10 The Queens Courier • march 5, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com Join us on Friday, March 6 at 7:30 pm A Carnivale Celebration Unlike Any Other! Featuring Live Music by “Voices” featuring Angelo Venuto & Satisfaction Guaranteed DJ’s Evening Includes: Full Cocktail Hour, Appetizer, Pasta, 11 Choice Entrée & Venetian Hour with Open Bar & Special Entertainment Performances By Chezzam. $115 Per Guest For tickets or more information call or email Priscilla at [email protected] or 718-843-0702 162-45 Cross Bay Boulevard | Howard Beach, NY 11414 | 718.843.5055 | www.russosonthebay.com GIARDINO IS CELEBRATING RESTAURANT WEEK! Visit us February 16 – March 6 and enjoy our Restaurant Week Specials including our signature favorites 3 Course lunch served from 12pm – 4pm for only $15.00* (Available Monday – Friday) Or come in for Dinner and enjoy our 4 course Chef tasting menu for only $28.00* (Available Monday – Thursday a fter 4pm) We look forward to having you as our guest! *Prices exclude tax & gratuity Call for reservations 718- 428-1090 A Common Cause of Pelvic Pain: What You Need to Know If you feel an urgent or frequent need to urinate, along with pain or discomfort coming from the bladder, you may have interstitial cystitis, also known as bladder pain syndrome or IC/BPS. Robert Moldwin, MD, FACS, and Sonia Bahlani, MD, urologists at the Arthur Smith Institute for Urology, part of North Shore-LIJ Health System, discuss what you need to know about this condition. Russo’s On The Bay Are there different types of IC/BPS? Yes. About 5 to 10 percent of IC/BPS patients have inflammation (called “Hunner’s lesions”) that can be seen on the bladder surface. In most patients, the bladder wall looks perfectly normal. Further testing will make sure you don’t have signs of infection or any other obvious bladder disease. How can IC/BPS affect me? In mild cases, you may only have to deal with the discomfort and urinary frequency. However, moderate to severe symptoms can include the constant need to have bathroom access, limited ability to travel and lack of sleep due to the pain and constant need to urinate. Pain with sexual activity is common and often adds another dimension of misery. How common is IC/BPS? We used to believe that IC/BPS was relatively rare. However, new studies suggest that the condition may affect 3 million to 8 million women, and 2 million men, in the United States. Who gets IC/BPS? Anyone in any age group can get IC/BPS, but it’s usually found in people in their late 20s through their 70s. Heredity may also play a role: if your parent or sibling has IC/BPS, you are about 17 times more likely to also get the condition. What causes this condition? The etiology of IC/BPS is unclear but appears to be multifactorial. The various causes of IC/BPS may include changes in the surface lining of the bladder, nerve abnormalities of the bladder wall and autoimmune problems. The symptoms may also be related to diseases affecting other parts of the body, because 40 percent of patients have other disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, migraine headaches and even depression. How is IC/BPS diagnosed? A doctor will review your medical history and physical, including a urine test to rule out problems like urinary tract infection. Other tests such as cystoscopy (viewing the bladder surface with a special telescope) may be performed if abnormalities of the bladder wall are of concern. How is IC/BPS treated? Because every IC/BPS patient can have a different range of symptoms, our pelvic pain experts at the Smith Institute for Urology will develop a unique plan for you. Therapy generally progresses from the most conservative forms of care (dietary changes and physical therapy) to more “aggressive” management (oral medications, medications placed directly into the bladder and even surgery). Using a variety of approaches significantly improves quality of life in the vast majority of our patients. If you or a loved one have any of these symptoms, make an appointment today by calling (516) 734-8500. For more information visit NorthShoreLIJ.com/icbps. 44-37 Douglaston Pkwy • Douglaston www.Giardinos.com
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