Thanks so much LB, myrrine and Sonick for your suggestions/feedback and website info. I've made an appt. with a Urologist this week so they can conclusively tell me what's going on. I need to have the gamut of tests run, and along with that comes trying to find childcare, etc. And about being diagnosed recently with a bladder infection, I was diagnosed just 30 days ago with a serious bladder infection. I have had problems with these types of infections for a long time, though, and the operation to stretch my urethra (when I was a kid) seemed to help a lot in re: to clearing them up.

I'll do as much research in the meantime before I go so I can be armed with information on IC. I think I need a second opinion in re: to my diagnosis as well just to ensure that this is really what I have, and like you've said, the opinion of a specialist.

Thanks again for the replies.

Corrie