Every day

Every day when I wake up, I’m not really sure what the day is going to bring, or how I’m going to feel. It’s hard going through this. I can't really make people understand everything about it. IC for me is just a learning process because everything changes and you find out something different. Like eating something that you’re not sure of and then realizing you shouldn’t have eaten that. My diet for me changes all the time, there are times when I can eat a baked potato with sour cream, cheese and butter on it, and some days when I eat one it bothers me. It’s all like a game. You never know what the outcome is going to be. I know for a fact that I don’t want to suffer and have any pain so I try to avoid it has much as possible.
One way I try to keep myself from any pain is exercise and dance. I exercise to keep my body in shape and to also help relax my muscles.

I’m a waitress and I do put a lot on strain on my back and if I pull a muscle in my back it can really bother my kidneys which will cause great pain. Also I am currently taking modern dance at school and I found that it helps when I’m having flares. All the free flowing movement that is involved in this kind of dance allows me to unwind my muscles and also helps me build muscles up. By dancing it eases the pain when my kidneys or my bladder are bugging me. There are so many different possibilities for me to ease my pain but I think through dancing and exercise is the easiest way for me. Each day I learn something new or deal with another side effect of having IC, but it is a learning process that will take time. I can not cure this nor is there a cure for this, but I will stay positive throughout all of this. Staying strong is the most important factor, giving up and giving in will only make IC problems worse.