Re: in pain
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:20:05 -0500 (CDT)
You deserve a Dr. exam.
At Thu, 29 Aug 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Please help. I'm 23. I take Lo ovral. For the last year and a half I
>have had ongoing pain in my left leg and hip and sometimes lower back. I
>usually get it after having walked a lot, and sometimes after doing
>nothing. I usually get it about 10 or 11 o'clock at night. Two or
>three nights a week. Usually take 2 or 3 extra strengh tylenol so I can
>sleep.My periods have been pretty normal. The last two months I have
>had more cramping though. This month I started having a stabbing and
>pinching pain(not constant or severe) in the left side of my pelvic
>area. Also feeling like I have trapped gas in that area.In the last
>week and a half my leg,hip, and back pain has been worse keeping me up
>for 1 to 2 hours before getting to sleep even with tylenol. I can't
>determine if the two pains are connected or not. I'm worried. If it's
>a female problem, I have not yet had children. My husband and I want
>several. I have taken birth control for about 4 years. I haven't had
>any previous problems. I've had regular yearly exams for the last 4
>years, all normal. I'm very worried. I have read a lot in the archives
>,but none really fit to my problem since I've had the hip,leg,back pain
>for a long time. The pelvic pain is new. Could it be endo?
--
Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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