Q: Lower left abdominal pain with nausea
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Kls89
on June 1st, 2009
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On Wednesday after going for a run I noticed a dull pressure in my lower left side. When I laid down on my back i noticed that two inches to the left of my belly button and maybe 1/2 to 1 inch down on my stomach was swollen and painful to touch. i made a Drs appt that day with my schools health center. They took a urine sample and did a CBC with STD testing as well and everything came out normal. Thursday i started having constant feeling of nausea and was vomiting. After I have bowel movements or after I eat, I notice the swelling and pain increase. I went to the ER Friday night as the pain has only increased and spread almost to my ribcage and down lower towards my pelvis. They did a CT scan of the area blood work and a urine sample and could find nothing. Saturday I only felt worse nausea continued and so did the pain. The swelling comes and goes but if I walk or stand for more than 10 minutes I feel the need to either vomit or sit down doubling in pain. I went back to the ER on saturday and they did an ultrasound of my ovaries another pelvic exam and an xray of my ovaries. They found nothing except this time when they did Urine sample they found a UTI. I have felt no symptoms of the UTI and was having no trouble with urination. My doctors, however, tried to tell me that this pain and swelling I've been having in what feels to me like my intestines and stomach is caused by the UTI that i just got yesterday. I don't feel this is correct as my pain worsens when I eat, when i feel stressed, or when I do any activity for more than 30 minutes. This morning i woke up and my right neck lymph-nodes are swollen and the pain has not decreased. I do not want to go back to the ER as I find them not helpful but I don't have a regular doctor up here at school and am not 100% comfortable with the health center on campus. I am hoping that someone might be able to give me any tip on what this might be, what i should do, or who i should talk to next.
Thank you
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