Aimeekim
02-18-2010, 02:17 PM
Hi everyone,
I was hoping someone could give me some insight into what is going on with me.
I first had painful urination, urgency and frequency 10 years ago ( I was about 8 years old). They did a urine test and I was positive for UTI. Since then, i've had on and off painful urination and also severe pain after urinating for hours which has lasted for maybe an hour to nearly a week at a time. I've been back and forth and back and forth to the doctor in that time. Sometimes I tested positive for a UTI but most of the time I didnt. Also, I find intercourse very painful.
Last year, a doctor FINALLY said to me, you may have IC. So I researched it, followed the diet etc etc and nothing worked. So I decided I wanted to see a urologist. I got my doctor to refer me. The urologist said I had Painful Bladder Syndrome and recomended I have a cystosopy and hydrodisention and prescribed me codeine and zopiclone (sleeping medication). I had the surgery on the 11th of January. They found nothing, everything looked normal. I found it helped with the urgency and the frequency and the pain for a while. After the surgery I was prescribed codeine and tramadol and long story short, I ran out of the medication and I went through a withdrawl which was not helpful at all.
I went back for a Post op consult with my urologist and he suggested getting a Pelvic MRI done, so I had that done about 3 weeks ago. All they found was some kind of unidentifiable scar and that I had polycystic ovaries. I have another appointment with the urologist this monday.
In the last couple of days, the painful urination has been very severly painful and I am still in pain after going to the bathroom nearly 3 hours ago.
I don't know what to take in terms of pain meds because I don't want to touch opiates again because i'm so scared about going through another withdrawl. I have been taking Nurofen but with no relief.
On top of all of this, this is affecting my relationship with my partner. I miss being intimate with him and he misses it as well.
I really hope someone can help. Sorry for the long story!!
Aimee:)
I was hoping someone could give me some insight into what is going on with me.
I first had painful urination, urgency and frequency 10 years ago ( I was about 8 years old). They did a urine test and I was positive for UTI. Since then, i've had on and off painful urination and also severe pain after urinating for hours which has lasted for maybe an hour to nearly a week at a time. I've been back and forth and back and forth to the doctor in that time. Sometimes I tested positive for a UTI but most of the time I didnt. Also, I find intercourse very painful.
Last year, a doctor FINALLY said to me, you may have IC. So I researched it, followed the diet etc etc and nothing worked. So I decided I wanted to see a urologist. I got my doctor to refer me. The urologist said I had Painful Bladder Syndrome and recomended I have a cystosopy and hydrodisention and prescribed me codeine and zopiclone (sleeping medication). I had the surgery on the 11th of January. They found nothing, everything looked normal. I found it helped with the urgency and the frequency and the pain for a while. After the surgery I was prescribed codeine and tramadol and long story short, I ran out of the medication and I went through a withdrawl which was not helpful at all.
I went back for a Post op consult with my urologist and he suggested getting a Pelvic MRI done, so I had that done about 3 weeks ago. All they found was some kind of unidentifiable scar and that I had polycystic ovaries. I have another appointment with the urologist this monday.
In the last couple of days, the painful urination has been very severly painful and I am still in pain after going to the bathroom nearly 3 hours ago.
I don't know what to take in terms of pain meds because I don't want to touch opiates again because i'm so scared about going through another withdrawl. I have been taking Nurofen but with no relief.
On top of all of this, this is affecting my relationship with my partner. I miss being intimate with him and he misses it as well.
I really hope someone can help. Sorry for the long story!!
Aimee:)