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Q: Can appendicitis last 2 months - dull pain in lower abdomen
asked by: ashland21 on October 26th, 2007
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I've been having a pain in my right side for the past 6 weeks almost 7. My doctor said he didn't think I had appendicitis, but now says that could be what's wrong. Can it really last that long? I've had 2 ultra sounds and a CT scan and plenty of blood tests and most recently a Hida scan and still everything is coming back normal. I haven't been able to work much since I've been having pain. It's getting frustrating that I'm still in pain and my doctor is blowing it off and not very concerned about it. My pain is mostly a dull pain in the lower abdomen and occationally I have sharp pains that don't last very long, but they've been hurting worse in the last week. Along with this I have been overly tired and can't do much during the day without been wiped out the next day from exhaustion. I've been tested for cysts, gull bladder, and blood work for who knows what. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions they would be greatly appreciated. I don't know how long I can take not knowing what's wrong.
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JayMameBaby
replied on October 27th, 2007
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I've been having similar pain for nine months now and on Monday I'll be getting a hold of a specialist, seems there are quite a few people that can't be helped by doctors.
I hope you get something figured out soon
~Jaime
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Dylans Grandma
replied on November 8th, 2007
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Appendicitis Can Last a Year Plus
My daughter at the age of 9 looked like a skelton with skin on it she was so sick. High fever, blood count through the roof, unbearable pain in the stomach, all the other symptons that go with appendictis. They said it was all in he head until a 105 fever, a 12 day hospital stay and more test than you could think of no answer and everyone said no it is not an appendicitis. When all else failed an the child could hardly function anymore they decided to do surgery and explore--with 1/2 hour the doctor came out and asked why she had not had her appendix removed. He removed them and with 2 weeks I had a new child at home and she has been well every since. Hope this helps and good look
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x0x011
replied on November 27th, 2007
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Chronic appendicitis is an unlikely condition. Patients with appendicitis are usually very ill, in severe pain, have a high fever and have a medical emergency on their hands. I wouldn't rule out another bowel condition. You should pay attention to what you are eating, bowel movements etc. which may give you abetter indication.
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SilverJay
replied on December 31st, 2007
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Actually
It could very well be what's wrong with you. I had my appendix removed last year on april 18th and my pains started about 2 weeks before that. What happend was My appendix ruptured then formed a bubble around the wound to contain the toxins. I'm guessing this happend while I was sleeping cause I never felt the rupture. This was all during track season. I ran on it for 13 days. On the 13th day I went to the doctor and she said there was nothing wrong with me but my white blood cell count was alittle high. I went back on the 14th day with a completely differen't doctor and next thing you know I was rushed to the hospital for surgery. My surgery took 5 hours because the doctor went in and couldn't even find my appendix. It ruptured twice. T
There can be mistakes in the medical system and long term appendicitis is more common than you would think. I suggest getting it looked at by a differen't doctor.
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guuugle
replied on May 16th, 2009
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you could have IBS (irratable bowel syndrome) this could be worsened by or have been triggered bya food which you have developed an intolereance to/ become allergic to without knowing it, try keeping a food diary over 1-2 months and see at whta times you have the pain and if there are any particular foods that you have had at around this time or if there are patterns
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guuugle
replied on May 16th, 2009
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it could be a UTI (urinary tract infection) anybody can get this and it is not caused by bad hygeine, this can cause severe pain in the back and abdomen in different places, a simple course of antibiotics for a few days clears this up, there is a possibility of it being this but id oubt it
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roseland
replied on August 27th, 2009
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Hi,
Thank you for te information. I have the same problem. i had a pain in my right side two weeks ago now. i did blood test, Urine test and xray and scan by a gyneocologist. they could not find anyting and all they said normal, except that i have costipation problem in the ride bowel more than the other parts. they found that my temperature is also normal and i dont have fever. for the blood test they could not find any increase in the white blood cells. i already went to four doctors now. two of them told me it is appendix and two with a third consultant doctor said you dont have, and it is only the bowel packed with feces that causes the pain. i dont know what to do! i feel that at a moment the appendix may burst and die in a minute. can you advise me please?
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buminjk
replied on November 5th, 2009
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gangrene and ruptured appendicitis
My son has been sick for the last two years. We have taken him to numerous Dr's and had him at the ER several times. We were told that he was full of feces or that he had IBS. So we changed his diet and thd way he lived. The little guy was in pain for several years. On a Thursday the school sent him home because he was throwing up. We again took him to the Dr. They said it was a viral infection and that he was highly contagious. I have Lupus so I let my husband take care of him. That Saturday we took him shopping. He still acted very weak but again we chalked it up to being the viral infection or the IBS. That Tuesday he wasn't feeling good so we took him back to the Dr. His usual Dr wasn't available. This Dr checked him and said I think he has appendicitis and admitted him to the hospital. They checked his blood count his white blood cell count was in the 26. They did a cat scan and discovered a very large puss ball. They rushed him into surgery. His appendix did rupture and was gangrene. Surgery went well. After 7 days things startedd going back to normal except my 7 yr old was still in alot of pain so on day 8 they run another catscan and discovered two more puss balls and rush him back into surgery. That was yesterday. My baby boy has lost 9 lbs. He only weighs 40lbs. He hasn't eaten for 14 days so now they are transferring him to a different hospital so that he can get nutrients in his IV. So what I am saying is be very careful.
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