Hello, I was diagnosed with IC a week ago but I've known for a couple of months I had it. It all started about 2 yrs ago for me. I was using the bathroom alot, sometimes every 15-20 minutes. It became very irritating and I went to see my General Pratice dr. He took a same of my urine thinking it was a UTI, but there were no signs of a UTI. So I just let it go. I don't remember exactly when I started feeling the burning feeling in my pelvic area but I have been seen my several drs. and they all had me feeling like I was losing my mind. I was given several different medications trying to correct the problem, even antidepressant (?????). For a while I actually thought I was imaging what I was feeling, I also thought I was losing my mind. I finally came across a dr. who took my seriously and referred me to a uro. I had my cystoscopy last week and it was a very frightening experience for me b/c I thought I was a perfectly heathly 26 yr old. Finding out I have this condition has been very devasting for me and I am having a hard time coping with the fact that my life will never be the same. I constantly ask myself what did I do wrong in my life to bring this on? My medication ended yesterday and my bladder has been burning more than ever. I have a follow up appt on Wed. and I hope there is something the dr. can give me to ease my pain. I am SO GLAD I found this site b/c trying to explain how I feel to my family is useless. I felt like no one understood what I was going through until I found this site. Reading other peoples stories has made me feel alot better and I no longer feel alone!

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