year old's family has ever had bladder issues. It's mostly cancer, heart disease and, from my side, Alzheimer's. But no bladder issues.
My wife's scared. I'm not really. I mean, I dread the thought that my little beauty could be afflicted with this soul-sucking disease. But I don't think she will be.
I abused my body pretty hard; I am a much decorated vetern of the Psychic Wars and I've the scars to prove it. All the docs say, "Uh, no, having been even heavily involved in the Psychic Wars could not have cause IC..." but I wonder if it did exacerbate a predisposition.
But since the scientists can agree what IC even IS, who knows is there's a genetic element.
My question is, do any other sufferers have family histories? I've never heard of it, but I suppose it's possible.
May be it happened when the little bald guys took me up in their ship...
Sorry, levity is often how I deal with this disease--even as I write this I feel like I have a spear sticking from my bladder.
Good thing I'm so tough or I might explode.
Cheers and God Bless you all!
No one on either side of my 4 year old's family has ever had bladder issues. It's mostly cancer, heart disease and, from my side, Alzheimer's. But no bladder issues.
My wife's scared. I'm not really. I mean, I dread the thought that my little beauty could be afflicted with this soul-sucking disease. But I don't think she will be.
I abused my body pretty hard; I am a much decorated vetern of the Psychic Wars and I've the scars to prove it. All the docs say, "Uh, no, having been even heavily involved in the Psychic Wars could not have cause IC..." but I wonder if it did exacerbate a predisposition.
But since the scientists can agree what IC even IS, who knows is there's a genetic element.
My question is, do any other sufferers have family histories? I've never heard of it, but I suppose it's possible.
May be it happened when the little bald guys took me up in their ship...
Sorry, levity is often how I deal with this disease--even as I write this I feel like I have a spear sticking from my bladder.
Good thing I'm so tough or I might explode.
Cheers and God Bless you all!
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