WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 1998: Re: Severe pelvic pain

Re: Severe pelvic pain

From: Christy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 30 Sep 1998 11:50:52 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 30 Sep 1998, Susan wrote: >
>At Wed, 30 Sep 1998, Christy wrote:
>>
>>I am 25, married, no children. I have always had bad cramps the first
>>day of my period. However, in March, I had such severe cramps that I
>>shook, had hot flashes and cold sweats, and even the tightest
>>doubling-over would not relieve any of the pain. My cramps typically
>>come and go like contractions, but these were unreal. I had acute
>>appendicitis (and a subsequent appendectomy)10 years ago, and I can
>>honestly say that it didn't hurt this bad. Well, at the time I had just
>>changed jobs and had no insurance, so I screamed and cried hoping it
>>wasn't an ectopic preg. (I have not been using any birth control for
>>over a year.) After two hours, the pain subsided, and I slept>
>

-- Christy -- > >What you're describing sounds exactly like my periods when I had ovarian >cysts. You may want to discuss that possibility with your nurse >practitioner. A vaginal ultrasound can tell if there is anything >unusual on your ovaries that may be causing such pain. Good luck to >you. I hope you find some answers quickly.

Susan,

Thanks so much for answering-- what happened when they found the cysts?

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