Abdominal Pain
 

I've had abdominal pain every day, and bad for at least 2 months now, ive been back and for my gp and they've done bloods etc and everything comes back clear all the time, i even had an internal which showed up a slight infection, for which i had anti biotics, but it was likely i had that a while and i doubt a very mild infection could've caused this amount of pain anyway. I'm on tramacet, dicloflex, cyclizine for the nausea that i sometimes get, and colpermin. I usually always take my meds, but today i didnt for other reasons, and im in absolute agony, yes it is my fault. Anyway, do you know of anything that could quickly ease the pain im in, or what this could be? The pain is usually like a stabbing pain it was only on my left side the first time, but now its moved to my right side too and sometimes my lower abdomen. Not really specific as its hard to explain where sorry. Also was having a period once every two weeks, now its still irregular but less often than it was.

As your doctor is still looking into it there isn't much I can say about that but make sure you keep taking your pain meds to help you feel a bit better. Another thing you could consider is using a TENS machine which you can buy in pharmacies (in the UK at least) and they're a drug free way to relieve pain; you stick pads on you and turn it on and it helps your body to release endorphins which are its own painkillers. Lloyds pharmacy sells them the cheapest that I've seen.

We dont have a Lloyds pharmacy near us but do you know how much on average they do cost elsewhere? I've never heard of them before. Do you also know what the ultrasound is for, i mean, why would she use it, what would you be using it to pick up, i dont know what she thinks it could be, she doesnt tell me alot and im scared stiff that im dying and theyre not telling me.

you can buy them TENs machines from most pharmacies now. i while back they were on sale for around £10/15, but i think the price has gone up to around £30-ish pound [of course it might be differnt, might even be much less]

hot water bottle not help, i know it might seem a pointless sugestion?

hope you feel better soon
take care

I take it you had an ultrasound scan rather than ultrasound therapy? Ultrasound scans are a way where you can see your internal organs. They work by sound waves leaving the probe, passing through your body and their reflections hitting back at the probe show information on what your tissues are like (hope that makes sense, it probably doesn't). It works better for soft tissues than xrays. They can be used to look at a lot of your abdominal structures and are most 'famously' used for scanning pregnant women. She could have been looking for a lot of things and generally checking around anywhere because they can look at most of your organs and be used to see if they are as they should be so she may have been using it to look for any number of problems, sorry I can't be more accurate. They would tell you if they think you're dying but if you are worried go back and tell them about your problems. Other than the pain are you feeling healthy (however, pain can make you feel pretty ill, as can the meds you're on, the Tramacet in particular).

TENS machines really depend where you buy them from. They can be any price really. It may be worth talking to your doctor to see if you can borrow them. I know some places let you but that might only be for chronic pain (if you've had it for years). Lloyds are the cheapest I've seen at £15 and I think you can buy them over the net if you're from the UK at least (sorry if you're from the US or anywhere else, I don't know about the pharmacies/prices over there). Boots also sell a couple but are more expensive, £30+. I think other places are about that price too but it's worth having a look around in chemists/ talking to pharmacies and see what they say.

KimA

EDIT, as above says, try using a hot water bottle too and walk around see if that helps. Laying in a curled up foetal like position might also help or try to do something that will distract you a bit from the pain. Treat it a bit like you would period pains and see if that helps.

As your periods have become more often you may have had the ultrasound to check your ovaries are OK as well as your uterus

It's an ultrasound scan that im going to have, its not until the end of next month though, so i have to wait ages for them to do anything else. I'm feeling o kish in myself, although i feel sick sometimes, eating hurts more, and i think the dicloflex are making my stomach hurt more. I'm constantly tired too, but the dr always puts it down to my depression but i dont think it is that. I sometimes also feel weak, but im not sure if thats my tiredness, and the other day i had chest pains also ... im not sure if thats also the dicloflex though. I'm going to the doctors again tomorrow hopefully anyway to get more pain meds again cos im running out and unfortunately i cant function without the painkillers :( What do you mean about the tramacet making me feel ill? how so?

Water bottles have been tried, but no luck there, also neither does anything else. Lying down sometimes it hurts more, i cant sleep much because im in so much pain. I was having sharp pains in my right side the other night when i breathed in especially, but thats passed now for now anyhow. I cant eat because it makes it hurt more, its just getting worse and worse all the time and the dr wont do nething else til after my scan :(

Are you taking the Dicloflex with food? If they are causing you problems you should go and see your doctor and see if they can change you as they can cause problems with your digestive system. The dicloflex shouldn't cause chest pains.

Tramacet can make you feel sick, light headed, tired, weak, "high", so this could be a cause of your tiredness if its only begun since you've started taking the tiredness. It could also be caused by depression, anaemia, but also many infections and illnesses so it's not specific at all. Pain in itself can also cause tiredness and weakness so it could just be that or the fact that you can't sleep because of the pain. Same with the weakness. I'm sorry but there isn't much more I can say really, have you tried lying in different ways to see if one way doesn't hurt as much; this could change everyday or something.

Yeah, I've tried all that, went back to the dr yesterday because i was being sick all day, and i hadnt had tramacet so it wasnt because of that, she checked me over and is trying to push for my ultrasound to be sooner, but she said she thinks its a cyst, so just got to wait and see now i suppose. Thanks for all your help.