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I have been having extreamly sharp intence pains in my front sides of my lower stomach, a few inces above my pelvic bone. They last about 2-3 minutes and come back in about an hour, I want to go see a gyno, but since my familyis on medicaid I can't. Unless i gotto the health center but the waiting list is about 3 months and pregnate girls get priority. any ideas?

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For women, pain in this area may indicate a urinary tract infection or pelvic inflammatory disease.

Urinary tract infection (UTI)

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

If the pain goes to either side as well, it could indicate colon problem. Irritable bowel syndrome

Since it takes so long to get in the clinic, you may want to be seen at your local health dept. as they have a womans clinic s well.

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Reply to Lindie's Post: my health dept has the 3 month waiting list, so it isn't likly to happen. Also i have been getting these pains for about a month now. although they started out much less sever and often. Also I don't think this would have anything to do with but but i know next to nothing about health so.. I missed my last period, which isn't to abnormal for me because i have a history of cysts. Luckliy the non pain ful i didn't even knew I had them till i was hospitlized for something else cysts, could they have something to do with this?

There are different cysts, most common is fluid filled. Which generally do burst after menstruation begins. But for a cyst you would generally have pain in the lower right or lower left abdomen. But you state pain in the lower middle. Which then would indicate PID. If you are having any pressure or problem with urination, then this would indicate UTI. If you are having none, and the pain is in the middle, chances are this is related to PID.

I would still make an appt. And ask them to please call you, if they have a cancellation. If it gets too severe, I would be seen in the ER. You can also worry about billing later. But the ER would have to treat you.

I am also going to give you a link for appendix problems, just in case the location of the pain shifts. Appendicitis

Hope this helps Hun.

Relist: I prefer a second opinion.
although the forst expert i talked to was helpful. I would like a second opinion Allways double check

Hi

Can you tell me as much about your pain as you can.

Also can I ask if you have any urinary symptoms, any bowel upset or any pain during intercourse?

Is there anything that aggrivates the pain or brings it on?

AI

Edited by gplmb on August 27 2006 at 10:43 PM

Reply to Alexander Irvine's Post: ok there is 2 spots i get the pain usually about the same time, one might start hurting right before the other, but only by like a few seconds. The pain is on the lower sides of my stomach, but in the front (make sence?)like there on 2 sides of my navel but down almopst to my pelvic bone. (making any ssence) its kinda hard to explain. THey are pretty sharp and intence expecially if i move when i am having them. If i do move the pain shoots down and towards the center. No urinary symptoms or bowel upset and since i started having these about a month ago my current boyfriend and i have stopped having sex all together. until i know what it is causing it,we never have sex unprotected (i never want kids or an std) and neither of us have sex with other people. any of that any help

Hi

I understand wher your pain is now.

Do you have the pain 24/7?

You say it "shoots down towards the centre" - what do you mean by that?

How is your general health?

Is the pain waking you through the night?

AI

Reply to Alexander Irvine's Post: its not 24/7 i get is about once every hour or so. like ok you know when you have a cut or whatever and someone presses it hard. the pain shoots wherever. and it moves like down my vagina general heath is good could lose 20lbs but good. sometimes it does wake me up, not often though i have a pretty high pain tolerance.

When you have the pain is it the same pan all the time or does it come in "waves."

How long is the pain lasting when you get it?

AI

Reply to Alexander Irvine's Post: Sortof and anywhere from 3-5 minutes soemtimes more but rarley

Hi

The pain you describe is not diagnostic of any particular condition.

It has features of smoothe muscle spasm and also of skeletal muscle pain.

Until you are seen I suggest you try.

Ibuprofen 6oomg three times per day ( muscular pain)

Hyoscine 20mg three times per day ( smoothe muscle sapsm is the genito-urinary tract or bowel).

Let me know if this helps.

AI

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