I'm 27 and live with a rare chronic UTI-like condition — my bladder makes me feel 87

I was repeatedly told my chronic bladder pain was just stress or anxiety, but after seven years, I got my diagnosis ...

I’m 27 but my bladder makes me feel 87—my UTI-like condition took seven years to diagnose

At 16, I knew something was wrong. Little did I know my rare condition would take several specialists and seven years to diagnose.