I used NuvaRing in March of 2004 for 2.3 days and I've been payin...

I used NuvaRing in March of 2004 for 2.3 days and I've been paying for it ever since. My doctor's say it's just a coincidence, but I believe it was all triggered by the NuvaRing. By the second day I had it in, I had the symptoms of a UTI and it was hurting to even walk. I pulled it out, called my OBGYN, and told them I had a UTI. They put me on the patch instead and prescribed me some antibiotics for my UTI. After finishing the prescription, my UTI symptoms had not decreased, so I went in and gave a urine sample. They put me on a different antibiotic and after finishing that, my UTI symptoms still had not decreased. They referred me to go see a Urologist at this point. I went in and they said my urine was fine, however I still did not feel ANY improvement. A week or so later I went back to the Urologist, and then a UTI did show up, so they treated me. Once again, I did not feel any improvement, but I went back and my urine test came out negative. I had a done to look for possible Interstitial Cystitis, but the results were normal. Basically the Dr. told me I am fine and gave me Pyridium to use as needed to numb the bladder. Ever since then, I've been to doctor after doctor, trying to find answers. Luckily the pain now is a lot less intense but still happens on average about 2-3 times a week, randomly. None of the doctor's I've seen know what I have. The last dr. I saw said it's probably Chronic Urethral Pain Syndrome, but he is not sure. He'd want to do several tests, which don't sound fun. I've done so many already and to this day now I've had 3 cystoscopys, DSMO treatments that didn't help, PST tests, and so on. My suggestion: DON"T EVER EVEN TRY THE NUVARING! Also, I was on the pill (many different brands over ten years), and don't recommend that. After getting off birth control, it took just about 3 years to get my cycles back to normal. The change in hormones also made me break out like a teenager, and I'm 34. Talk about no fun.