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I'm in Remission I think!
I feel kind of guilty posting about being in remission while so many others are still suffering, but maybe posts like this will give hopes to the ones suffering that they will reach remission too. And the newbies will know too that remission is possible in many cases.
It seems the Atarax (Hydroxyzine is the real name I guess?) 25mg per day and Elmiron 300 mg per day (three pills per day) are really doing the trick for me.
The main inflammation for me for some reason was in the trigone area (base of the bladder and urethra) so I guess that's why I'm getting relief kind of quick - I'll bet the medicine coats the bottom most easily, like when you put sugar in a glass and it settles to the bottom. Maybe. I dunno.
Anyhoo, I do still take Prelief, I don't even really take it with foods necessarily but take it as almost like a calcium supplement just to help my bladder out. I figure it's a good source of calcium plus it helps heal my bladder.
I'm also thinking of ordering Cysta-Q so that my bladder stays healthy now that it is patched up from the Elmiron.
At this point, I am able to drink juice and eat chocolate without any ill effect whatsoever on my bladder.
I was even able to be intimate again with my husband, will no flare afterwards and no pain during, which in my mind was a real miracle! My husband and I were both so thrilled that this dimension of our marriage was able to be restored.
My fervent hope and prayer is that everyone who has IC will quickly come to the same comfort level that I am experiencing now and that there will soon be a cure for IC so that no one will have to suffer anymore from this.
Love, ICY
It seems the Atarax (Hydroxyzine is the real name I guess?) 25mg per day and Elmiron 300 mg per day (three pills per day) are really doing the trick for me.
The main inflammation for me for some reason was in the trigone area (base of the bladder and urethra) so I guess that's why I'm getting relief kind of quick - I'll bet the medicine coats the bottom most easily, like when you put sugar in a glass and it settles to the bottom. Maybe. I dunno.
Anyhoo, I do still take Prelief, I don't even really take it with foods necessarily but take it as almost like a calcium supplement just to help my bladder out. I figure it's a good source of calcium plus it helps heal my bladder.
I'm also thinking of ordering Cysta-Q so that my bladder stays healthy now that it is patched up from the Elmiron.
At this point, I am able to drink juice and eat chocolate without any ill effect whatsoever on my bladder.
I was even able to be intimate again with my husband, will no flare afterwards and no pain during, which in my mind was a real miracle! My husband and I were both so thrilled that this dimension of our marriage was able to be restored.
My fervent hope and prayer is that everyone who has IC will quickly come to the same comfort level that I am experiencing now and that there will soon be a cure for IC so that no one will have to suffer anymore from this.
Love, ICY
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