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Just diagnosed with Bladder Pain Syndrome / Interstitial Cystitis
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Jun 15, 2023 | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
All I can offer to all of you is sympathy for your frequent UTIs. A friend of mine suffers these and I have had some in the past. They are rotten! As for interstitial cystitis, my mother suffered from this for many years. She had 20 laser surgeries for removal of lesions in her bladder. I found the name of a drug for her in our local newspaper and she showed the article to her doctor and he said they would try that and see how that helped. It did help her. The drug was Elmiron. I hope this is of some help to those who suffer from this terrible problem. With all good wishes, @joybringer1
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Why did your Mom have so many surgeries on her bladder. What were the lesions from.
So sorry your Mom went through this.
My father passed away from bladder cancer 6 years ago. He had 7 scraping procedures of his bladder, One huge surgery to remove a tumor, 6 months of chemo and 6 months of radiation. He also suffered with radiation cystitis.
Not sure why the medical community can not find better, less painful treatments for bladder problems of all kinds. Too many people are suffering.
Sending heartfelt prayers to you and your Mom.
Take care
Colleen P