I'm on a roll of questions seeking answers at the moment but once I'm happy I shall toddle off and deal with this disease in my own little way..

My latest query is about my bladder capacity which has more or less halved and is the same amount everytime I go.  Going back to that nasty cystoscopy procedure (some 3 years ago), the surgeon only managed to fill it to 400ml (this is while I was under aneasthetic) he said normal capacity is at least twice that.

fast forward 2 years to finding this site and starting the diet and regime of supplements and the bladder improvements started - even managing on occasion to bring capacity upto 500ml (imagine my chuft little face) BUT for the past few weeks or more my capacity has gone down to 250ml (about a cup) and it's roughly this same amount day & night althoug it's sometimes less.  I estimate I wee every 2 to 3 hours in the day and can sometimes drag it out to 4 hours at night.  I've seen signs of balance strarting to be restored in my body (& mind) but yet my bladder's not changed much.  Does anyone know why this might be?

Of course we're all different but I have noticed that I seem to be the only one who experienced years (about 4) of urgency and frequency before getting the agonising UTI symptoms that led to the conclusion of IC.

is there any old timers or indeed any newcomers who can shed any light on this.  My worst fear is that my bladder has shrunk once again and this is what I'm left with for the future or it could be that this is just what happens and once balance is fully restored the elasticity in my bladder will return and it will function as it should.  I should add that I still cannot ignore my bladder urgency and I have tried holding it to stretch it but the urge/pain is impossible to ignore.

I'm always interested on hearing from anyone with similar experiences.

Thanks, Nyree.