WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 1999: Re: Another Question for the Great Dr. M!

Re: Another Question for the Great Dr. M!

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 13 Nov 1999 21:37:53 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 12 Nov 1999, B wrote: >
>Dr. Marchbein,
>
> My family and I suspect that I might have lupus (not sure which kind -
>have been getting a face rash from sun exposure since about August 1990 and
>since about July of this year have had to go off ALL dairy, beef and pork
>products due to a suspected allergy to them, joint pain/swelling/stiffness
>that comes and goes and sometimes have it for up to a month, and what feels
>like kidney pain on urination). I have an appointment with a clinic on
>December 3 to see about getting diagnosed medically.
> Well, last night, my husband and I had intercourse and, as he was
>entering me, I had pain in the lower front left quadrant of my abdomen.
>This was unusual since I usually only have pain during intercourse if he
>enters me too deeply and vigorously due to him apparently hitting my cervix
>too hard. Soon as he saw me grimace and felt me tense up (he could tell it
>was too early for this to be in pleasure due to an impending orgasm since it
>had been a while since our last intercourse and we were too impatient to
>bother with foreplay), he stopped and asked me what was wrong and I told him
>that it felt like kidney pain to me as in it was in the same area that I
>occasionally get pain during urination.

Your kidneys are at the lower edge of the ribs in the back - above where your belly button would be if it were in your back. You're not complaining of mid-back pain so I'm not sure your pain is kidney pain.

>He then asked me if I wanted to
>continue and I said that if the pain got too much, I would ask him to stop.
>Well, during intercourse, the pain got less but never went totally away and
>has continued through today.
> What I am wondering is could I have been right about this being kidney
>pain?

Can't think of a scenario where intercourse would cause kidney pain.

>BTW, my lower back has been hurting pretty much continually today.

Unfortuntely, dozens of reasons for lower back pain. Can't be too specific about that.

>Pegasus

Feel better and good luck with the lupus workup.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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