It hurts! At first I thought I had pulled a muscle, but the pain kept getting worse. It is tender to the touch and the pain comes and goes. It has been happening since last night. I am due to start my period today or tommorrow. I know this is not a cramp, I never get them in the front. It's the lower left hand side, I took Ibprofin but it didn't do anything. I know people are going to say go to the doctor! But I don't have any medical insurance and the only place I would be able to go is the emergency room. Which if it does not go away or gets worse, I will have to go there. But what could this be? I looked up my syptoms on web-md and nothing sounds right.
Anyone ladies had this happen to them?
2007-03-01 11:24:26 · 11 answers · asked by Peace 4 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Actually, yes, it COULD be appendicitis. It usually occurs in the right lower quadrant, but it can present on the left, too. It could be a cyst, or a kidney stone, or just a new kind of menstrual cramp. It could be a UTI, or STD, or it could be a number of things.
Do you have a walk-in clinic near you? I would look in the phone book for any local free/low-cost clinics, or urgent care facilities, and make a visit. Call an ask-a-nurse service, and see what they think. (1-800-888-5551 is the one I refer my patients to). If it gets to be unbearable, you are probably going to have to go to the emergency room, since you don't have a regular MD.
Good luck.
2007-03-02 10:09:35 · answer #1 · answered by Morning Glory 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all the appendix is in the RIGHT side of the abdomen, so that could not be it. that kind of pain could be caused by any one of the organs in there being inflamed. the likelihood though, is that u have a cyst. i had the misfortune of having the same ongoing pain go on for about a month, from severe to barely noticeable, but most pain was near the period. it turned out that i had had a cyst. it ruptured but healed but my doc found that i had a couple of them on my ovaries. theyre really not serious but u have to find out for sure. just go to the er and say you have BAD pain. they have to do an ultrasound. i dont know if they will charge u but there is something that can be worked dout im sure. good luck.
2007-03-01 12:08:55 · answer #2 · answered by SweetDarlin' 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bob said: "See if you have a fever also to rule out possible appendicitis (not to scare you but, you know)"
My mom had her appendix removed and in all honesty, she dind't have any pain what-so-ever and the dr missed it durning her physical... then all of a sudden she was on her hands and knees in tears... it turned out that her appendix was perforated (she had to have surgery right away)....
I realise you don't have medical insurance but I would suggest if it doesn't get any better by later tonight, go to the hospital tomorrow morning and get checked out or a walk in clinic.
When you say medical insurance, I have to assume you're located in the states.... I live in Ontario Canada and here you have government coverage ($x amount per year)...
Good luck and I hope it's nothing serious
2007-03-01 11:33:34 · answer #3 · answered by jessicadiamond_4einc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh hun i think i do, well not so sure. i had very strong pain in my lower right abdomen area...and sometimes used to go to the left..like hm in my ovarian?idk exactly, it hurted pretty bad, i went to the er 4times bcuz of the pain, they told me that i pro had endometriosis/or pid..they put me on some antibiotics for 2weeks and how the pain didnt go away i had to do an laparoscopy(2WEEKS AGO) it ended up not bn endo. it was my appendix...and some tissue , but i still have the pain and today i went to my doc and told him that the pain still there but not strong as b4/he told me that it can prob. be something in instestine so now i have another doc to c(4got what is called). hm dont waste anytime swttie/i was almost 2months with pain/ just go to the ER adn then u apply for the charity care. GOOD luck.
ps: or maybe it can b an ovarian cyst.
2007-03-01 11:33:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a few times. Of course, I'm not doctor, but for me, it turned out to be stomach-related and went away in about 5 days. It eased up in the meantime, though (got better and better, then went away). I have a lot of stomach problems, so probably it was trapped air. Here is something you could look at (see website below). See if you have a fever also to rule out possible appendicitis (not to scare you but, you know):
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/gastro/archive/4346.html
2007-03-01 11:29:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe a cyst on your ovary? I've heard that's a common thing...That's what it sounds like to me. Sometimes you can get pain like that when you're ovulating, but if you're due for your period then I would think it's a cyst. A simple ultrasound can check and see if that's what it is.
2007-03-01 11:29:37 · answer #6 · answered by Reena M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't listen to anyone who says it might be appendicitis. With that, its so painful you can't walk and you puke everytime you move, trust me, I've had mine removed. That, and its on your right side.
See a gyno, you may have a cyst on your overy and it may need some fast attention
2007-03-01 12:03:32 · answer #7 · answered by toronto_leafs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go buy the blue stuff if you think its muscle.
Pain releaf always helps.
take a hot shower and dont have a busy, hecktic day.
2007-03-01 11:30:07 · answer #8 · answered by Dude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've had something like that before. usually it meant i was ovulating but you said you're due to start. you could just call the doc or er and ask them if they know what it could be. it won't cost anything. feel better.
2007-03-01 11:31:38 · answer #9 · answered by racer 51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look up epiploic appendagitis (not appendicitis). It's just one possibility.
2007-03-01 11:31:58 · answer #10 · answered by RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋