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Post by BeiNtelligentLater on Mar 18, 2005 16:53:46 GMT -5
nonick I assume they ruled out appendix and gall bladder? Any other symptoms? They give you anything for pain? You try a heating pad?
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Post by Barenaked Flipper on Mar 18, 2005 16:56:07 GMT -5
Yes, yes, the female aspect certainly adds a multitude of possibilities.
I had appendicitis a few years back, and I basically knew I needed my appendix out, but couldn't convince the doctor of it. I finally convinced the surgeon at the hospital that's what it was, and it turned out I was right.
If you haven't had your appendix removed, make sure you pester your doctor to be absolutely certain that's not the issue. Supposedly if you hop up and down on just your right foot, it will create a sharp pain in your lower right abdomen. My pain was just inside my right hip bone and it was just constant. In the unlikely event that's what it is, the laproscopic surgery was a piece of cake. I was out of the hospital about 10 hours after surgery and back to work in about 4 days.
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Post by no nickname, just Andrea on Mar 18, 2005 17:03:01 GMT -5
Well, at first she thought it was a bladder infection, but they did the test for that while I was at the office and it came back negative. So then she started thinking ovary because it's in that general area, so that's why she prescribed the ultrasound (next Tuesday night, unless it becomes really bad, then I have to go the ER). She didn't think it was appendix (which is my vote) because my fever wasn't high enough and she said the pain is down too low in the abdomen, but she did the bloodwork to check out my white count to try to rule out appendix. Ok, what else? Oh yeah, gall bladder; she's checking all liver functions and all kinds of other fun stuff on the bloodwork just to see if anything else is going on. Did I cover everything?
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Post by BeiNtelligentLater on Mar 18, 2005 17:33:18 GMT -5
nonick...try a heating pad to help with the pain.
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Post by Dragonheart on Mar 19, 2005 0:52:51 GMT -5
Noname it could be endometriosis and that is quite painful to have, as I went through it as well the ovarian cysts which were in the early stages of developing into cancerous tumours luckily for me it was caught in time..
the surgery for the endometriosis is done in the day theatre but it involves the abdominal wall being cut so it is painful afterwards, but the pain subsides after a few days.
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Post by no nickname, just Andrea on Mar 21, 2005 10:08:48 GMT -5
That's a possibility Dragon, both my mom and my sister had/have that. But it's past that special time and the pain didn't go away, that's why I went to the doctor. I won't hear back about the bloodwork until this afternoon, or tomorrow and that's only IF something was abnormal, otherwise they're just going to send a postcard. I still have the ultrasound scheduled for Tuesday night, but now I'm REALLY not looking forward to that after something that my mom said to me about an ultrasound she had.  Thanks everybody for your concern and suggestions! I'll keep you informed if/when I find anything out! This is my 300th post! |
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Post by BeiNtelligentLater on Mar 21, 2005 10:39:18 GMT -5
WOOO HOOO congrats on topping 300 nonick.
I have had several ultrasounds, and none were painful...ok uncomfortable when I had one when very pregnant, but that was because at the time they made you fill your bladder...but I don't think they do that anymore. Has the pain subsided at all?
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Post by no nickname, just Andrea on Mar 21, 2005 11:29:28 GMT -5
The pain is bad at times, pretty much non-existent at other times. It seems like the more I do, the more it hurts.
I have to have a full bladder for this ultrasound, which means it's supposed to be a "transabdominal" ultrasound. I just went out on WebMD.com and read about the varieties of ultrasounds, very enlightening! One thing you have to understand about me though, is that I'm a terrible patient when it comes to tests like this. I hate them with a passion, don't know why really, I just do.
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Post by no nickname, just Andrea on Mar 22, 2005 16:55:02 GMT -5
Hey Dr. Flipper!! Could you tell me about what symptoms you had that led you to believe you needed your appendix out?
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Post by Barenaked Flipper on Mar 22, 2005 17:07:50 GMT -5
It started with a few trips to the bathroom and an overall feeling of discomfort. That was about 10:00 on a Monday night.
The next morning I still had the discomfort and a pretty steady pain just inside and down from my right hip bone. It hurt when I bounced on my right foot.
I had no fever, and no nausea really. No appetite to speak of either. Just an overall feeling of malaise.
I had xrays taken by my doctor which turned up nothing. He was skeptical because I had no fever. He actually told me I was "gaseous". But this was unlike anything I had ever experienced before.
The most tell-tale had to be the sharp pain in my lower right abdomen. I finally gave up around 7:00 and told my wife to take me to the hospital. I just felt awful. Instead of getting my doctor's permission, I just called him (for like the third time that day) and told him I was going, whether he believed it was appendicitis or not.
They did blood work, and found my white count was elevated. The surgeon came down and said it appeared to be appendicitis, but they wouldn't know for sure until they operated. They went in laproscopically, and fortunately for me it was my appendix and nothing more serious (like my colon or a ruptured appendix). I was out of surgery in about 2 hours, and went home about 10 hours after the surgery was done. I missed the next couple days of work, had the weekend, and went back Monday. The scars (3 small incisions) are completely gone now. The wierdest part was they fill your abdomen up with air and that air rises and actually gives you pressure around your collar bone area for a couple of days.
The pain wasn't bad at all after the surgery.
If you aren't getting anywhere conclusive with your Doctor, find another one....
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Post by Barenaked Flipper on Mar 22, 2005 17:10:45 GMT -5
One other note - if your pain suddenly completely stops, that is a sign of a ruptured appendix. My pain was pretty constant, didn't stop and start like you described. My best advice is to keep pushing until they figure out what's going on.
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Post by BeiNtelligentLater on Mar 22, 2005 18:09:19 GMT -5
I agree with flipper..what is this the second coming, two times in one day!!! Keep on them!!
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Post by Barenaked Flipper on Mar 22, 2005 18:17:15 GMT -5
Apocolyptic was my exact thought.
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Post by BeiNtelligentLater on Mar 22, 2005 19:37:59 GMT -5
Shhh mine too, but my mind would not spell it right!!  |
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Post by mobitz on Mar 22, 2005 20:14:47 GMT -5
Just keep in close contact with your doctor.... They are the one with the medical training... 'nuf said! And your doctor would not have odered the ultrasound if she didn't need to... it's not to torture you, I promise! Hang in there and feel better! |
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