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Q: Anyone Have Any Ideas
asked by: Lisa68 on March 2nd, 2007
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Here is a little back ground....A month ago I thought I was constipated, but that wasn't the case....The stool was to wide to pass...I did pass it thought it hurt worse than the 3x's I gave birth. About a week later I had got waken up by horrible cramps and ran to the bathroom with diarrhea.

3 weeks (yes 3 weeks) back I started getting an odd pain in my lower right abdomen, not painful but enough to let me know somethings up. Well I didn't know if maybe it was due to my oncoming cycle....My cycle came but pain didnt go away.

I went to the er and they took blood, no urine test cause of my cycle. Did physical exam, had me do things, they looked for a lump near my right hip and pressed up and down all over my stomach....Which I had zero pain or discomfort from this.....They sent me home they said they have no idea what it is....Ran no other tests.

Followed up with my dr 2 days later......He suspects ibs not appendicitis, he has me scheduled for a colonoscopy march 13 and a sonogram march 15. I did go today and have a uti test done which I wont know the results til later this week.

He's leaning toward colon i'm going appendix....But im no Dr.

Would and can an inflamed appendix last 4 weeks ???? I haven't thrown up, yes I get nauseated but that may be from my anxiety disorder which this is throwing me into a spiral.

What are your thoughts?

Lisa
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tinkinpink84
replied on March 4th, 2007
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im gonna say colon, because im sure by now if it was your appendix it would have burst by now. hopefully u have gotten checked out and found out your problem Smile
Diane
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Lisa68
replied on March 4th, 2007
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thanks for your reply Diane, seems like your the only one that replies to anyone. Thank god the board has you!!!!

No I haven't found anything out yet, I have the colonoscopy scheduled for the 13th and sonogram for the 15th of this month.

Hopefully they will find out the cause.

Lisa
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happycamper
replied on May 2nd, 2007
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it couldn't hurt to see a couple different gastro dr's, but it seems to me a doctor will diagnose a person with tummy troubles with ibs, when they can't find anything really wrong with them. I suggest some heavy duty cleansing and probiotics. You may need to evaluate your diet and re-think a few things. I hope that you find some relief soon!
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