Its six months now and I'm still having
mild pain in my lower right abdomen area,
it will be on the side and upper stomach
but normally its in the lower right.
Ive had the colonoscopy/sonogram and ct
scan with contrast.
Do I have chronic appendicitis? I know
its rare but why else will this pain keep
lingering?
My doctor says IBS.....I know I had
trapped gas in that are when I had the
sonogram done, but why is it still here.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 07-11-07 16:32pm
Lisa;
If your symptoms continue to trouble you,
try keeping a pain diary. Include what
you ate that day or whether the pain seems
to bother you after eating, between meals,
etc. Try looking for a pattern. Please
do not give up trying to figure out what
is wrong, particulalry if your symptoms
worsen or become more frequent. in my
experience, physicians, particularly GI
specialists are somewhat tunnel vision-ed
in regard to their patient's symptoms.
Your symptoms are vague, at this point,
and by paying close attention for a couple
of weeks, you will be able to provide the
doctor with more information to go on.
Feel free to post back here if you would
liek to give more information regarding
the pain diary. i would be happy to help
you in any way that I can. Lastly, do not
be afraid to seek a second opinion if you
find that your doctor is not as atentive
or understanding as you need him/her to
be. I certainly hope you find some
answers.
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Lisa68
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 27
Posted: 07-11-07 19:47pm
I had two opinions....my Dr and the ER
doctor. And my Dr is a very good and
patient DR.
I noticed yesterday that my pain was a
little more BUT I also had a lot of gas,
so I'm noticing a trend. When there is no
gas, no pain....so I'm gonna keep seeing
if that trend continues.
