For about 3 or 4 weeks now I have had this cramping pain in my lower abdomen. I finally went to the gyn about a week and a 1/2 and she said that my uterus is slightly enlarged and to come back in 3 weeks for a sonogram. Well in the mean time my period has started and the pain is worse than ever. Yesterday I doubled over in pain and took some tylenol which dulled it enough to make it through the day. My period is really heavy and I have even had to start taking iron because I was anemic for a while. I just keep taking tylenol to help me through the day but that is getting old. What could be causing all of this? Why do you think they are waiting so long to help me?
Any advice would be helpful :)
Thanks,
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sometimes lower abdominal cramp might have occurred due to trivial reasons like excessive workout, normal indigestion, and so on. Hence, it is better to wait for a while before you consult a physician.
January 4, 2012 - 3:46amhttp://www.whatisall.com/health/what-is-lower-abdominal-cramp.html
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Waiting fo rmy results back from the OB. I know I am not pregnant, and she said she didn't see any infections but she still did an STD swab. I have an ultrasound next week to see what they find. I am hoping they don't find anything too alarming. She did a pelvic as well and flet nothing abnormal, so I am glad but still in the dark.
July 13, 2011 - 9:46amThis Comment
For about 3 weeks now I have had middle pelvic cramping, and sometimes it radiates in my lower pelvic area to both sides. I have no pain peeing, having sex, no discharge and sometimes I get headache or slight nausea. I am on Trivora for birth control that I take 3 months in a row then have a period, so I took a pregnancy test to be sure that it wasn't that and it wasn't so now I am just worried about what it is.
July 11, 2011 - 9:52amThis Comment
They are waiting that long because that is when they had an appointment open for sonogram. At the time you were not having pain that considered an emergency, otherwise they would have sent you to the ER to get an emergency u/s. Just call ur ob/gyn and ask if they think you need to go to the ER.
November 3, 2009 - 2:28pmThis Comment
I have been told it there are fibroids in my uterous and I have cyst on my right ovary.
October 26, 2009 - 7:15amThis Comment
stllalr, Sorry to hear you're in pain. Usually, lower abdominal pain is common for women especially before or during menstruation. It's often difficult to pin down the cause, but common causes include a reproductive issue related to the uterus, Fallopian tubes or ovaries or urinary disorders such as a bladder or kidney issues.
Pain originating from the reproductive area is usually felt in the middle of the lower abdomen, above the line of pubic hair and up thru the navel. Is that where you’re experiencing your pain? Is the pain worse around your period? Or has your pain been constant? Do you feel any pain during intercourse?
The pain may be attributed to a number of issues including endometriosis, ovarian cysts, fibroids and pelvic inflammatory disease.
If you have sudden severe pain, you should contact your doctor.
You can also find more information related to abdominal pain at the below link. We will also forward your question to one of our experts.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/MEDLINEPLUS/ency/article/003120.htm
Is that helpful?
August 11, 2008 - 10:47amThis Comment
That is exaclty where the pain is. Yes it is worse during my period but still hurts even when I am not on my period. The pain during my period just gets so bad sometimes that I have to try to lie down to help relieve the pain and since I have 3 kids that isn't an easy task :) Yes sometimes it really hurts during intercourse and sometimes it is just really uncomfortable.
yes this helps Thank you.
August 12, 2008 - 8:46amThis Comment