Hi,
this is my first posting, does anybody have a clue what is wrong with me.

I am a 42year old female. In august this year I develpoed a pain under my lower left ribcage. I had not had any accidents although I had a bad cough. On the 21st august I was admitted via ambulance to a local hospital with pain....On par with childbirth!!!! In fact to get me out of bed and for the journey I was put on gas and air.
When I got to the hospital I was examined by the docter whom said I had either broken ribs or cartlidge / muscular damage. What really annoyed me was no x ray was done, as they said what ever is the problem, they can only treat it with pain killers. To say I was shocked was an understatement. I have no problems breathing.
I still am in pain especially when relaxed, if I move slightly in the wrong direction. Trying to get comfortable in bed is impossible, I can't lay on my left side, my front and back and the only position that I can scrape by with is laying on my right side. Being a passenger in a car when it turns a corner also brings the pain on.
The way I can describe my pain is like I feel like I have been kicked by a horse on the lower left ribcage. When the pain is at its worse I get a tingling and numbness to my left leg. It is a continual bruised feeling like my ribs have been crushed. It hurts when any pressure is placed in that area.
I have tried very strong painkillers which sometimes takes the pain away but not always. I have tried hot compresses....But it hurts to place the compress on and feel comfortable.
It is now 5.20 am I have been awake since 3.15 when I turned in bed and screamed out in total agony.
It is running me low, I am really fed up now. My docter said if I had broke my ribs I would feel better in 6 weeks, if it was anything else eg cartlidge muscular I was looking at 3 months...It is now coming up to 3 months and I am still in pain.
I am going back to my docters, I can't stand it any longer.