Now That’s Therapy: Kevin Noa | Interstitial Cystitis

Now Thats Therapy - Interstitial Cystitis

When the pain arrived shortly after I turned 43 it was furious. I knew it was something serious, and I was right. Hell on Earth is a good description for what I would go through for next several years. After finally gaining a diagnosis of interstitial cystitis, the long and arduous suffering would challenge every aspect of my life. All the treatments and medications I took for the next few years did little to relieve my pain. These included both the pills and the series of instillations I went through.

My e-book on Interstitial Cystitis

There were many days as I struggled through my teaching schedule that I wanted to give up and abandon my career. However, the drive to keep trying to find the right combination of medications and the therapy my writing gave me helped me go forward. As I write in my e-book on interstitial cystitis, I tell all persons suffering to find therapies to pass the time and get your mind off the pain. “One of the things I always tell whatever audiences I speak in front of is that I can remember many Sundays when I would go to the library around 1 PM with my back and bladder really hurting. I would immediately go get the books or notes I needed and start to work. Before I knew it, at 4:45 PM they would be flashing the lights to tell everyone it was time to finish up and they were closing. For me this time went by like the snap of a finger. Now that’s therapy!”

Interstitial Cystitis for fourteen years

I will have interstitial cystitis for fourteen years come this November. I suffered significantly with it for at least half that time. Now I am back to a mostly normal life. A life I can definitely handle all the ups and downs of without the burden of interstitial cystitis. After participating in last week’s webcast I urge all who suffer to, keep looking for answers, stay in close communication with your doctors and find yourself some therapies.

If you’d like to read my e-book, simply email me at Kcoach2000@aol.com.

Kevin Noa