Dallas area?

[VJgirl]

Anyone with IC in the Dallas area?

[dyno]

There are several on here from the DFW area. I live in Fort Worth.

[holles]

i'm in kennedale (tiny little place between arlington and mansfield).

where are you?

[Stephanie2004]

I'm not diagnosed yet (PST scheduled in two weeks), but I'm in Grapevine.

[marye]

I'm in Plano. Would be interested in hearing about any local doctors you found to be helpful. Mary

[VJgirl]

Hi-

I found a great uro/gyno in Fort Worth. E-mail me if you want more information.

Cindy

[dyno]

I think Michael England is a uro/gyno here in the Fort Worth area. The Uro I use is good with me but IC is not his specialty.

[marye]

Thanks ladies for the info. While I'd love to find a great uro/gyno the thought of going to Fort Worth, having a cysto or something and driving home on a bad day is daunting indeed. It was a challenge when I went to Southwestern.

[holles]

my gyn is in south arlington off I-20. he's been very helpful with treating my bladder. he actually found a treatment that worked for me after 3 urologists couldn't get it under control. let me know if you'd like his info. he takes pain very seriously. just pm me if you want.

[Portia17]

Hi

How did he get your i.c. under control?

Thanks

[holles]

he thought since the bladder instillations, elmiron, elavil, pyridium, etc the urologists tried (not to mention the VERY boring diet i had to adopt) didn't work, the doxycline regimen (100mg twice a day for 1 month for me, for 2 weeks for dh) might work. it was basically a crap shoot. fortunately, it worked for me for a while. i started having some flares again a few months after trying it, so he put me on low-dose birth control pills (also helps with endometriosis pain). the flares are pretty much gone now. i even eat oranges daily now.

a lot of people say if the doxy stuff worked, then you didn't have IC. but i've had 2 cystoscopies which showed IC, so i think it had a lot to do with why i feel better now. it doesn't work for everyone, but i was willing to try it. and heck, if both cystoscopies were wrong, then whatever. at least i feel good again. that's what's important i think.