| Newly diagnosed with IC
I was just diagnosed with IC yesterday. My gyno/urologist did a cystoscopy on me and then pushed a solution into my bladder that is known to irritate people with IC. It hurt so badly, I burst into tears a few seconds in, and when she filled my bladder for the cystoscopy, she told me that I was feeling the urge to urinate well before people usually even know they have anything at all in their bladder. While the test was incredibly painful (I couldn't sit down all night!), I am hoping that at least this is a definitive confirmation that I have IC. I am going to another Urologist for a second opinion on Friday morning, but it seems like I have IC. She mentioned amitriptyline and and hydroxyzine. We have ruled out Elmiron, since I have had a lot of interactions to drugs in the past. I also have a history of food allergies and a variety of other autoimmune-type symptoms. Just introducing myself, and hoping to find (and give!) some support to others on here...
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