Lower Right Abdominal Pain Posted: 12-17-06 00:05am
I am 24 yr old female and have rlq pain
for a 18 months. I first became ill with
dizziness, loss of appetite, vomiting,
weight loss and nausea in june 05 which
progressed to the point that I had to go
on disablity for 6 weeks. All the blood
tests came back normal and they said
labrythinitis was to blame for the
dizziness. I ended up in the er with
severe pains in the rlg ct and blood tests
came back normal and they adv that it was
due to dehydration from lack of eating or
drinking due to dizziness. The pain
never left and seemed to coinside with my
period. My gyn was reluctant to use
birth control b/c of the dizziness, but
was unable to explain the pain. I
switched drs and went on various forms of
birth control which seemed to help, but
not for long. Gyn suspected
endometriosis and after several rounds of
depo failed to help did a laparoscopy in
nov 06 which came back normal. She
suggested I see a gastro which I did and
he adv that he will do a colonoscopy but
will probally not find an answer and that
I dont have symptoms of ibs or chrons so
he ruled them out.
I have normal bm's and havent noticed
anything abnoramal. I have a secere lack
of appetite, some days I dont eat. I try
to drink alot to make up for lack of
eating but without feeling hungary I just
dont. I have a lot of gas and sometimes
it is really foul smelling but unsure what
causes it. I get some relief with my
knees up or fetal position and a heating
pad, but that doesnt last long. I can
hardly sleep b/c some nights its so bad I
either cant fall asleep or wake up from
the pain.
Has anyone else been in this boat or offer
any advise. The pain is so bad so days
that it is difficult to function normally.
I do my best to just go about my day but
its hard when you are doubled over in pain
and I fell like the drs are giving up and
sending me to a diff specilaty b/c its not
there problem.
