View Full Version : Having a very hard time  04-29-2011, 01:35
PM Hi everyone. After numerous tests, I have had three doctors
tell me that they are sure I have IC but I've not yet been
officially diagnosed. I have just recently been able to get in
to see a very well-respected female urologist that says it COULD
be IC but that she wants to check other possibilities first
before submitting me to painful, invasive tests. So far I've had
3 ultrasounds, too many urine cultures to count, 5 rounds of
antibiotics and 2 CT scans (1 standard and 1 with contrast). I
was PRAYING for a kidney stone but all tests came back "normal"
or "grossly unremarkable."  I had never had any bladder problems
before two months ago. No UTI's, no pain, no frequency --
Nothing. Then literally overnight, I felt the symptoms of what
seemed to be a bladder infection. I did test positive for Ecoli
and was hopeful for some relief with the antibiotics. When they
(Macrobid) didn't help, I was given Cipro. Again, hopeful that
that was what would d