Jennifer1014
04-01-2005, 02:47 PM
Hiya all,
My story begins practically the same time I got married 12 years ago. It all started by being told I just had simple bladder infections and UTI's. I finally went to a urologist around that time that told me he wanted to do a cystoscopy to see what was going on. It was probably the most horrible thing I have ever been through and that's after having 3 children by c-section. The urologist never found anything (or so he claimed). I went on to take very antibiotic I could get my hands on kinda felt like a junky searching for drugs but it just seemed to be the only thing that would do for then. I would go on vacations and everytime I would get to my destination I had what I thought was a bladder infection I couldn't believe it no matter what I did I still got one. Years went by and another cystoscopy and still the same urologist saying oh you just have a sevsitive bladder and here's another antibiotic. Having to use a condom everytime my husband and I would have intercourse was really weighing on me I really don't know how we ended up having the 3 kids but I am sure it was a burning agony each time. So years went but that brings me to 2 months ago when I had taken 3 antibiotics within 1 week and it wasn't working this time so I got a new urologist that said that the old one didn't want to take the time to deal with this disorder and he would start me on what he called a cocktail. It was urised, elmiron and elavil. I can't take the elavil because I am super sensitive to things that make me tired ie. benedryl, nyquil etc.. This seems to be working I have been on the elmiron for 30+ days and it is a GOD send! Going through this for 12 years and a simple cocktail and it is under control, i don't get it!! I have some questions about the effects of the elmiron but posted them in another catagory. Thanks for hearing my story and hopefully it may help another as your stories have helped me:) Jen
My story begins practically the same time I got married 12 years ago. It all started by being told I just had simple bladder infections and UTI's. I finally went to a urologist around that time that told me he wanted to do a cystoscopy to see what was going on. It was probably the most horrible thing I have ever been through and that's after having 3 children by c-section. The urologist never found anything (or so he claimed). I went on to take very antibiotic I could get my hands on kinda felt like a junky searching for drugs but it just seemed to be the only thing that would do for then. I would go on vacations and everytime I would get to my destination I had what I thought was a bladder infection I couldn't believe it no matter what I did I still got one. Years went by and another cystoscopy and still the same urologist saying oh you just have a sevsitive bladder and here's another antibiotic. Having to use a condom everytime my husband and I would have intercourse was really weighing on me I really don't know how we ended up having the 3 kids but I am sure it was a burning agony each time. So years went but that brings me to 2 months ago when I had taken 3 antibiotics within 1 week and it wasn't working this time so I got a new urologist that said that the old one didn't want to take the time to deal with this disorder and he would start me on what he called a cocktail. It was urised, elmiron and elavil. I can't take the elavil because I am super sensitive to things that make me tired ie. benedryl, nyquil etc.. This seems to be working I have been on the elmiron for 30+ days and it is a GOD send! Going through this for 12 years and a simple cocktail and it is under control, i don't get it!! I have some questions about the effects of the elmiron but posted them in another catagory. Thanks for hearing my story and hopefully it may help another as your stories have helped me:) Jen