Hi everyone! I'm Jenny and I was diagnosed with IC in the beginning of January. I've recently found this website, and boy am I glad I did! I am currently on no meds - and struggling with it daily. My husband and I are trying to have another baby (we have a 3 year old daughter), and I don't want my IC to hinder our ability to expand our family. Therefore, my doctor and I have decided that I should try to deal with my symptoms with diet and breathing exercises. The past three months have been going alright. The hardest parts of the restrictive diet for me is the chocolate and soda. Even just a few sips of a coke will send me into a pretty bad flare-up. Every day I feel the pain and pressure constantly, but despite that I try to keep a positive attitude about everything.
My co-workers and my family don't really understand what I'm going through though. No one I know has ever heard of this chronic disease, and so no one I know is taking it seriously. I feel like I can never talk about my constant pain or any of my other symptoms, because no one I talk to understands what I'm going through. It's an invisible disease and I feel very alone most days. This is why I'm so glad I found this website, and I hope I am able to get some good advice from some of you!
Thanks!!
My co-workers and my family don't really understand what I'm going through though. No one I know has ever heard of this chronic disease, and so no one I know is taking it seriously. I feel like I can never talk about my constant pain or any of my other symptoms, because no one I talk to understands what I'm going through. It's an invisible disease and I feel very alone most days. This is why I'm so glad I found this website, and I hope I am able to get some good advice from some of you!

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