So on Thursday night I was out dancing and I began to feel that all to familiar twinge in my urethra followed by a sore and weighty feeling in my bladder. By morning my bladder was in full "internal migraine" flare up. So I call my doctors office, the people I have relying on the past 18 months to keep me sane and healthy, and discover that my doctor is out of town till september. Now, I already knew that the owner of the practice was retiring and that there would be changes. But I still expected a better continuity of care. They referred me to another uro/gyno office but that doctor's office couldn't take me until August. So I called back to "my" office and tried to figure out what could be done. The one remaining doctor for the office is not scheduled to come in until July 11th, so I managed to score an appointment for that day. I then packed myself off to urgent care so that I rule out a UTI, which didn't exactly happen. I tested positive for nitrates but negative for leukocytes, so they put me on Bactrim and told me to call back for my culture in three days. I also got some tramadol and azo for the discomfort.
The pain comes and goes at present. I don't have too much urgency, just that pain and pressure in the bladder that only ends when I void. I am taking tramadol and inhaling ancient herbal remedies for pain. I made sure to get religion on my supplements as I had been a bit lax the last few weeks. My hope is that this is a minor UTI and that they Bactrim knocks it out quick. I know I didn't stray from my IC diet or have any other reason to bring on a flare up (except for the not being good about supplements). But I also know that IC is a bitch of a disease that sometimes rears its ugly head for no reason.
That's the absolute worst. When you know you have been 'good' about the diet and yet you still flare. I am just wondering if you have tried any prescription medication? I like to go the natural route too. But I found that Atarax really helped reduce my flare pain, time and intensity. On top of that I got sleep. I get really bad flares in the wee hours usually. Atarax keeps my body relaxed while I sleep and my bladder from spasming. I hope you find some relief soon.
ReplyDeleteI hate those random flares for no reason. It can go from normal to the burning, pelvic pressure feeling so quickly. I found that taking a couple of antihistamine tablets can work wonders. In Australia we don't have the antihistamine that I've seen recommend on IC sites from the USA, but I find good old Phenergan works fine, and I think that's everywhere. It's sold over the counter down here.
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