Mixed emotions
June 13, 2008 12:30pm
I've been away from the DS because I have moved into a new apartment and I didn't have an internet connection at the …
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About Me
Unlike most of the people here in DS, I live in Europe. I joined here because I couldn't find any support group of IC in my own language, in Finnish. (My English isn't perfect but please try to ignore that...) As some of you might know, my home country Finland is in the North of Europe, between Sweden and Russia. I'm a teacher (I teach Finnish and Literature). I live alone but I do have a boyfriend who fortunately understands my migraines and other problems. Besides migraine I have a very mild irritable bowel syndrome and a probable interstitial cystitis.
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Reading, knitting and other crafts, walking, skiing (cross country), foreign languages (English, Swedish, German, Spanish, Estonian), traveling, baking and cooking.
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HeleneFin replied to ebaby’s discussion post What are your migraine triggers? in the Migraine Headaches support group 1:53pm
My trigger number one is definately stress, the end of stress to be more exact. A typical day for me…
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HeleneFin replied to kattday’s discussion post IC and ears... in the Interstitial Cystitis (IC) support group 1:14pm
According to the results of the cystoscopy, I don't have IC but I still think I do. And I also have problems…
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HeleneFin asked for advice: Does IC always show in the cystoscopy? in the Interstitial Cystitis (IC) support group 1:01pm
I finally got the cystoscopy done last week. The doctor told me my bladder looks normal and there's nothing…
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Journal Entry for May 5, 2008
May 5, 2008 2:56pm
Today I'm feeling better than yesterday. My symptoms are the same but I decided to ignore them as much as possible. So what if my bladder tells …
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Journal Entry for May 4, 2008
May 4, 2008 1:30pm
I didn't think I would start this journal at all but right now I feel so bad that I have to try. Perhaps it will help me a little …
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Hugs to you today my friend I been away but now I am back.
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I don't think they really know, some kind of immune deficiency... you probably had it for years and finally are getting it looked at or diagnosed...I have had it l7 years... 80% of my bladder removed in l990 and over l00 day surgeries to have my bladder stretched and DMSO treatments...it is hard..get on a good pain med...see if there is a pain clinic in your area and speak to a specialist about it..they can recommend something and work with you to get the proper dose..it will all help...try vesicare it is good for sharp shooting pain.. :) Laurie
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Close Interstitial Cystitis (IC)
I feel a need to pee all the time, every second of the day. Fortunately I don't have to go more than 5 times a day. I don't have the IC diagnosed because according to the doctor my bladder looked normal in the cystoscopy.
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- VESIcare Not Working
Close Migraine Headaches
I got my first migraine headache at the age of 11. I managed for a long time with mild painkillers but they stopped working when I was 25. Then at first I got naproxen and after that sumatriptan. Neither of those helped. Now I'm using Maxalt Rapitab and it works for me incredibly well.
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