countrygirl
14-07-08, 20:44
Bit of along one this - 18 months ago I started to wake up in morning and would get stabbing pain in my back middle on right side. It would go when I got up and as waking is when I have my first bowel movement I coulnd't tell if it was bowel or spine ( I have a very damaged spine). I also had lots of wind and abdo pressures. I had a sigmoidoscopy, ultrasounds and all normal so told could be ibs or my damaged spine. then I got womens trouble and ended up having hysteroscopy, d&c and biopsy ultrasound and ovarian cancer blood test all normal. Fast forward to March still morning pain on right side and gas pressures - I got sudden savage stabbing pains around tummy button - second hospital admission they decide to take my appendix out just in case and have a good rummage around. Appendix okay and surgeon looked and handled just about every other bit of me and said no inflammatory bowel disease - kidneys, pancreas, gallbladder and liver okay. AFter operation I started to wake up with very severe stabbing pains about 5am but on the left side of back around sacro illiac joint ( in between I have had all my spine mri'd!) and this has continued everynight. Last week I had a colonsocpy so they could tick me off as having perfectly healthy bowels - it was normal. Again ibs cannot be ruled out as it is functional disorder but at least I know not bowel cancer!! Now I am waiting to have another mri of my lumbar spine and pelvis.
My husband says I have been looked at inside out and just to accept that it is my damaged spine causing nerve pain but the lack of sleep ( some nights I only get 3 hrs sleep) is making my health anxiety even worse.
Rambling here but scared.
My husband says I have been looked at inside out and just to accept that it is my damaged spine causing nerve pain but the lack of sleep ( some nights I only get 3 hrs sleep) is making my health anxiety even worse.
Rambling here but scared.