WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 2002: Lower right adbdomen pain

Lower right adbdomen pain

From: Tess (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 15 Apr 2002 21:40:22 -0500 (CDT)

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Hello,

I have had a mild stabbing pain and "itch" feeling in my lower right abdomen for over a year, worse after I eat. Usually feel the pain or "itch" more acutely after having even a small alcoholic drink (which is maybe once a month, never more than one). When it itches it's not like the surface of the skin is itchy, it's like it's under the skin. My lower right abdomen and my right hip feel bruised when touched, although there's nothing visible.

The last few months I've also had chronic lower right back/hip pain, worse with movement and really bad before/during my period. This is much more painful than the other problem, as far as affecting how I feel and function -- abdominal pain is annoying and bothersome, but this is almost crippling unless I take ibuprofen or something. I have to sleep on my left side with a pillow between my thighs in order to be comfortable enough to sleep.

I've had all kinds of tests in the past year -- ultrasound (abdominal, uterine, transvaginal), CT scan, colonoscopy, parasite test, blood tests including CA125 -- but nothing out of the ordinary has come from any of these tests. I'm not sure what to do next. I'm 39, married at 21 but no kids, was on BC pills for the first 10 years of marriage and then switched to barrier.

Can anyone offer any advice, or at least something similar you've experienced? Should I try to find an ob/gyn who understands chronic pelvic pain?

Thanks, Tess

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