I Have Interstitial Cystitis

I have I.C. After years of pain, pressure, frequency, waking in the middle of the night 4-5 times to go to the bathroom and numerous "bladder infections". A diagnosis of I.C. Seems to be the light at the end of a very long tunnel. I've...

I have been having symptoms since 2004.  I did not know what was wrong.  I kept going to doctor but with no result.   In October 2010 I develop an urinary tract infection that would not go away. After being treated with antibiotic...

I was diagnosed 8 months ago with Interstitial Cystitis, Endometriosis, Vulvodynia, and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. So being a senior in high school hasn't been a walk in the park. I'm actually hardly ever able to attend school due to...

Hey all,

I had very intense digestive and bladder pain for 6 years. I thought there was no hope for me. I would need to lay down for about 3 hours every day and it would feel excruciating. I would cry all of the time. It felt like hell...

I was diagnosed about 6yrs ago. I have three children two under the age of six. When I was pregnant I had no symptoms but they always came back maybe three months after delivery. I was originally on Elmiron for about 3 mos but then it...

I was diagnosed with IC 12 years ago when I was only 17.  As with many of you my symptoms started out with high frequency and pain in both the bladder and stomach.  In my particular situation things weren't gradual.. things went from...

Im only 19 and was told two years ago i have IC. I have went and had two surgeries since then. I have pain during intercourse and wonder every day does this effect my chances of becoming pregnant. No one can answer me. I feel alone...

I have IC and have had it long before I knew there was a name for it or what it was. I always thought I was the only one who suffered from this until a few weeks ago when I met 1 woman online who has it. I found out that not too...

I'm losing heart. I was diagnosed with IC in 2002, after 6 years of going in and out of hospital with 'query kidney stones.' I've had several bladder distentions under general anaethetic, during which my heart and blood pressure soared...

I am 48 and have had IC for 2 years, starting with a bladder infection. I tried a very strict IC diet, natural suppliments, and PT but was still having symptoms of burning, tenderness and feeling like I had to go all the time. I...

I had an internal exam way back in 2002 i believe. They filled my bladder with some liquid and I was diagnosed with it. Usually my pain is during my period, but I went a few years without experiencing anything at all. It seems to be...

Truth be told, I haven't been diagnosed with IC yet. However, like so many of you I have been through many a test: numerous urinalyses, blood tests, ultrasounds, etc. They all came out normal and no one has a clue what is wrong with me...

I'm not sure what happened. I have chronic pelvic pain and went to several doctors. I am also in a pain managment clinic...sometimes the narcotic meds don't work too well. It keeps me up at night. At first I thought maybe I was dying...

I was diagnosed with interstitial cystisis at age fifteen following a series of urinary tract infections. The condition brought on depression and for a long time i was angry at the doctors who misdiagnosed me and fed me useless...

I have had this crippling bladder pain since I was five years old. The doctors saw nothing wrong with my tests and my parents thought I was faking it to stay home from school.

-fast forward to now, 24 yrs old-

I can honestly say I...

The doctors and urologist had no idea what was wrong with me.  I left my third appointment in tears.  The pain was unbearable.  The itch never stopped.  My bathroom trips were about every 20 - 30 minutes...

Two years and 7 doctors later from primary physician (gave pain meds and several referrals to: Gynecologist (gave me antibiotics...found no UTI), Urologist (found nothing after surgery) Incontinence center physician (made diagnosis of...

I have suffered from chronic vaginal,rectal and tailbone pain for 4 years now. After numerous attempts by numerous doctors with medications without success, I had a laparoscopy which showed endometriosis,adenomyosis and cervical...

I know we all know how it generally starts, lower abdominal pain, urinating urgency, etc. Well that's exactly what I went through this month. Tuesday, I was diagnosed after visiting the doctor 3 times. Now I understand that there is no...