Finding this website, actually eases my fears. Just knowing others are going through this. I am 53, I don't have insurance, so have gone to the same emergency clinic twice, seeing two different doctors there. They felt around on my side, and told me I had bruised my ribs. Well having fallen pretty hard fall on the rocks, on that side, coming out of fly fishing in a river in New Mexico two months earlier I thought, ok that could be it. I also had this wiggling feeling all over my stomach like worms, and one of the doctors actually laughed at me and said he'd never heard of that. The wiggling feeling is 98% gone, but the spams feel like they are getting worse. I admit, I work sitting on a hard floor , bent over, for hours at a time. I am overweight , although I do not have a bad diet ( I'm serious ), but I dont' seem to have time for the exercise I need.
It comes on like a charlie horse, but on my right side, upper stomach. It hurts so bad, that all I can do is try and straighten out, or just stand up and that seems to help, but then I am sore as heck for days , and susceptible to another spasm more easily. I wonder if I should try magnesium like others have said, I guess it couldn't hurt ? I don't have the luxury of going and getting alot of tests done without insurance. I worried it might be a hernia, but apparently that's the wrong area for that ? I had my gallbladder out about 8 or 9 years ago. I wish there was an answer, this is scary.
I am a 55-year-old female, and I have terrible, extreme cramping high up under my left rib cage. Four instance, I was just sitting on the floor trimming my toenails and it happened. I don’t know what causes it it’s only been happening for about 10 years but are getting worse.
I have been living with this for 1.5 years now. I have had from endoscopy to scans, test and x-rays. Like all.of you no answers at all. One thing that also correlates to my spasms is my blood test. When I had my fist spasm my PCP had me do a complete blood panel. They found out my WBC "white blood cells were very low. At points they were 3.3 all the way down to 1.5 with my Nuetrafil levels down to .400!! Had a bone marrow test done and now I'm on a every 8 weeks Complete blood panel test done. Till this day no answers. My question is has anyone had any blood test done? Would like to compare !
I get them once or twice a week but they usually don’t last long. Today I had my second one that was so bad that I broke out in a sweat, felt nauseous and have a headache and very sore now! I try to walk it off,seriously beat on my side trying to get the cramp out and what usually helps is laying flat on the floor with my arms up! But when your in a public place that’s embarrassing!
I wish there was something that worked! I read on one that she drinks more water now and that seems to help. I’m not much of a water drinker but starting tomorrow I will be!