I HATE IT I HATE IT I HATE IT SO MUCH
New to this website and not so tech-savvy so having trouble navigating.
Literally have no energy to even cry after crying so much. Genuinely need some comfort and support and someone to talk to who understands.
21f I’ve been dealing with this horrible abdominal pain for about 4 days now and it’s really wearing me down. I’m on meds for it so that helps quite a lot. The pain sits mostly around my belly button area and nearby. It constantly hurts, and then it suddenly spikes into cramping or stabbing gut pain whenever it wants to. My appetite is low, I feel nauseous, and without pain meds I honestly can’t manage the day.
I had an ultrasound and blood work done earlier this week. Nothing serious showed up so they’ve ruled out anything like appendicitis or anything, but the moment they pressed the probe on my abdomen I almost jumped. It hurt so badly that the whole thing stressed me out more because I still don’t understand what’s going on inside my belly.
Then this morning (nighttime here btw), I was sitting on the floor checking something in the lowest drawer. When I tried to stand up, I got this sudden, really sharp pang in my gut, lost my balance, and ended up falling forward straight onto the wooden bedpost. It hit me right in the stomach and the impact felt like it actually sank into my abdomen. It knocked the literal life out of me and I threw up after.
Now the area on my stomach where I hit is sore and even feels bruised. Although it’s most likely nothing severe like internal bleeding (it could have been SO MUCH WORSE), but it hurts when I touch it, when I stretch, or even when I flex my abdominal muscles. But my original belly pain is still there too, so everything feels mixed together. I’m getting random throbbing sensations in my gut and sometimes that awful empty “extreme hunger” type pain even when I’m not hungry at all. My whole abdomen feels drained, my body feels weak, and I’m honestly exhausted. I’m tired, I want to cry and cry but no energy for that as well. I just want this to end. I feel so confused and helpless.
Please seek alternate professional medical assistance ASAP. This doesn’t sound trivial. Best of luck.
Go to a different doctor. Maybe bring a couple of those articles about someone who had some major medical issue who was initially dismissed by doctors because the pain “wasn’t that serious” or some other nonsense reason. This sounds serious.
I have no insight to share but just wanted to wish you well and hope you get better soon!
It’s the worst when you’re suffering and the doctor just says tests are fine. I hope you have someone who can make an appointment for you and your suffering ends soon.
Are you taking other ‘meds’?
yeah
I went through something very much like this once. Read ahead for the yucky details or skip to my advice.
A doctor prescribed me a `medication´ that turned out to be an experimental pill (from ‘Gilead’) I took it on an empty stomach and was laid very low. I could barely eat for several weeks after I stopped taking the pills. I learned to slouch because I couldnt sit straight without a terrible pain near my belly button. But I learned to slouch and then it didnt hurt so bad. This positional aspect clued me that it was an ulcer caused by the pill sticking to my intestine and essentially burning a hole into it. Here is my advice.
VVV — ADVICE — VVV
Flush out your guts with as much water as you need today. Eat very gently, no sugar or acid. Make soup with CELERY and salt.
As for the pills, if you actually need them, take them always after food. Or if you can grind them up in a smoothie with probiotic yogurt.
