Houston Regional IC Patient Education Day

[icnmgrjill]

The Greater Houston Area Interstitial Cystitis United Association (ICU) and the Interstitial Cystitis Association (ICA) invite you to this conference at the Holiday Inn Astrodome @ Reliant Stadium on Saturday, May 1, 2004, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm with registration beginning at 7:30 am.

Speakers & Topics:

Timothy B. Boone, M.D., Ph.D.* – “Etiologies & New Theories on IC”
Rodney A. Appell* – “Modulating Therapies for IC”
Karen Delhey, M.D. – “Conventional Treatments for IC”
Ruth Sherman, Ph.D. – “Sexuality & Painful Intercourse”
Christopher P. Smith, M.D.* – “Peppers & Toxins to Treat IC”
George T. Somogyi, M.D., Ph.D.* – “New Research Frontiers in IC”
Esperanza McKay, B.C.I.A.C. – “Pelvic Floor Muscle Rehab for IC”
*Member of the Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine

· There will be comprehensive presentations on IC treatments, research, and self-help modalities, and two Question & Answer Sessions.
· IC patients will have the opportunity to meet & network with physicians & other healthcare providers, other IC patients, and the ICA & ICU staffs.
· IC patients will also be giving the opportunity to participate in an IC research project being conducted by Baylor College of Medicine.

Low $20.00 fee covers admission, information packet, bottled water and IC-friendly lunch. Tickets are limited. For more information please, email icu-cindy@sbcglobal.net.

For registration form please go to: http://www.ichelp.org/whatsnew/announcementhoustoniceducationday.html

For hotel information please call 713-790-1900.

[blue]

This is fantastic! I'm going to do everything I can to make it!!!

[tillysav]

Yes!:thumbsup:

Thanks for the announcement. This will be a first to hear anyone speak about IC. I am looking forward to! :woohoo:

7:30?:loco: What were they thinking?:biglaugh: I'll be bright eyed... ha ha :biglaugh:

[ICchell]

If only i lived close to it I would def .go.
But that is great that they are even having this:woohoo:
Sounds like its finally getting some recognition.
michelle

[tillysav]

:hi:

Has anyone here ever gone to an IC Education Day? Will there be others from this board there? Just wondering ... I'm going and would love to see you there.:thumbsup:

[liz2]

I have made plans to go to Houston and am very excited about the conference. In fact, I have made my Holiday Inn reservation for the night preceding the conference. I am mailing in my registration form, so why worry about the 7:30 registration time?:)

[blue]

We may all have to make plans to meet! I only live an hour away. I'm thinking I should have my husband attend. Maybe, he'll learn something!

[liz2]

I think we will learn a lot. I live over 3 hours away.

[Dixiefireball]

I wish I could go but its to far for me to travel.:(

[dyno]

I would love to go but know we have plans for that weekend. I only live about 4 1/2 hours from Houston, in Fort Worth. I hope they have something like that up this way sometime.:)

[tillysav]

Flight confirmed, hotel a reservation are made...I'm set to go and should arrive at the hotel around 4:00 p.m. :thumbsup:

Blue, I think I will recognize you from your picture. In case you don't recognize me I will be the one with Evian water in hand at all times. :biglaugh: I'm looking so forward to meeting you and liz2 and everyone! :kiss:

[blue]

This is pretty exciting!

[blue]

Another girl quit work. We were already running short, and working extra hours. I work nights, and I would have to take off the night before, and the day of, to be able to attend. Right now, in my bosses words, I would have to call in dead to get a day off! LOL!

I'm so mad at the girl who quit. She could have at least given a notice. She called 50 minutes before her shift on Saturday night, and said she wouldn't be in. My supervisor had to work the entire night. I had been here since 3pm. I was supposed to work from 3pm till 11pm, I usually work 11pm to 7am. I ended up working 3pm until 2am. My supervisor worked 7pm till 7am! I know she's worn out. She has her own medical stuff. She has Reumatoid Arthritis, and it flares up under stress, or if she get's too tired. She completely understands my medical condition. But, right now, we have 3 dispatchers, 2 full time and 1 part time to try to fill 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week.

I'm so sorry everyone! I really was looking forward to meeting you all.

If this comes to Houston again. I'll be there for sure. Is one coming anywhere near the Houston area soon? Maybe, I'll be able to get my husband to attend. Does anyone know how I find out where these confernced might be in the future?

[tillysav]

:( Blue,

I am sorry to hear you are not coming. I was looking forward to meeting you. Hope things settle down at work for you.

[Flore]

I´m going to be there too!!, and I´m so excited to know another IC patients

I know Cindy, I knew her in Washington DC, and is a very nice person, I love her so much!!

I talk (by email) very frequent with Liz2, but I don´t meet her. So I´ll be very happy to stay with her

Sooooo, I´m very happy to stay again in this kind of events

Cindy, your work is great, and the people that you are helping must be very proud to have a GREAT leader. See you soon!!!

I´ll be in the Astrodome hotel since Thursday night to sunday morning

[CinSin]

Thanks everybody that has emailed me over the last several days. We have been working on this conference for nearly a year and I hope it proves to be an educational experience for everybody that attends. I am so excited that so many of you are interested in the Houston Conference. I will be at the hotel from Friday morning until Sunday. Please introduce yourself to me. I am looking forward to meeting everybody.

Blue, I am so sorry that you will not be able to attend. I told the Pasadena support group leader you may be calling her. She will be happy to put you on a contact list to notify for any future events we have.

Cindy

icu-cindy@sbcglobal.net

[blue]

How do I contact her?

I am so bummed out! Now, I'm hearing more of you talk about it, I really want to be there!:headbang: