The nurse practitioner was having none of it with anything hormonal like Vagifem
told me to buy something called Replens I think it was, I bought some Sylk which is the same thing. But I can't see it being any use tbh. I thought that was for sex, & I have been celebate 6 yrs lol
I am only just starting to feel human again today. The start of the week I was in awful pain, in tears at times. I ended up being given 3 days antibiotics, no infection present apparently though & the urine test that was sent off said no further action needed. Which possibly points to Interstitial cystitis. But along with feeling like a red hot poker was down my urethra & horrendous under carriage & pelvis pain, mega bloating all monday night, & a migraine tuesday night/yesterday morning, I am feeling a bit better now, I just had a nasty pain in the but, piles, side affect of tense muscles all week, I have no idea lol
I am going to try the Sylk at least twice a day, adjusted my diet for the irritable bladder, & see how I go, if I get another flare up, I am straight up that doctors.
My sister said she had this & it went on for a year, sent to a urologist, put on 2 weeks of intensive antibiotics & 6 months of the ones I had & touch wood she has been ok, sometimes she feels the stinging start & apparently has access to the antibiotics straight away, but hers always came back no infection too, so it seems strange to me.
The urologist she saw even apologised to her & said she has pitted bladder lining where she has had infections in the past & she should never have been fobbed off for a year.
She says I need to get & insist in seeing a urologist.
So at the moment I am a bit in limbo & period still hasn't started, day 44 now. Maybe that's a good thing, I might get 3 months again without one, just hope the hot flushes don't kick off again! x