I have had severe abdominal pain for 5
years. The pain began shortly after a
surgery, which required an incision
slightly above the navel and travel
straight down. The sharp pain wakes me up
in the middle of the night, and travels
from the navel down. The pain typically
lasts for 3-4 hours and then is followed
by diarrhea. I usually have body aches for
the remainder of the day, and not much of
an appetite. I have had many ultra sounds,
and a colonoscopy. The results of all
tests have been negative. My appendix was
removed 3 years ago but the pain has not
stopped. The doctors do not know what is
causing this pain. Has anyone had similar
symptoms? Does anyone have any
suggestions, or remedies for treating the
persistent problem?
Id return to the dr, or switch to a
diferent one. No pain is good or normal
pain. could be as simple as scar tissue ,
but who knows . you need to get a dr more
willing to find out the problems. I
wouldnt leave it at they found nothing so
nothings wrong, somethings wrong you just
need a dr willing to look deeper. there
could be numerous reasons for the pain.
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critical care RN
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 92
Posted: 02-26-07 12:51pm
I'm sorry to hear about the pain you are
experiencing. During my experience in the
OR I have done a lot of diagnostic
Laparoscopies. (looking thru a scope into
the belly) to find out what might be
causing pain. I have seen misspaced
staple (used during removal of the
appendix) to scar tissue (called bands)
over the bowels that cause pain. These
bands can also cause the pain and diarrhea
that you are experiencing. So my
suggestion is to seek out a general
surgeon to see if they will do a
"Diagnostic Laparoscopy". I suggest this
because your cat scans have been normal.
Cat scans can't always pick up the bands
or misplaced staple line. Hope this helps.
