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Re: Dr. says IC flare not UTI????

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 21 Sep 2000 19:28:05 -0500 (CDT)

At Thu, 21 Sep 2000, gidge wrote: >
>Saw my family dr last night who said that he doesn't think my intense
>pain of the last 4 days was a UTI as previously diagnosed, but a IC
>flare from being catheterized....is it possilbe for something so simple
>to cause so much pain for so many days and what is going to happen when
>I go for my hydrodistension and urethra dilation?? I'm scared, please
>help! Gidge

Most episodes of IC are misdiagnosed as UTI until very late in the game. Check with your Doctor about treatment of IC with Atarax and Elmiron.

RDB 

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG


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