My gosh! It did take me quite long to read all of this thread, but I was so intrigued and feeling so terrible for you that I had to continue. It's good that you're going to your ob/gyn with your list of concerns and yes, I would definitely consider a urologist too. Here's my input as far as commiserating about where the IBS stemmed from in the first place:
As a child, I too had a "nervous stomach." I always hate when people call it that b/c I feel like it makes me sound insecure, but it's just a reality. Before any school test or cheerleading event, I'd always have multiple bms (not really d but my mom used to give me Pepto Bismol to calm my stomach). I should note that we did not eat healthy AT ALL growing up. I was lucky to not be overweight (petite back then) b/c we ate a lot of fried foods and high sugar products as kids. My mom's definition of a vegetable was a box of frozen peas/carrots/whatever soaked in a butter sauce. The first time I ate fresh steamed broccoli was a few years ago (I'm 36!). ....
Anyhow, I was also sick all the time as a kid. My family still mentions it today. In fact, up until two years ago, I was still like that. I'd had mono twice and I'd always get the sore throat/upper respiratory sypmtoms, plus sinus infections and food poisoning type violent v several times/year. I strongly believe that my abuse of antibiotics (not finishing them) contributed to my stomach problems.
As far as the anxiety goes, I do think that you were "traumatized" by your Dec. incident b/c I could pinpoint so many instances of when I had near accidents and the turn for me was when I had a "real accident" on a college campus right before an exam.  Psychologically, I haven't been right since...so concerned about d, etc....yet I know that the physical symptoms of the IBS are real too b/c I have been keeled over many times at home, with no responsibilities and worries, just physical pain. My colonoscopy showed that I have microscopic colitis (which in my non-medical expertise I believe stemmed from 12 years of harsh IBS).
Before Heather's diet (and occassionally now), I used to feel nauseous too accompanied with the d. Then I'd feel nauseous without the d A LOT so an endoscopy labeled me as having gastritis and an inflammation in my stomach. I took Nexium for a year or so, but again, stopped when I started Heather's diet and I rarely feel that way anymore.
Sounds like you really would benefit from an anti-anxiety medication on a daily basis. Continue to do the hypno, but talk to your doc about all your anxiety. My doc told me that my fears are "physically" based...meaning that they are coming from somewhere, not just out of the blue...they are due to the "not knowing" of the IBS/colitis. So many of us would probably be called mildy agoraphobic too b/c it is such a relief when we don't have the pressure of being outside of our safe zone in our home with availability to our own bathroom and no feeling of being "trapped" (like on the subway) I hate airplanes, elevators, and subways for that same reason. I even start to have panic attacks in any type of crowded space like a concert.
So do you really have IBS? Well, it very well could be that something else is going on gynocologically or with your urinating, but it sounds to me like you have IBS also. I hope your eye condition is okay. I couldn't believe your luck when reading your posts!  I also got a kick out of you saying that you didn't want any more "scopies" of any kind! lol
Oh, at least we have these boards to vent on and come to when we feel like we are the only ones out there going through these ridiculous seeming symptoms. The thing is...I read and learned through a post on this site from a long time ago that we have to accept the realization that we can't be "cured" but we can just try to gain as much control as possible over the IBS. I believe it's that way with the anxiety too. I know I'll always have a "nervous stomach" but I keep trying my best to work through the panic and also take the meds. (By the way, I had one d episode on day three of my son's school RIGHT before I had to go to the bus stop but I DID IT...I "held" it and survived and "ironically" I didn't have d anymore once I walked back home. OH...the power of anxiety!! 
So hang in there and keep us posted on all the doc reports. 
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Then IBS-A, Now a transformed slightly C
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