Stomach cramps & pressure

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Registered: 05-09-2003
Stomach cramps & pressure
Tue, 11-22-2005 - 12:42pm

Hey all -

I've had a lil problem for that past couple of days and am trying to figure out what the heck it is. I'm posting this message on this board and the "bladder" board because I really don't know where it's stemming from.

Let me fill you all in a lil bit about me first, I'll be quick. I am currently suffering from neurogenic bladder because of complications due to a radical hysterectomy and hence, self-cathing. Occassionally I suffer from digestive "issues", but never anything like this. Every once in awhile I get pain and pressure on my left side, just below my rib cage. I've gone for every test imaginable to find the cause of this. My Docs have concluded that, because it happens during ovulation, it's my ovary aggravating my colon. Yeah, sounds weird, but they're the docs right?

I started experiencing this same problem this past Friday and Saturday. Not so much pain, just a lot of pressure. Sunday I started feeling stomach pains, almost like labor pain. Monday, more of the same and I also had a few bouts (sp?) of diarrhea. It's not a constant cramping, it comes and goes. Also, when I stand I'm feeling pressure in the pelvic area along with a pinched nerve kind of feeling.

Any one experience this?

Thanks a bunch,

Mel