Katiej36
28-09-15, 15:54
I'm wondering if I could be cheeky and ask anyone to feel beneath their ribcage and press further in on their right side and see if they can feel a moveable lump?(which I suspect is an organ) I can only feel it whilst standing or sitting upright.
This is something that's been worrying me since my HA has flared up and I've been prodding all different parts of myself, so it may or may not have been there before? I wish I knew :( I have mentioned it to my doctor in passing, and she only palpated my abdomen quickly and whilst I was laid down so it was retracted! She said all she can feel is muscle. Through my research I've found that some people have had this worry also and have gone for an ultrasound only to find out it's just their kidney or liver that they are prodding, because on the right hand side the liver does push the kidney out further hence it feeling different to the left side. But I've also found things such as bowel cancer, and enlarged kidneys or liver which have scared the sh** out of me and make me struggle to believe it's normal. I'm constantly prodding my abdomen which makes it feel numb and tight, making me believe there's a problem in there even more! I'm trying to refrain from going doctors for reassurance this time. I'm only 18, I shouldn't be like this 😔
Thankyou in advance for any replies, Katie x
This is something that's been worrying me since my HA has flared up and I've been prodding all different parts of myself, so it may or may not have been there before? I wish I knew :( I have mentioned it to my doctor in passing, and she only palpated my abdomen quickly and whilst I was laid down so it was retracted! She said all she can feel is muscle. Through my research I've found that some people have had this worry also and have gone for an ultrasound only to find out it's just their kidney or liver that they are prodding, because on the right hand side the liver does push the kidney out further hence it feeling different to the left side. But I've also found things such as bowel cancer, and enlarged kidneys or liver which have scared the sh** out of me and make me struggle to believe it's normal. I'm constantly prodding my abdomen which makes it feel numb and tight, making me believe there's a problem in there even more! I'm trying to refrain from going doctors for reassurance this time. I'm only 18, I shouldn't be like this 😔
Thankyou in advance for any replies, Katie x