Does anyone suffer from Trigonitis or inflammation of the bladder?

Hey LHS, thanks so much for joining EmpowHer.com. We've passed your post along to a urologist and hope to have an answer for you in a few days. And you should be able to receive an alert in your e-mail box when someone responds to your post. Will you let me know if you receive one? Thanks!

After writing the above message as Anonymous, I joined this board and hope to give and receive information. My doctor is a urologist and mentioned trigonitis as being a relative of IC. He did all his tests, made his diagnosis, and when I need help, I go see the nurse and get an injection of Furacin or DMSO straight into my bladder. I'm supposed to hold it in for an hour but very often the urgency is so great I have to go to the bathroom before the hour is up. If I have an infection they give me antibiotics. I asked my family doctor about the diagnosis and he explained about the Trigone and inflammation. I still don't know what the relationship is to infection but I'm guessing the trigonitis makes it so painful to urinate, the fluid backs up in my bladder and causes an infection. (Will someone tell me how to read the replies I get to my posts?) My condition is no better but no worse than before.

I've been reading these posts with interest. I am 70 years old and started having bladder infections after being in the hospital and having a catheter for 3 days. It was cleaned only once. I was very very sick. After 3 infections in just a few months, my dr. sent me to a urologist. He diagnosed trigonitis but he didn't explain it very well. I'm not sure I understand the relationship between trigonitis and infection. The last time I went, I had the pain and burning symptoms but no infection. A week later I came up with a terrible infection. Can someone explain "treatments" and cauterizing the bladder and these other terms? I'm just afraid trigonitis is a precursor to cancer.

I was diagnosed with Trigonitis in July of 2009 (this year). The urologist that I went to see told me that this is curable. His course of action included antibiotics (Macrobid...but I take the generic Nitrofur) for 4 months, and to also undergo argyrol treatments. ( I have tried googling this and have no luck finding info on it.) From what I understand it is like an antiseptic that starts to heal the inflammed area of the trigone. It's dark in color and kind of resembles motor oil. To do this procedure they use a catheter and insert the argyrol directly into the bladder. You then leave it in there for upto an hour. I was told to do 6 treatments. (once a wk for six's weeks). It is now September and I have finished my treatments. I do not feel cured, but I notice a HUGE difference instead of it bothering me 7 days a week; It bothers me 2 times a week. I have to schedule a follow up appointment in a month to discuss further treatments if needed. I know I have searched the internet countless times trying to find information on this..symptoms...treatments...ect. So that I could compare them to my own, but always come up with nothing. My symptoms include the feelings of a bladder infection. I feel like I have to go pee but very little comes out, but the main symptom is Urethral burning. Not only does it burn while I am peeing, it continues to burn for hours afterwards. I feel like this treatment method has help me considerably, and so if this information can help someone get relief I am glad to post this. Consider asking your urologist about argyrol treatments, and I will keep you all posted and let you know how things turn out.