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Old 08-31-2007, 06:35 AM   #1
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Unhappy Under left ribs in back pain/weight loss/fevers/left shoulder pain/fatigue

I have been having health issues all summer & the tests are all coming back okay (but with female issues unrelated). It is very frustrating & I am confused as to what the problem is. I am 33 and am never sick – I have been healthy forever, haven't even seen the doctor for like 3 years before this began. Got a cold, then the flu in May. June comes & I have this shoulder/neck pain (that keeps going away & coming back), 5 days later I had a horrible fever & torso pain that I went to urgent care, which I ended up being told was a severe kidney infection and my WBC in my blood was pretty high. I took Cipro for 3 weeks. This was the end of June. Since then I have had weight loss (15% of my body weight – I have been trying to lose weight for years & this weight comes off without even trying or exercising [besides my normal yoga] or changing my eating habits]), heart palpitations (I had sinus tachychardia when I was pregnant 15 years ago, stress on the body I was told, now it's back), severe fatigue (having trouble staying awake driving), no urge to urinate (may be related to the ovarian cyst & prolapse uterus [?I think that's what the nurse said?]?) — only peeing half as much as used to, periodic WBCs & RBCs in urine, sometimes burns when I pee, even though I lost weight my rings are too tight–I'm swelling, periodic low grade fevers (never go over 100), then there is the HORRID constant rib pain that keeps getting worse. It feels like it is going right through my abdomen, but originates in my back. It feels like something is pushing on the back of my ribs & that it's swollen. The doctor & my husband said it looks minimally swollen. This is the area between the 9th & 11th rib on my left side in my back. Laying on the left side or leaning back in a chair is NOT possible, it hurts too much. Now with my shoulder hurting again, it feels like the pain is going right up my left side, although the shoulder thing might be unrelated.

What tests I had done already: CBC, Thyroid, neck & chest & rib x-rays, CT scan stone protocol, CT scan abdomen & pelvis with constrast, IVP & bone scan, some cancer urine test, anemia test, urinalysis, pelvic ultrasound.

What I DON'T have: no thyroid issues, no anemia, no broken bones on x-rays (was told maybe the bone scan would find something), no kidney stones, no fibroids, no leukemia, no cancer (yipee!!!), no problems with organs (originally thought kidney/kidney stone or spleen issue), no UTI...

What they DID find so far (haven't gotten the bone scan results back yet): a 2.5 cm ovarian cyst on the ultrasound & uterine prolapse (I think that's what she said??) on the CT with contrast.

Any ideas as to what is causing this pain??? I hate being on pain killers & am getting frustrated & depressed about what the problem is... Maybe they will never figure it out....

Last edited by hukleberrie; 08-31-2007 at 06:37 AM. Reason: forgot info on fevers

 
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Old 08-31-2007, 03:14 PM   #2
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Re: Under left ribs in back pain/weight loss/fevers/left shoulder pain/fatigue

I had alot of the same problems and still do. I finally went to see a rheumatologist. After two years seeing MANY specialists, I finally had a diagnosis of fibromyalgia. I would see a rheumy and try that. They are often the specialists that can make these hard diagnoses.

Good Luck!

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Re: Under left ribs in back pain/weight loss/fevers/left shoulder pain/fatigue

I have wondered about fibromyalgia. I will look into this...

 
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Re: Under left ribs in back pain/weight loss/fevers/left shoulder pain/fatigue

The only thing about fibromyalgia is that it gets worse as the day goes on for me, instead of when you get up. My pain continues to get worse & is worse after I eat. Kinda like a full tummy is uncomfortable & pushing on something...

 
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Re: Under left ribs in back pain/weight loss/fevers/left shoulder pain/fatigue

The symptoms are not always worse in the morning. I am not sure where you read that. Most of my symptoms are worse after activity. Fibro is very complex. It's sufferers share the common symptoms, but others can vary greatly. Some are able to work, while others are completely disabled. I hope you do see a rheumatologist. It's a shame that no one has sent you to see one before now.

 
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