mom_in_ma
05-23-2004, 06:53 AM
I've been lurking on and off for months now and thought I'd introduce myself. While I've not been "officially" diagnosed, I have all of the symptoms and very much believe IC is my problem. Bummer!
I'm a 35 year old mother of a five year old and live in rural Mass. My troubles began last year with a nearly five month giant flare and major depression along with it. After that, I went into a total remission for nearly five months. I could eat anything I wanted--it was wonderful. Then I got a real UTI early this spring and it sent me right back into a flare that's been coming and going for nearly three months. I'm tired of it!!!!
I've learned SO MUCH from this board. THANK YOU! I follow the diet quite religiously and have found that much of the time I can get by with the diet and my tool kit of xanax for spasms (.25 mgs usually works, .5 puts me to sleep!) and pyridium (not usually needed but comes in handy when flaring!).
Thankfully, I have continued to work and can keep my flares fairly managable, but boy when it acts up I can get pretty miserable and grumpy. Like today!
In fact, I've had a flare for the past few days and haven't been able to figure out if it's a UTI, something I ate, or a result of trying to go on the birth control patch. The flare started five days after putting on my first patch. Just had the doctor run a urinalysis and culture this afternoon so I'll find out in an hour. We just moved to Mass. this past year and thankfully, my doctors (including a female urologist) are wonderful! Bless them.
I'm a 35 year old mother of a five year old and live in rural Mass. My troubles began last year with a nearly five month giant flare and major depression along with it. After that, I went into a total remission for nearly five months. I could eat anything I wanted--it was wonderful. Then I got a real UTI early this spring and it sent me right back into a flare that's been coming and going for nearly three months. I'm tired of it!!!!
I've learned SO MUCH from this board. THANK YOU! I follow the diet quite religiously and have found that much of the time I can get by with the diet and my tool kit of xanax for spasms (.25 mgs usually works, .5 puts me to sleep!) and pyridium (not usually needed but comes in handy when flaring!).
Thankfully, I have continued to work and can keep my flares fairly managable, but boy when it acts up I can get pretty miserable and grumpy. Like today!
In fact, I've had a flare for the past few days and haven't been able to figure out if it's a UTI, something I ate, or a result of trying to go on the birth control patch. The flare started five days after putting on my first patch. Just had the doctor run a urinalysis and culture this afternoon so I'll find out in an hour. We just moved to Mass. this past year and thankfully, my doctors (including a female urologist) are wonderful! Bless them.