Wow. I have been feeling really down because I have been having troubles with my j-pouch. I started feeling sorry for myself today after having over a month of running to the bathroom several times a night and what feels like every hour during the day. My cancer did not spread like this and I have to remember there are people who are struggling so much than I am. You are in my thoughts and prayers!!!
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Ok this is alarming. Last Monday Upper left quadrant abdominal pain came on out of nowhere. I have been having intermittent left hip painful for months, but chalked it up to weight, lack of exercise and getting old. By Wednesday the pain was unbearable and doc ordered a ct scan ASAP. I got it Thursday morning and by Thursday evening I got a call saying go to the ER, you have a Bowel intersussesptcion (spelling). I go to the ER and surgeon says ‘you don’t have all the signs… Vomitting, etc. But your ct scan also shows a 28mm cyst on your left ovary.
Here’s some pain meds…take these and rest. I’m not crazy to assume my ovary is not up near my lower left rib cage right? I mean, I’m no expert in anatomy but ovaries are much lower. I have a consult with a GI doc but this story now has me concerned that the “take these pain pills and rest” may not have been the best advice. For reference.. I had RNY, open, in April 2002. Other than iron deficiency anemia….no other post operative issues.
I had stage 4 breast cancer, diagnosed in 2005. Because my treatment was aggressive, I’m not only still here, I’ve had no evidence of recurrence. I’m lucky to live in a big city, where teaching hospitals abound. But as grateful as I am for the hospitals that have seen me through this process, there is no place like Mayo. I refer people to Mayo consistently, especially when they haven’t had any luck with their treatment thus far. Mayo gives us the best chance to find out what’s wrong and get the best possible treatment.
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OMG – I had these same symptoms in January 2015. I could not walk (felt like groin/hip joint was ‘stuck’) and could feel everything that passed through my colon and near my left ovary. Diagnosis: ovarian cyst and liver cysts. No colonoscopy done, but I’m still experiencing stomach pain/bloating. Would you suggest a colonoscopy to check things out?