Azgtr
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 Posted: 08/27/07 - 22:24 Post subject: Chronic lower right pain and now mass |
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Hi,
I'm a 25 year old male. For probably close to 4 years I've had a chronic pain in the lower right portion of my abdomen. It's a sort of tightness sensation that's always there and the area hurts when I push down on it or when I suck in my stomach for instance. When I lay flat on my stomach in bed, it really feels like there's something there, like pressure almost. I also get frequent diarrhea.
I went to general practitioners several times for it, was told IBS and acid reflux. Around the 3rd time I went in, they ordered a CT scan - I'm not sure exactly what type it was but I had to fast and drink several bottles of a barium solution, they also injected a contrast agent while the scan was happening. The results of that were normal and I was once again told IBS. (which to me means basically nothing at this point)
Last October, I was referred to a Gastroenterologist for it. He recommended a colonoscopy, which was scheduled. Something came up for me in my last semester of school and I was unable to have the procedure done - I turned 25 shortly after and consequently lost my health insurance (was through my parents). As a result I never had the colonoscopy.
Anyway - I'm still having the problem and some new symptoms like a sort of cramping type pain near the surface from my sternum down toward and around the belly button has been happening every day. I can also feel a long mass of some sort in that lower right area - I think based on looking at diagrams that it's the ascending colon, but it feels swollen, like a hard tube.
Anyone else experience anything like this? I'm worried about Crohn's or ulcerative colitis. If this was colon cancer they'd have seen on the CT scan right?
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