Hi All!
I just had an appointment with the urologist this afternoon. So far in my long time struggles with IC, I haven't had a lot of luck with treatments. Nothing I have tried yet has worked. Today, my doctor prescribed cimetidine and suggested that I see a physiotherapist for an assessment of my pelvic floor muscles.
Now, I don't know if I even fit the bill for PFD, and even the doctor was skeptical that it could help, but she said I could try it since there's no harm in it.
I guess my problem with it all is...what are the odds that it could actually help? I don't typically have any trouble starting a urine stream or anything, but I do have a significant amount of pain in the whole area, from IC flares and especially during sex. Could physio help with any of this?
Also...I'm a really private person, and it's been very hard for me already to have so many issues in such a delicate area...and I am having a really hard time wrapping my head around the idea of someone probing around down there. Any advice on how to get through this? And what exactly would they be doing? Any help you guys could give would be awesome, thanks!
I just had an appointment with the urologist this afternoon. So far in my long time struggles with IC, I haven't had a lot of luck with treatments. Nothing I have tried yet has worked. Today, my doctor prescribed cimetidine and suggested that I see a physiotherapist for an assessment of my pelvic floor muscles.
Now, I don't know if I even fit the bill for PFD, and even the doctor was skeptical that it could help, but she said I could try it since there's no harm in it.
I guess my problem with it all is...what are the odds that it could actually help? I don't typically have any trouble starting a urine stream or anything, but I do have a significant amount of pain in the whole area, from IC flares and especially during sex. Could physio help with any of this?
Also...I'm a really private person, and it's been very hard for me already to have so many issues in such a delicate area...and I am having a really hard time wrapping my head around the idea of someone probing around down there. Any advice on how to get through this? And what exactly would they be doing? Any help you guys could give would be awesome, thanks!
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