Will interstitial cystitis cause kidney failure over time?

I have IC with pelvic floor spasms and yes I did go into kidney failure, but it was only because I became unable to urinate and my body began to shut down. I have been diagnosed with IC but my dr's say my real problem is pelvic floor muscle dysfunction. The lining of my bladder is in perfect condition so IC is not really an accurate diagnosis, but the docs say if I change my diagnosis to PFD I won't get treatment because it's not recognized as a legitamate illness like IC finally is. I think many other "IC" patients are really PFD patients but they get grouped in w/IC because there's nothing else legitmately recognized by dr's. I have urinary retention rather than incontinence like most IC patients. My bladder does not function at all, so I have used the surrounding muscles in order to press on the bladder to urinate. After 24 yrs of using the muscles this way they became very tense & that causes them to spasm, which is extremely painful.

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