Diagnoses Yesterday, but have a question

[rosamarie]

Hi all,
After a year, I finally got diagnosed with IC. He didn't even need to do any tests (besides urinalysis) because he specializes in it and knew immediately that I had what I suspected.
However, he said something about the average time it takes for someone to be diagnosed is four years, and by this time their uterus is dissolved.
Did he mean to say uterus? I havent read anything about the uterus being related to IC. I'm wondering if he meant to say bladder instead, although I read somewhere that many people with IC have another condition that affects the uterus, and maybe that's what he meant.
What do you think?
Thanks,
Rosa

[SharonA]

Uterus is dissolved????? Never heard that one before. :shake: :hmm: I have no idea what he could have meant.

[July]

I also have never heard of that before. Many women with IC have successful pregnancies. Perhaps he was speaking about endometriosis, which coexists in some women with IC?

[rosamarie]

I also have never heard of that before. Many women with IC have successful pregnancies. Perhaps he was speaking about endometriosis, which coexists in some women with IC?

I am guessing that is what he meant, because I read that about 70% of women with IC have endometriosis as well. Either that or he meant to say bladder instead of uterus.

[patricia1]

Never heard that about the utu. Although he is right about the time it takes some to get a diagnoses. For me it took 5 yrs. Like rosamarie alot of women with IC do tend to have endometriosis also. Maybe Babs or Sandy will see this and know more they are nurses. I am sure there are other nurses here to, but dont know their names...

[mary124]

Thats a new one for me as well. I agree with the others, it did take my doctors 4 years for me to be dx.