Getting Worse?

[nyeema]

Anyone had PTNS and felt worse? Maybe it will help me in the long run...but right now as soon as i feel the needle in my nerve and the electric shock going down my foot and in my leg: I tense up so bad it feels like it makes my symptoms worse. In fact just about anything that causes pain and discomfort makes me tense up and makes my IC worse.

Any Thoughts?
Thanks
Nyeema

[glitteringglory]

What week are you on? I have my 10th treatment next week. I am suppose to have 12 treatments in all. I have been flaring lately. It's awful. This ankle stim is not helping me yet. :(

[nyeema]

Thanks for your response. i barely endured 3 tx's! i called the office and said i can't do this any more! Maybe it's just me... but an electrical shock going into my ankle and radiating throughout my foot and up my leg...made me tense up and flare up!

After telling the uro's nurse this she confessed that she had asked a co-worker to hook her up to PTNS just so she could experience what she was doing to her patients. She said she turned it off after 3 MINUTES! She added that she thought it was excruciating and understood completely why i was canceling the tx appt's.

i am looking into botox next....

good luck with your tx's
nyeema

[Newmom28]

:welcome: :bunny:
My name is Rachael and I was diagnosed eight years ago. I recently had my first baby at age 28, and I was in remission with my symtoms between 23-27 (It was glorious). Well, somehow I ate some sour cream that was a different brand than what I had been eating and a flare occurred that was more horrible than anything I had felt since the beginning. Then I found out I was prego a few weeks later and had to stop the detrol which has helped me in the past. The first trimester was the worst with my IC. The second got better, but then I had to go back to work after the summer was over and it got really bad in the middle, then the last three months I was doing really well. My symptoms were challenging and my pain was pretty bad off and on during that time.

So, here I am five months after my first baby and doing fairly well. I struggle with constipation and I have recently been trying to avoid certain foods but it is so hard bc I am already limited. I would rate my symptoms as 3-4 on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the worst...so I am doing fairly well.

:mad: I recently was laid off because of all the job cuts in teaching in the state of TX (I was only a teacher aid too) and so my insurance runs out in August. I haven't taken any medications to assist with the IC in quite sometime, but I can't right now bc I am still breastfeeding and loving it, and financially I am stuck. So, I have been working really hard at keeping my IC under control. I am disciplined with my diet...extremely disciplined!! I have not even tried these instillations that my urologist mentioned, I am not sure how much they'd help. Acupunture really really helped me in the past, but it is expensive!! PLus you need someone who is an expert in my opinion. There are several in my area that are great. WEll, enough ramble, I am looking to make friends who understand the struggle and difficulty and mental anguish that this god foresaking condition can cause! I too pray everyday for myself and others with IC because I feel that we all can heal, but it is a battle. I'll leave my e-mail it is rheak23@yahoo...I am hoping to connect with positive women, mothers, non-mothers, and find encouragment amongst the IC community.

Former Medications 2003-2006
Elmiron 100 mg 3x a day
Detrol LA 4mg 1x a day (used periodically as needed)

Herbal Remedies/Natural Solutions
Sarsaparilla 30C
Marshmellow Root Tea
Chiropractor (as needed)
Chamomile Tea
Hot Baths
Heating Pads
Cold Packs
Physical Therapy with a pelvic floor specialist (as needed)
Acupuncture (occassional)

[glitteringglory]

I canceled the rest of my PTNs appointments-I only had a couple left. I have been flaring lately up to a 9 or 10. I went to the ER last week and they gave me pain meds through an IV becuase I was in so much pain (and the pain was on top of my usual oxycodone dose). I cannot live like this. I do not know if it was the PTNs or not but was the only thing I changed. I am so sensitive and have to be so careful. I think you were wise to stop getting them after 3 times!

[glitteringglory]

Hi Rachel-I sent you an email....so now you have my email, too! :) Glory