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Hi. I'm new here. I was just definitively diagnosed Feb 2nd after a Cystoscopy with Hydrodistention confirmed that I had IC. My symptoms started in 11/10 though. I thought I had a simple UTI. Boy was I wrong.
My current treatments for IC as of right now are oxybutinin nightly for bladder spasms. Pyridium as needed. I am also on my 2nd week of bladder cocktain II. The good news is I still have full bladder capacity.
My questions as a newly diagnosed person is this; how many of you have other medical problems on top of this? I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in July 08. I was diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis in March 10. I also have multiple arthtopathy and muscle pain r/t Crohn's.
I can't help but feel that they are all related somehow. My Crohn's has been under control for a year now but is now becoming active again due to IC. I'm struggling to get them both under control. It was hard enough having a Chronic bowel disease to deal with but now a Chronic bladder disease too is a lot for me to wrap my head around.
Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated.
My current treatments for IC as of right now are oxybutinin nightly for bladder spasms. Pyridium as needed. I am also on my 2nd week of bladder cocktain II. The good news is I still have full bladder capacity.
My questions as a newly diagnosed person is this; how many of you have other medical problems on top of this? I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in July 08. I was diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis in March 10. I also have multiple arthtopathy and muscle pain r/t Crohn's.
I can't help but feel that they are all related somehow. My Crohn's has been under control for a year now but is now becoming active again due to IC. I'm struggling to get them both under control. It was hard enough having a Chronic bowel disease to deal with but now a Chronic bladder disease too is a lot for me to wrap my head around.
Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated.
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