I have had problems for the past couple of
years with severe pain in my right lower
back. The pain is normally at least a 9
on a scale of 1-10 and it feels like
someone is stabbing me in the back and
twisting the knife. the pain sometimes
radiates down toward my right leg, but not
quite to my leg. Heat helps is, as does
curling up into a tiny ball as tight as I
can, but only for a short time. It keeps
me up at night and often brings me to
tears it is so bad. High doses of IB
Profen help for short periods of time as
well. The only time that I ever
experience this problem, however, is
during my period. It doesn't happen every
month. It will happen for 3 or 4 months
and then not for a while. Or sometimes it
will go every other month and then cease
for a few months. Does anyone have any
ideas of what this could be?
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^Serenity^
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Posted: 02-20-08 09:49am
Have you ever had a kidney stone or heard
of renal colic?
Are your periods very heavy?
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aflsh
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Posted: 02-20-08 15:55pm
That's how I started, with pain in my left
flank that would radiate into my back.
Have you seen a Dr. What did they say?
Yes, it could be colic,or stones, or, like
me, an obstruction. I don't want to worry
you, but a visit to a dr. could rule this
out and if there is a problem they could
correct it. My pain was a 9 too, and it
wasn't all the time. I waited 10 years
before I was diagnosed. Too long. If you
have any questions let me know. Good luck.
