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Re: Tess: RE: Lower right abdominal pain
From: Garry Siegel, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 29 Apr 2002 21:02:01 -0500 (CDT)
could be a virus, especially with the low grade temp. A pelvic
infection/pelvic inflamm disease is a possiblity, and this would not
show up on the CT.
Garry
At Mon, 29 Apr 2002, Tess wrote:
>
>Update: The other night I had a 100 deg. fever, worse back and stomach
>pain, and vomiting, so I went to an ER. They did a blood test (normal)
>and a CT. They used a "spiral" CT machine, the ER doctor said it was so
>sensitive it could even show appendicitis. I told her I was concerned
>about ovarian cysts or tumors, and she said there was no sign of
>anything like that on the CT scan results.
>
>I had no food in my system for about 12 hours, and so it was interesting
>that in the morning when I had some orange juice, my lower-right abdomen
>immediately started itching. I hadn't realized it, but it hadn't been
>itching for hours.
>
>The ER doc, like my regular doc, said endometriosis was a possibility.
>So my next step is to try to confirm this with a lap. If anyone else
>has any other ideas I would really like to hear them. The ER doc gave
>me a small prescription for tylenol3, which is getting me through the
>nights, but I really want to know what is wrong and get it fixed! I am
>tired of feeling sick. I have so much respect for all of the women on
>these boards who have put up with so much pain for so long. I know I'm
>a wimp compared to you all!
>
>Thanks for listening,
>Tess
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Garry E. Siegel, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Roswell, GA
Private Practice
No private emails; advice here does not constitute a physician-patient relationship.
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