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I’m 18 With Interstitial Cystitis
by: Cayla on Fri, Feb 20 2009
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I’m 18 with Interstitial Cystitis and I stay in pain 24/7,I have had Ic since 2004 and ever since then Ive been real sick. I also have Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Witch does not make my Ic any better I have Had 2 surgery…I have been onelmiron and it seem not to work for me,my doctor has me on percocet,it helps sometimes but no most of the time!
I have done the bladder treatments also and It seems like nuthing helps!
Please someone


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  1. Sat, Feb 21 2009
    Hi there, I'm so sorry that you are struggling- and at such a young age! I am newly diagnosed with IC myself and have found a lot of good informati...Read

February 2009

  • Keep an Open Mind about your IC - by glo - (Fri, Feb 27 2009)
    I an 53 and was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis before 20. [more..]
  • I’m 18 With Interstitial Cystitis - by Cayla - (Fri, Feb 20 2009)
    I’m 18 with Interstitial Cystitis and I stay in pain 24/7, [more..]
  • I feel like no one beleives me… - by Leigh-ann - (Thu, Feb 19 2009)
    I have had all these symptoms for years….my pain comes and goes, but when it comes it is disabling. I found this site, and for the first time I have hope of a treatable diagnosis. [more..]
  • I am not crazy - by Carrie - (Thu, Feb 19 2009)
    I have spent the past 3 years in and out of the doctor’s office, trying to convince her that the pelvic pain and discomfort I feel are not in my mind. [more..]
  • IC pain, frequency and urgency - by Michelle T. - (Mon, Feb 16 2009)
    I am a 38 year old single mother of two precious daughters, 8 yrs and 6 yrs. I was diagnosed with IC in 1991 while a student at the University of GA. [more..]
  • Miracle Drug - by Thelma - (Mon, Feb 16 2009)
    I have had bladder problem all my life. I have had my bladder stretched several times and it still didn’t help. After a long time of trying different things, I was finally sent to a specialist and he told me I had IC. [more..]

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