question about rating

[gotta go]

Hello I was just wondering the rating scale that Dr.s use for IC. I just had another hydro and the Dr has rated the IC at a 3. Is this scale 1-5 or 1-10 I have looked on line and one site says a uro uses 1-3 and a-c 1a being mild and 3c being severe, but that is all I could find. Hoping someone here can shed some light on my 3.

Thanks

[SandyRN]

I've honestly never heard of a numerical rating for IC before. It might just be something your doctor does for himself, to rate the severity of his patients. I'd ask him what his scale is based on.

[Jiminni]

Rating

I asked the same question on this board about 6 months ago. My uro also rated mine and said it was a national rating system on the severity of the glomerations. I was told that it was 1-5.

[Trishann]

I also never heard of this rating scale. Maybe it is something new they started up. Hope you find out about it too.

Trishann

[gotta go]

thanks, I will ask the next time I go I am not a fan my uro and have butt heads often with them but it is the only one in this area. It took me 2 weeks just to get that answer after my hydro

[mich2604]

My operative report says 2 out of 5 glomerations. The hydro/cysto was never gone over with me... i had to interpret the results myself.

The uro when i briefly saw her after the hydro/cysto told me I had the beginnings of IC.