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ER couldn't figure out what was wrong--SEVERE pain in upper abdomen started in upper back?
Last night I had to go to the ER. I had VERY sudden onset severe pain..Originated in my upper back then suddenly went to my upper abdominal area right under my ribcage or at the bottom of it...in the middle, not either side. My stomach got tight like a muscle contraction, you could visibly see the tightness and it was making it very hard for me to breathe. The pain was constant. About 20 minutes later the pain started coming in waves.
The ER gave me an IV of a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory and they said, 'something like Pepcid but stronger'.
This made my pain go away.
However, today, my LOWER back is killing me. Just took a hydrocodone to hopefully help and have taken two Pepcid today. Took Advil several times earlier but this is doing nothing.
I am SO worried about this happening agan...
Anyone have any ideas?????
Also, I just gave birth 6 weeks ago.
What kind of doctor should I see and what kind of tests could they perform? I'm afraid of needles...
2 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Do you have your gall bladder? If you notice that it happens after eatting fatty foods.....Also...a very quick on set of diarrhea...may be gall bladder.
Feels like chest pain, dead center.....I would ask about that.
Good luck!
- ?Lv 45 years ago
It sounds like a your appendix. "The appendix in man is medically important because of its propensity to become inflamed in the condition known as acute appendicitis. In this condition, the appendix becomes swollen and the wall fills with inflammatory cells. The process may be initiated by blockage with material from the bowel. If this inflammatory process is allowed to continue, the appendix will become gangrenous and perforate, leading to peritonitis. Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of intra-abdominal infection in developed countries and appendicectomy is the most commonly performed emergency surgical operation." In senior year there was this guy in my class who got an appendicitis and came about THIS close to dying GO TO THE DOCTOR!!!
