Officially Diagnosed With Painful Bladder Syndrome

I had my new urologist appointment yesterday and it was confirmed that I have Interstitial Cystitis (IC)/Painful Bladder Syndrome (PBS) along with my pelvic floor dysfunction. He explained to me that IC was the term used for painful Hunner’s lesions in the bladder, but over the years many people (mainly women but men can get […]

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Update + IC/PBS Subtypes

I’ve been having a lot of a-ha moments this week when it comes to my illness, personal values and life in general. I think I’ve come to the part of my journey where I’m teaching myself to be able to let go of the bad energy this pain has brought me. From what I’ve read […]

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The guilt that comes with an illness.

Today I had to cancel plans with a friend… for the fourth time in a row. She had a baby a few weeks ago and I haven’t been able to go see them due to my painful flares. This makes me feel like a terrible friend due to the guilt I hang on to since […]

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