I am a 35-year old woman who has been
experiencing lower abdominal pain since
7-3-04. (it began suddenly.) the pain is
localized below the navel. (the area is
about the size of a closed palm centered
at the navel and extending downwards.) the
first two weeks the pain was unbearable,
and I was unable to sleep. The pain was
more intense in the early a.M. Hours.
The pain went away completely for about 5
days and then came back. Then it was
manageable for several days. (pain was
periodic.) but- for the last 3 days the
pain has been constant and quite painful.
If pain is present, it’s almost always
present in the morning. My stomach will
also sometimes make gurgling noises. When
the pain was at it’s worst, the noises
were loud. I have no other related
symptoms, such as fever, constipation,
diarrhea, or nausea. My bowel movements
and appetite are fine. I was in china on
vacation for 1 week in late may.
I went to the er on 7-11-04 and the docs
concluded that fibroids were causing my
pain. (i had a 7 cm. Ovarian cyst
surgically removed in 04/2003). I’ve seen
several obgyn’s and had urine/blood tests,
ct-scan, ultrasounds, and an mri. All the
tests came out negative. The mri did show
small fibroids, but the last obgyn
concluded that fibroids are not the cause
of my pain. (my uterus is fine.)
i’m really frustrated b/c my pain
continues and my docs haven’t found the
source.
-what could be causing my pain????
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2ferano
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 08-16-04 20:17pm
Could you have endometriosis? That is
quite painful. That is all I can think
of. I would think irritable bowel
syndrome, but you said you have no other
symptoms so I am not sure of that. Ask
your doctor about both of these things,
and good luck to you.
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rayrayduce
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Aug 2004 Posts: 6
Posted: 08-24-04 02:51am
I don't know what doctor told you that
fibroids are not causing your pain. They
can cause pain. Hotasfrick is also right,
endometriosis could also be the culprit
and it can not be seen with an ultra
sound. The only way the doctors can see
endometriosis is to insert an endoscope
through a small insision in your abdoman
or right below your belly button or to
just plain open you up. I had both and I
was in alot of pain for almost a year
until I had a hysterectomy. I understand
your pain. It is a horrible thing for a
woman to go through but you must go see a
good doctor and see what can be done for
you. There is a shot that they can give
you that will shrink fibroids and also do
something for the endometriosis. It is
called lupron depot. This shot will stop
your period for as long as you are on it
which is usually 6 months, but once you
stop the shot you will have the same
problems over again. This shot will also
make you go through menapause. I also
experience low sex drive and moodswings.
I also could no long lubricate myself. I
had to use k-y jelly for intercourse at
all times. You should talk to your
friends and see if they can recommend a
good gyn so you can find out if you have
the same problems I had.
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Pauli
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Aug 2004 Posts: 7 Location: California
Lower Abdominal Pain Posted: 08-24-04 22:38pm
Thanks for the info. I went to see
another obgyn last week and he did a
thorough pelvic exam, read all my test
results, and he concluded as did my obgyn,
that I most likely do not have endo. He
concluded that my pain is not originating
in the pelvis. I'll be seeing a gi next
week. My stomach makes these gurgling
noises and my doc listened to my stomach
and there's a lot of bowel movement.
We'll soon see what is causing my
problems.
Also, my fibroids are really small (2 cm.
Or smaller). This obgyn I saw from ucla
doesn't seem to think that my fibroids are
causing my pain. The mri didn't show
anything out of the ordinary as far as the
fibroids are concerned.
I've read about lupron. It's a horrible
drug!! It has such terrible side effects.
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2ferano
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 08-24-04 23:30pm
Maybe you have ibs. It causes horrible
pains also and it won't show up on any
test.
