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So you have Interstitial Cystitis (IC). You have been told that there is no end to the suffering. You probably do not have a doctor who understands what you are going through, your symptoms are not improving and your daily life revolves around your bladder. You share your misery with others who have IC; they are empathetic and encouraging, but you have lost hope because you need more than just support–you need to feel better.What if an answer existed? What if it were possible that you could actually be relieved of your symptoms? Would you want to investigate that possibility?
This website was developed to offer you the possibility of regaining control over your life. All we ask is that you read, learn and make your own informed decision.
OUR MISSION - WHY WE CREATED THIS SITE!
This website was developed in 2000 by two patients of Dr. Matia Brizman, a Doctor of Acupuncture and practitioner of Chinese medicine. We took upon ourselves to get the word out to patients suffering the ravages of IC that there is hope out there; that there is someone who is consistently helping people by providing a treatment regimen that allows them to lead a better life.
It has been a very frustrating task trying to inform people about the existence of Dr. Brizman and about her in-depth knowledge of the disease and how her methods effectively treat IC in a healthy, logical way. We understand the resistance of people to something that is not mainstream, something that, in most cases, is dismissed by Western doctors as unproven, or not worth consideration. But then again, what in Western medicine has been proven to work to help all us desperate IC patients recover?
Many of Dr. Brizman’s early patients had come to her on the recommendation of someone else. Someone who had gone through a course of treatment with her and who achieved dramatic results. This website has brought a large number of IC sufferers hope, and through Dr. Brizman’s treatment, relief. Though some people were skeptical, they were open-minded enough to try something which can be long and hard. Many are seeing improvement as they go through the process where they did not see any before, they see the light at the end of the tunnel. Many have moved on with their lives and are symptom-free.
That is the purpose of this site. We are two people who were given a chance and took the opportunity. If you have found this site, you are one of the lucky ones. If you understand that this is the only treatment that has this amount of consistent success in relieving IC patients’ suffering, and take advantage of that fact, you are truly one of the luckiest. Chinese medicine is not magic. It is a tried and true ancient discipline that makes sense when you start to understand it. And in the hands of a master like Dr. Brizman, it is a potent tool to use in getting to the root of the problem and eliminating, not masking it.
Read the stories from people all around the U.S. and abroad who took the time to write. There are many more unwritten success stories. Hopefully, yours will be included!
NEWS UPDATE
For many years, this site was really the only way to find Dr. Brizman. She has now developed her own site which is more comprehensive, interactive, and is continually being updated. That site is www.icama.org. She has also published a book based on her Ph.D. thesis, “Treating Interstitial Cystitis with an Integrative Model of Classical Chinese and Western Medicines”, which is available for purchase on her site.
Alyson Gregory & Jane Peters
