posted 03-07-2003 08:48 AM            

Well it seems like they (dr's) have done numerous tests to see if there is any type of mechanical problem that is visible.

Have you had any blood work done (like ESR (sed rate) or c-reactive protein) to show if there is a inflammatory reaction going on?

There is something called RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) that comes to mind it's something that happens usually post injury or surgery to do with inflammation and the repair process in your body.

There are so many things I can think of. I had the very same problems and went through a lot of tests, including all you mentioned and more. The probelm started in 1996/97 and was finally diagnosed as an Endometrioma/Desmoid Tumor in the abdominal wall muscle in June of 2000. So it took patience and a ton of medical appts.

I was checked for hernia's, tumors, and all the way to Lymphoma or Leukemia.

Are any of the tests done (blood work mainly) showing any direction? Mine was something that wasn't every single day but sometimes it was intollerable. If I sneezed or coughed it was like someone jabbing a knife in my lower right side.

Have you ever had any abdominal/back surgery?

Too many questions to ask, wish you the best with doc's etc. I know it's hard to not know whawt is going on, and you go through different doctors for help that sometimes dismiss you as it "being all in your head" but you know your body. Try not to get overly obsessed and if it is too much to work or too painful ask for help to at least treat your symptoms before you know what the actual problem is.

posted 03-07-2003 12:36 PM            

Your symptoms sounds so much like the ones I had before I had one of my ovaries removed due to endometriosis. My OBGYN actually thought it was my appendix. Luckily for me the surgeon went ahead and did surgery and found that my ovary was encased in a cyst about the size of a grapefruit. It was so large that it was trying to come in between my uterus and right ovary.

I usually would only have pain after sitting, bending or having a full stomach or bladder.

Have any of the drs even mentioned ENDO? It is worth at least asking the dr about.

Good luck!!!!

posted 04-05-2003 09:24 PM            

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posted 05-02-2003 03:52 AM            

glad you had the endo diagnosed and removed - that was my hunch when I saw your first posting. Symptoms sounded all too familiar - it took nearly 20 years before a doc found mine (in both ovaries and one tube) but only upon removal during a total hysterectomy (had initially gone in for uterine fibroids). I'm glad I opted to take out the ovaries at the same time - otherwise I still may not have known about the endo and I'd still be in pain! Also endo can progress into cancer if left unchecked and stimulated by estrogen...