My 19 year old daughter was admitted to the emergency room in April 2008 with severe lower right abdominal pain. At first everyone was positive it was appendicitis but CAT scan was negative. Blood work was normal. A slew of other tests were done. All were clean and no sign of a problem. Even another CAT scan because they couldn't believe the first time it wasn't appendicitis.
She was examined by a surgeon, an OBGYN, a Rheumatologist, a Gastroenterologist. No one found anything wrong. She was in the hospital 9 days. On the 8th day, she said the pain seemed to be lessening. On the 9th day, she was pain free and dismissed. No one knows why the pain went away. The best guess the doctor said was a virus somewhere in her lower abdomen but, he said it was very rare for someone her age to have it because it was something that normally only occurred in little children. Again, this was just a guess.
She went pain free and had no type of stomach problem since then until now, on Feb 2, the pain returned. Again she was taken to the ER and then admitted to the hospital. (Different one, this time). Again CAT scans, blood work and many other tests all normal.
She is on pain medication every two hours. Can't hardly sleep. She gets a shot, falls asleep for hour then pain wakes her up and she awake for another hour until she can get another shot.
Her doctor told us today that he can't find anything wrong with her and that perhaps her problem is psychological / mental. He is releasing her, (she's still in severe pain) and sending her home without any pain management plan, .
Her mother and I know her better than anyone and we strongly disagree. She is normal girl who has a very nice boyfriend that she is in love with. She is in college loves it, and is doing very well. She just made Dean's List in FALL 2008. All she wants is for the pain to go away so she can get out of the hospital, get back to school and get back to her life. Her mother and I would bet our lives that something very real is causing her pain.
Has anyone out there ever heard of problem that would cause lower right abdomen pain but apparently not show up in any tests known to mankind? Please help? Thanks.
