Preparing For Doctors Visits – Describing IC Symptoms
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Making the most of your doctors visits is vital when you have interstitial cystitis. Yet, explaining your IC symptoms can be difficult. ICN President Jill Osborne shares some ideas on how to describe your symptoms, how to track your symptoms and how to explain IC and bladder pain. With a little preparation ahead of time, you can make much better use of your doctors time and knowledge.
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“Information is power and patients need to have the information.” Dr. Vaughan of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center stresses the need for patients to compile as much information they can as quickly as possible so they can make an informed, punctual decision regarding their urologic condition.
“If we look at the most common the urologists take care of, it’s urinary tract infections, and guess who has those. It’s women, not men.” Dr. Vaughan of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center dispels the common umption that urology is a medical field dedicated to men. Dr. Vaughan also reviews several urologic conditions that commonly afflict women, from incontinence to kidney stones.