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Re: lower back/side pain
From: Olivia (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Mar 31 16:33:53 2004
Gosh,
I read these messages for the first time (must have missed them the
first part of march when the original question was asked).
Anyways....this is so me!!!!!!!! For the last month or two...I have had
severe burning and pulling in my right side and lower back!! It was
sporadic at first..but now it's there constantly!! If I lift on
something at work...I get a sharp pain that drops me to my kneees. I
also feel a sence of fullness and pressure. I'm assuming it's either
adhesions and/or a cyst...I just haven't felt like getting it checked
out yet because quite frankly..I'm soooooo sick of doctors and tests. I
may have to look into it if things don't get better soon. It's just
really nice to know that someone out there feels like I do.
Luv,
Olivia
At Wed, 31 Mar 2004, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>At Tue, 2 Mar 2004, Deb wrote:
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>>Hi Sally,
>>
>>Have you been diagnosed with an endometrioma? It sounds like you might
>>want to tell your doctor soon if anything just to rule out other causes.
>>A vaginal ultrasound would show if you have an endometrioma, enlarged
>>ovarian cyst, ruptured cyst, etc.
>>
>>By the time I found out that I had stage 3 endometriosis and an
>>endometrioma, I probably had experienced a ruptured endometrioma a time
>>or two (but I cannot pinpoint exactly when that happened, since I also
>>have a history of kidney stones).
>>
>>If it feels like you have an uncomfortable pulling sensation, then you
>>may have adhesions like I had to my ovary or it could even be an
>>enlarged ovarian cyst (some are perfectly normal like during pregnancy).
>>
>>In addition to the side/back pain endometriomas can cause you to spot
>>longer than other women do before your period (I was going almost 2
>>weeks with spotting after ovulation). The reason is that they leak a
>>little, and this irritates the abdominal area. I would imagine a
>>ruptured cyst would perhaps hurt more, cause more discharge, but then
>>the symptoms would go away in a few days compared to a persistent slowly
>>leaking endometrioma. I do know that with a ruptured ovarian cyst, they
>>say the contents irritate the abdominal cavity making you quite crampy
>>if your cyst ruptures.
>>
>>The problem with the side/back pain is that it could be other things
>>like a stretched muscle, something going on in the intestines or urinary
>>tract system, an adhesion, or refered pain from somewhere else.
>>
>>The first time I had pain in my lower left side and lower back, it
>>turned out to be an enlarging endometrioma and endometriosis elsewhere
>>with silky adhesions. Another time I was pregnant and all was well for
>>several weeks after that (later miscarried). Another time I had a
>>smaller endometrioma, some endometriosis sites, but mostly the symptoms
>>were due to adhesions to my ovaries.
>>
>>I now just tell my doctor when it feels like I did when I last had an
>>endometrioma and she goes straight to the v. ultrasound and says, "you
>>are right!" We sometimes get trained to ignore what our bodies are
>>telling us. It is better to get it checked out just in case it is
>>something needing treatment. Great doctors prefer that their patients
>>ask and come in to be checked out for pain.
>>
>>Best wishes. Take care!
>>Deb
>>
>>At Mon, 1 Mar 2004, Sally wrote:
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>>>This past month I had a regular period(as regular as they can be with
>>>endo) and this month, I started having pain in my lower right side and
>>>back. It first started when I was ovulating and has continued the last
>>>two weeks until I started yesterday. Has anyone had a cyst rupture
>>>causing pain in this area?
>>>
>>>--
>>>sally
>>>
>--
>You are the first person that has the same symptoms that I have. The right side burning and stabbing pains.
>I have a period every 17 to 20 days and bleed for 10 days. 3 days are heavy the other days are
>chocolate spotting and right pain and back pain so bad I keep a heating pad.
>I have not been told that I have endo. My obgyn has blown me off for 3 years.
>I am currently keeping a journal and when I have had enough I will go to another dr
>and demand they listen to me. Any info please let me know.
>
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