Since September, 2008 I started waking up around 2:00-4:00 am each morning with tremendous lower back pain and stomach pain and it keeps hurting until I get out of bed around 5:15 am. To describe the pain, I've had surgeries in the past (ie. c-section, appendectomy, tonsilectomy) and the pain that I have been experiencing is like the pain I experienced after c-section & appendectomy when trying to get up after surgery. It is a tremendous pain to where I can't even slide an inch in bed and if I try to roll over it makes me yell out with so much pain, waking up my husband. This started out occurring only 3-4 times a week but not I have this every morning. During the daytime my lower back feels discomforted but not in severe pain like early morning hours. My stomach also feels nauseated at times too which may be coming from my back.

I've been to the doctor since November on many occasions and she is puzzled. My pap smear came back good. I've also had x-rays on lower back and they found a little arthritis bottom of my spine and I've also had ultrasound and pelvic ultrasound and they just found a small cyst on my left ovary stating that neither of these two could be causing that much pain. The dr. wants me to be reassessed with more tests...stating it could be something muscular skeletal. Dr. bills are adding up with no relief.

Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone know what it might be and/or what I can do to get some relief?

Thank you.