Ic or Endometriosis

[Angeles]

I'm not officially diagnosed w/ either yet although my Gyno told me today my bladder pain symptoms may be endormetrisis and asked me to start birth control pills (non stop so that I would not have a period) and see if that helps the pain, he also talked about laparoscopy but that would be the next step.
My urologist, on the other hand told me to be on Prosed wich I could take only for 1 week b/c it caused me "eye pain".
Now I'm only on Azo standard. She said I may have IC but she is not sure yet. I have to call her next week to tell her how I'm doing. My continuous bladder pain symptoms started after Utis and chronic yeast infections, and specifically 10 days after I had a "voiding cystourethrogram test" on 12/27/05.
I'm 33 (well 34 tomorrow) and I've never had pelvic pain before not even during my period. For the past weeks I had 3 urianalyisis all of then came negative so no infection.
Are these two conditions related? has any of you been in a similar situation? I have so many questions in my head. I too feel depressed but I don't want to depress anyone writinng about it now. I just think that I have to work in getting a solution and a good treatment and really trying hard to be positive.
:hmm: :help:

[dminton]

It's possible that endometriosis can effect the bladder, although my gynecologist thinks this happens more often than my urologist does, who says it's rare to see it in the bladder. I've never been examined for endo. The Pill is a common way to treat endo. There are also women whose IC improves on the Pill, or a hormone patch, but some get worse. So, if you try the Pill and you feel better, it will be a good thing, but it probably won't tell you what the problem was. Perhaps you could try some of the basic things that women with IC do, to feel better, like doing the diet that avoids all the irritants such as caffeine, fruit juices, carbonated beverages, etc. If you feel better avoiding acidic foods and drinks, then that's a clue. There should be a diet somewhere on this site to refer to. Good luck!

[sue1]

Yes,,try the diet & see if that helps.
I have endo & was diagnoised with IC last summer. I dont know IF they are conected. ;(
Can you have a cystoscopy & find out if you have IC? Thats how i found out i had it. The only way to diagnoise endo is to have Lap.
I have tried BC pills.& depo provera shots for my endo,,,nothing helped,,,thats NOT to say it wont help you...I am now 46 & WAITING for menopause to kick in,,,its taking its sweet time~~~
Good luck~

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I have IC and had endometriosis, which many of the best doctors in this country did not suspect. One of the few regrets I have is not doing the lap for endo, but waiting for 3 1/2 years. I tried Lupron and it didn't decrease or help my pain, so the doc said no endo -- which was wrong. The only true way to detect endo is a lap with biopsy. Make sure you get someone good, who specializes in endo. The doc who removed the endo though it might have caused chronic pelvic pain from being in my body for so long. After the lap, I didn't get but a slight pain relief -- I think the endo had done some perm. damage.

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