Well, I have made a decision. I am going to have my bladder and urethra taken out. I want to have the Indian Pouch. I have suffered for 20 years with Interstitial Cystitis and urethritis. I am really tired of being in pain. My whole family does not want me to have it done. I don't understand it. I just feel like they don't know the pain that I go through. I want the rest of my life to be closer to normal. My mom doesn't want me to have the surgery but she said that she supports me in my decision. She told me that I am the only one who knows what would be best for me. My Grandmother feels the same. My daughter is totally against it and my husband too. My son Jay is studying to be a nurse and he said he can understand why I would want to have the surgery. It is really tough when your family is against something. If the surgery is not a success It makes me feel like they will look at it as something I should't have done and that they told me not to. I have researched bladder and urethral removal for years. I have thought long and hard about it and I have prayed about it. After I prayed one night I woke up and I knew what I wanted to do. I feel like that was God trying to tell me that I should go ahead with it. I am going to continue to pray about this. You know what they say about a woman when she makes up her mind...........she is not gonna change it. That is me. I have my mind made up and the only person who can change my mind would be the doctor. However, my doctor said that I am a great candidate for the surgery considering everything I have already been through. I am hoping to have this surgery before the end of the year. I would like to have it mid October. I don't know if that is enough time between the surgery I had June 26, 2012 and mid October. That is close to 4 months. I feel like he will say I need to wait at least 6 months. I know it is a very complicated and tough surgery. That is all I have got for today. I will keep you posted on what becomes of this.