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Hi everyone,
This is my first time one here, and I was sad to see there were no recent posts! Anyway, I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm 18 years old right now, and was diagnosed with IC when I was 15. I had a really tough time in high school when I first developed my symptoms, and was frequently depressed. I refused to go to my junior prom because I felt like a freak getting all dressed up just to spend a large portion of the night in the bathroom. I also didn't date much because when my symptoms first developed, I had a disastorous date with a guy that I really liked but thought I was bulimic because I kept rushing off to the bathroom during dinner, and at the end of our date he told me that he didn't want to get involved with a "girl with issues." I had problems with my first job because I didn't want to tell my supervisors about my IC, kept sneaking off to the bathroom, and was almost fired for my "unreliability." I had problems with my insurance company, which sent me only to the worst doctors, who even after my cystoscope, insisted that my problem was purely psychological. All in all, my high school experience was tough. Sometimes I thought that having IC made me grow up too fast, and made me tackle more responsibilities than I could handle. However, now that I'm in college, I discovered that the maturity I gained from dealing with these problems have helped me discover the the important things in life. My symptoms have not improved much, but my outlook on life certainly has. I finished my first semester of college with a 3.8 GPA. I have a great job on campus, and I volunteer at a local elementary school. If I can accomplish all of this, so can you! So basically, my message is don't give up! If you ever feel like you need someone to talk to who could understand, my email address is [email protected] Please feel free to contact me.
-Jennifer
This is my first time one here, and I was sad to see there were no recent posts! Anyway, I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm 18 years old right now, and was diagnosed with IC when I was 15. I had a really tough time in high school when I first developed my symptoms, and was frequently depressed. I refused to go to my junior prom because I felt like a freak getting all dressed up just to spend a large portion of the night in the bathroom. I also didn't date much because when my symptoms first developed, I had a disastorous date with a guy that I really liked but thought I was bulimic because I kept rushing off to the bathroom during dinner, and at the end of our date he told me that he didn't want to get involved with a "girl with issues." I had problems with my first job because I didn't want to tell my supervisors about my IC, kept sneaking off to the bathroom, and was almost fired for my "unreliability." I had problems with my insurance company, which sent me only to the worst doctors, who even after my cystoscope, insisted that my problem was purely psychological. All in all, my high school experience was tough. Sometimes I thought that having IC made me grow up too fast, and made me tackle more responsibilities than I could handle. However, now that I'm in college, I discovered that the maturity I gained from dealing with these problems have helped me discover the the important things in life. My symptoms have not improved much, but my outlook on life certainly has. I finished my first semester of college with a 3.8 GPA. I have a great job on campus, and I volunteer at a local elementary school. If I can accomplish all of this, so can you! So basically, my message is don't give up! If you ever feel like you need someone to talk to who could understand, my email address is [email protected] Please feel free to contact me.
-Jennifer
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