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.
