Re: LOWER BACK PAIN OVER KIDNEY AND SPOTTING
From: Alicia Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 6 Mar 2003 20:25:19 -0600 (CST)
Perhaps an U/S may help the diagnosis, you may also have a hormonal
inbalance.
At Thu, 6 Mar 2003, DANSMOM wrote:
>
>I AM 37 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT A
>MONTH.MY PERIODS HAVE NEVER REALLY BEEN REGULAR.I STARTED MY PERIOD ON
>JANURARY 28TH AND IT WENT THROUGH FEBURARY 4TH.IT SEEMED NORMAL.ON
>FEBURARY 13TH I STARTED HAVING BACK PAIN ABOVE MY LEFT KIDNEY AND
>SPOTTTING,RANGING FROM RED TO DARK BROWN AND VERY MINIMAL.I WENT TO SEE
>THE DOCTOR AD WAS GIVEN CIPRO FOR THE KIDNEYS.THIS DID NOT HELP AND THE
>SPOTTING CONTINUED FOR 11DAYS ,THEN STOPPED.MARCH 1ST I STARTED SPOTTNG
>AGAIN,WITH A LITTLE ABOVE KIDNEY PAIN.IT STOPPED AFTER THE FIRST DAY
>,BUT THEN STARTED AGAIN,THIS TIME I FELT A LITTLE CRAMPY LIKE PERIOD,BUT
>STILL VERY LITTLE BLEEDING.I DONT REALLY FEEL BAD,JUST WORRIED.THIS IS
>THE FIRST TIME FOR THIS.LET ME ADD THAT IM ON NO BIRTH CONTROL PILLS,AND
>ONLY GIVEN BIRTH ONCE TO A CHILD NOW 12.ALSO THE DISCHARGE DOES NOT HAVE
>A REALLY BAD SMELL,JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT.ALSO BEFORE THE JANURARY
>PERIOD I WAS ON A LOW CARB DIET AND LOST 17 POUNDS IN 2 1/2 WEEKS.IDONT
>KNOW TO SEE A FEMALE DOCTOR NOW OR WAIT A COUPLE WEEKS TO SEE WHAT
>HAPPENS.DOES IT SOUND LIKE FIBROIDS OR WORSE.THANKS
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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Director Obgyn.net Latina
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital J. A. Fernández
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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