Icequeen_in_ak
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 Posted: 01/12/08 - 19:22 Post subject: Constant abdominal pain since Diverticulitus dx in November |
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I woke up on 11/26 with some pretty severe lower left quandrant pain. I initially thought it was an ovary cyst and tried to dismiss it. On 11/27 I went to urgent care.
They looked at my ovary, said it was fine, did a cat scan (with contrast) and saw inflammation in my large intestine, indicating diverticulitus. They put me on a 2 week bout of Cipro and Flagyl. The pain subsided marginally, but by 4 days after the antibiotics ended, the pain was getting severe again. I then saw a GI specialist, who ordered another round of antibiotics (this time Levaquin and Flagyl) and ordered another catscan which was done the next day. This catscan revealed no inflammation (indicating the infection was gone) He then ordered a colonoscopy.
He found no inflammation in my large intestine and said he was able to get slightly into the small intestine and it showed no inflammation either. There was a presense of a few diverticula, but no infection. He felt that my pain was not related to my GI tract and referred me to an OB/GYN for suspected adhesions.
I couldn't tolerate the pain and ended up in the emergency room. 4 different doctors/surgeons all basically said they didn't want to touch me. Nobody wants to confirm if the problem is adhesions or not. I've been doing a lot of research on adhesions and everything I've read has said that they generally create problems with a couple of months of surgery. I've not had any lower abdominal surgery since 05, and they have gone through the same incision down there 4 times (c-sections/hysterectomy). So I'm questioning if adhesions are likely even a variable.
All I know is that I've had a million tests. All of the scans come out okay. I had a CRP blood test done and it came back elevated, indicating there is inflammation, but again, no one gives me answers for anything. I just know that since that day on November 26, when I woke up with acute abdominal pain, it has never gone away. I don't know how much longer I can handle the 24 hour a day pain... it's really taxing for me, my family and my occupation (I've not been able to work at all since Christmas eve).
Does anyone have any experience with something like this? Any suggestions? |
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