Posted in Diagnosis, IC Disease, Lupus on Jun 23rd, 2008 Edit | No Comments »
Lupus is another chronic disease that there currently is not a cure for. While the illness will never go away (unless a cure is found), symptoms can go into remission and doctors can control the illness with medication. That doesn’t mean that the patient still doesn’t suffer, however. If a patient is diagnosed early in […]
Posted in Diagnosis, IC Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Symptoms on Jun 18th, 2008 Edit | 3 Comments »
Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a common disorder that is seen among people who have Interstitial Cystitis, ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia. For some their IBS is manageable while for others it can be completely devastating and life altering. I have IBS and over the past several years my symptoms have gradually become worse. Eating out in restaurants […]
Posted in Diagnosis, Fibromyalgia, IC Disease on Jun 16th, 2008 Edit | 3 Comments »
Just like ME/CFS and IC Disease, there is not a blood test to diagnose Fibromyalgia. Like the other illnesses I have discussed on here, it is diagnosed by excluding other illnesses. Fibromyalgia can also be diagnosed by a doctor determining if the patient has certain tender points on their body that cause a lot of […]
Posted in Diagnosis, IC Disease, Pain on Jun 12th, 2008 Edit | No Comments »
Since Interstitial Cystitis is a chronic illness, pain is something that these patients have to live with and learn to deal with for years. Even though some of the initial symptoms decrease, there is still always some sort of pain involved with IC Disease. When someone with IC becomes sick and starts to experience the […]
Posted in Diagnosis, IC Disease, ME/CFS on Jun 10th, 2008 Edit | 1 Comment »
Diagnosing ME/CFS can be a process that takes years for some patients. There is a not currently a diagnostic test that can determine that someone definitely has ME/CFS. The illness is diagnosed by excluding all other illnesses that have similar symptoms, a complete blood work up, and whether or not the patient meets the official CDC Criteria:
Clinically […]
Posted in Diagnosis, IC Disease on May 4th, 2008 Edit | No Comments »
Posted in Diagnosis, IC Disease on Apr 30th, 2008 Edit | No Comments »
In order to make a diagnosis of IC Disease, a urologist has to rule out certain health conditions and illnesses. Some of the tests that are done to do this include:
Taking urine cultures to determine if bacteria is present and if a bladder infection or UTI is the cause of the symptoms.
Ruling out other illnesses […]
Posted in Diagnosis, IC Disease on Apr 29th, 2008 Edit | No Comments »
Getting a diagnosis for IC Disease may take a patient years. It can be very frustrating living with such a debilitating illness and to not have a doctor, or several doctors, believe that you are truly ill.
If you feel that you may have symptoms of IC Disease, my first recommendation would be trying to get […]
