Posts by brightsurfer6

Everything seems to be in order according to the tests, and they didn't find a single thing during the cystoscopy. Her homeopath actually showed her a cross-section of the bladder lining, which apparently looks like it's full of these little indentations... I guess it makes you wonder if it’s somehow nerve-related?? Especially when nothing shows up on the actual cystoscopy.
It isn't cancer, it isn't an infection, and it isn't endometriosis either. It’s just this constant, localized pain in her bladder—like it's deep inside the actual tissue of the bladder itself.
During the exam, they concluded that she’s having some trouble urinating; she does manage to empty her bladder completely, but she’s stuck with this persistent sensation that it’s still half-full.
Before she started using those drops, she was barely passing small amounts at a time, but now she's managing much larger volumes.
When she ended up in the ER due to the pain—which happened twice—her blood sugar was sitting around 11 or 12, though her urine and blood work looked fine.
She’s been sticking to a really strict diet for a few days now, and she says the pain has dropped down to about a two on a scale of 1 to 10. Her blood sugar seems to be back within a normal range, too.

That examination really did manage to uncover all the organs causing her trouble, even without her having to specify exactly where the pain was located. And honestly, ever since she started using those drops, she's actually been able to urinate properly.

She spent some time traveling through Indianapolis and Naperville recently. I’m curious, what kind of diagnostic testing did you all undergo once IC was suspected? In her case, there are zero bacteria in the urine, and the cystoscopy came back looking perfectly normal. She deals with this constant pain, though the intensity fluctuates quite a bit. Recently, she had a really rough flare-up after eating a little too much sour cream. It’s also worth noting that every single time she ended up in the ER, her blood sugar was spiked, sitting right around 12. She stays active moving around the house and the garden, but if she tries to lift anything heavy, the pain intensifies significantly, so she has to be incredibly careful—especially since she’s 62.
Sometimes she feels a burning sensation when she urinates, and sometimes she doesn't; it happens at both the start and the end of the process. She is never truly free from discomfort. Once she's finished urinating, she does feel some relief.
Before she started using those homeopathic drops, she wasn't even able to pass a full stream; it would just be a few drops at a time. Now, she’s able to urinate normally. She finds things much easier when she keeps her fluid intake high (she drinks about a liter of water every day with some boiled oats mixed in).

I suspect that taking Elmiron might actually be quite dangerous if combined with the specific medications she's currently using to manage her diabetes.

She’s basically given up on the doctors at this point, opting instead for those drops she occasionally swears by—though even then, her consistency is a bit hit-or-miss. We’ve actually started keeping a meticulous log to see which foods trigger her flare-ups and how her blood sugar levels might be playing a role in the pain intensity. It’s all over the place, honestly; sometimes her sugar is high but the pain stays manageable, other times it's the exact opposite, and occasionally both just spike together in a perfect storm of misery. She’s being incredibly stoic about it all, claiming she’ll just grit her teeth and endure it for as long as humanly possible, but she did make it quite clear that once she hits her absolute limit, she’s going to lose it!
Dealing with this relentless bladder pain for six and a half years now, and despite every test coming back perfectly normal, we still don't have a single concrete diagnosis. I suppose we’re reaching that stage where we’re just completely at a loss for what to do next.

I honestly suspect my mother might be dealing with this herself. She’s been enduring this pain for over six years now—some days it’s absolutely debilitating, while other times it seems to ebb away just a little bit. She has gone through every single test imaginable; everything comes back perfectly normal. We’re talking cystoscopies, urodynamics, CT scans, MRIs, ultrasounds, blood work, urinalysis, colonoscopies, gynecological exams, even gastroscopies... And so, for years, she’s just been bounced from one specialist to another, essentially playing a game of medical whack-a-mole where nobody can find the culprit, leaving them to tell her that, according to the charts, she’s perfectly healthy.
Eventually, she ended up seeing a homeopath who, during a digital assessment, suggested that her bladder lining is severely compromised. He recommended she try to lower her urine acidity by incorporating more green juices into her diet and provided her with some drops that seem to offer a bit of relief. His theory is that because she has type 2 diabetes, the sugar crystals are somehow irritating and "scratching" the bladder wall. It makes me wonder, though—how on earth did none of those high-level doctors she visited all these years manage to pinpoint anything at all?
The reality is, she’s still in constant pain.

Lawrence Chase said:Does recreational cannabis use actually mess with your chakras? Like, how does it even work? Does it just slow down the whole journey toward having an out-of-body experience?

I suppose it essentially slows down both your body and your mind, though I guess that really depends on whether you’re strong enough to maintain control over your own faculties. It can certainly be an interesting way to perceive certain events from various perspectives, I suppose. That said, it does take a toll on the physical body, and it's almost certainly healthier to avoid it altogether. If one focuses more on gaining conscious mastery over their brain and their physical self, then eventually—once we hit that threshold—we probably won't even need those crutches anymore. Personally, I don't have anything against cannabis itself; if it's truly what someone requires to facilitate their personal growth, then I have no issue with that. But, assuming we're talking about spiritual progression, I find the idea of systematically poisoning oneself without any real intention of moving forward—just smoking recreationally for the sake of messing around—to be somewhat unappealing, if I'm being honest.

rustyeagle86 said:I mean, since forever, poets, philosophers, and total dreamers have been obsessed with this idea of divine inspiration

whether you're talking about gods, demons, or muses... history is just overflowing with accounts of visions... that's just how our

spiritual makeup works. We’re wired to believe in something, and honestly, when you're trying to reach a positive state of consciousness, it doesn't even matter

if what we're believing in actually exists or isn't real. Am I totally off base here? 😕

It exists, as long as we believe it does.