Abdominal and leg pain

[Unregistered]

I have endometriosis and my OBGYN said there are many links to IBS, colon problems etc. I do have colon complications and terrible leg pains/exhaustion. My colonoscopy came back pretty clean but remember endometriosis would cause problems on the outside of the colon. I have started some Lupron injections that have helped but the pain has returned now that I am under more stress again. I just wanted you to know there are doctors out there that will believe you! Look to your OBGYN rather than gastro. My gastro told me to come back when I was 50... There's nothing wrong with you.... He is now my former gastro.
My next step is hysterectomy or scraping.

[stircrazy]

Have you been checked for ovarian cancer? I don't want to scare you, but it has some of these same symptoms and is very hard to diagnose sometimes.

[Unregistered]

Hi everybody. I hope you can help me. I've had a contipation problem for years; I eat a lot of fruit, fiber (wheat germ), drink plenty of water and it has helped me a little bit. About three years ago, I started experiencing a thigh pain, on the left side, which is the same side where I have stomach aches. The doctor said that the only relationship between both pains is a muscle, which can be under pressure when I try to empty my stomach. The problem is that now I am experiencing abdominal and thigh pain at the same time and it is becoming permanent; I can't sleep well and my stomach is bloated all the time.

I, too have suffered with constipation since I remember as a teenager. I have off and on through the years had lower abdominal pain but have had it pretty constant for over a year now. I also have aching as I sit, at the back of my left knee. I really am beside myself trying to find out what I can do for the abdominal pain but have not been successful thus far. Doctors have done many test (some of the same ones over again) and have not been of help. I, like some of you would like to know if this left side pains are related. Hope we all can hear from someone that can help us with this.

[pookey1983]

Just thought i would drop you a line this sounds alot like what i have been going threw and i have found out that it is abdominal wall pain caused by my back muscles and still am doing more testing cuz could be other things happening but was only able to find this out by going to the mayo clinic in rochester mn which is the best around!! Hope that helps some will let u know more when i find out more!

I am a 47 year old self employed photographer and graphic designer. I have the same SEVERE abdominal pain and my leg is very painful and weak as well. It is on the left side, lower in the bend of my left leg and pelvic area. I have had endometriosis, which led to a hysterectomy. I had terrible complications and pain afterward. I ended up needing additional surgeries to remove adhesion's from my colon, bladder, stomach, ribs etc. That was 23 years ago. I have suffered ever since then from IBS, and diverticulitis. I don't drink coffee or milk, I eat 90% vegetarian, I drink water a lot, I use natural colon cleansing products. I do have a lot of stress in my life. But this medical problem adds to that terribly so it is a vicious cycle. BUt my doctor today said it was all in my head and he was terminating our relationship because I am too emotional. I have never heard of anyone that had the same pains as me. My doctor said there is nothing that ties my abdomen and my leg together except nerves or muscles and my stomach can not be making my leg hurt. I also have severe back pain with this. My stomach bloats something terrible and I can't even wear my pants. Even underwear is painful to wear at times. If I sit down and go to stand the pain is excruciating and I have to wait until I can stand all the way and take a few steps with my left leg weak and floppy. I can hardly pull it forward. Which seems like a muscle thing but the pain seems like a nerve thing. It wakes me up in the middle of the night if I am curled up sleeping and I go to roll over and straighten my leg the pain is so severe, I cry out sometimes. I am beside myself with grief over this. It is causing me to not be able to photograph weddings and big events, I am losing customers. My doctor wants to blame everything on stress. Well, I say the pain came first and caused this stress. and also the stress of no one believing me or saying that all my tests come back negative. I am at my wits end and I just want my life back. I want to go hiking with my dogs, photograph weddings and go to work pain free for the first time in 23 years. I need help and can't find it anywhere. Now I am dubbed a problematic patient and no one will have anything to do with me because I cry too much. It is out of frustration and years of suffering. I don't wish this on anyone and I hope you find peace someday. I understand completely. Today my doctor told me it is all in my head and he is terminating our relationship. The same doctor that when I first met him, made fun of me because I am 90% vegetarian and that I take vitamins. He told me to quit telling him how to do his job. Some doctor. All I did was mention that maybe adhesion's had grown back and were strangulating my colon again. This is what it felt like before they operated. I asked him to put me in the hospital and he refused, saying there is no reason because there is nothing wrong with me.

Well good luck to anyone with this problem. It is nice to know I am not alone.

[pookeykatt]

You are definitely notalone. I had my third trip to ER yesterday with excruciating pain in my lowerleft side that just came out of nowhere again...The pain was so intense it hurtto take a breath. It's the same thing every time, CT scans, colonoscopy,endoscope, specialists from gynecology to gastroenterology. They have foundstupid things like ulcers and cysts but each say there is nothing wrong in thatarea to cause the symptoms I'm having. I had hysterectomy back in 2002 and thatis when this all began, I'm 47, get plenty of exercise, healthy diet and havehigh tolerance for pain, two natural births, broken bones, etc. NO meds, I knowthat when a patient presents in the ER without any identifiable cause, thatperson is automatically labeled a "Drug Seeker", which by the waygoes permanently in their chart and is given to other hospitals when called forpast records. So no, you people are not imagining this and it is in no waypsychosomatic! It's the doctors who WILL NOT take the risk of even doingexploratory laparoscopy, for fear they will be sued or risk the patients havingcomplications. They will subject you to chemicals, infections from IV's, MRSA, andturn you into a walking nuclear plant by bombarding you with all their scans,nuclear dies even your possible death because they don't have their"proof" (results from all their expensive, dangerous tests). Now thatbeing said, does any of this sound familiar to you?

Symptoms:

Extreme tenderness in lower left abdomen. Can't sleep on that side or draw myleft leg up.

Unexplained bleeding from both bladder and bowl that stops as soon as itstarts. Always bright red.

Aggravating dull constant ache which intensifies if move wrong or put pressureon or in that area of stomach.

Severe bloating and pain of entire abdomen results when lower left side actsup. Goes away for a while, after a round of antibiotics. (tenderness never goesaway just pain in that spot eases up).

For no reason whatsoever, completely out of the blue, will have pain so intensein that area, the only way I can describe it, is possibly being shot by gun,without burning. Just blinding agony, worse than kidney stones, which I havehad, something ripping or about to burst. The pain will begin to shoot down leftleg and goes through to exact same spot in my back. Then for no reason whatsoever it stops. Just stops. The only thing is I'm definitely very sore and achy in that area for next few days.

Very frequent bladder infections, (don't know if related to this).

Can anyone help? I know the old saying, "You wouldn't appreciate the good in life, without the bad.".

[HiyaDJ]

OMG, I have been having the exact same problem with pain. I just found out recently that I have an umbilical Hernia..and have been thinking that it is what is causing my leg pain and stomach cramping and constipation. I am also getting what feels like bladder infections. I am in so much pain, and not able to go to the bathroom for days no matter how much fiber I eat or take threw a pill. I'm so bloated and having CONSTANT pain on both sides of my stomach as well as in the middle and under my ribs..I have terrible pain that goes into my hip flexor all the way down my inner thigh into the side of my knee. I also have major foot and ankle pain. I was a competitive gymnast and had numerous injuries to my ankles and back. I am having cramping in my back and stomach..I'm also having pain in my sciatic nerve..I am 34 and my pain has been getting steadily worse every year since I was 18. I just went to the doctor last week because the pain was getting so bad and I was getting new symptoms and was worried that my hernia might be becoming incarcerated so I went to the emergency room and of course my blood, urine and xrays were normal..and my hernia didn't even show up on the xray..and they just said I was constipated. I do not have insurance at this time, and the emergency room completely wasted my time. I really need help because the tests I just got as well as blood/urine and xrays from 6 months ago (different doctors and city) all find nothing.

I realize this is approx a three y/o post but am praying you're still here ~ did they ever find anything out? I'm struggling now ~ truly at my wits end ~ I am 44 and have had constant pain since Dec 2007 after my first flare of Diverticulitis ~ I'll have to write more as it is 4 a.m. and I really should try to get some rest but I can across your post after a Google Search ~ had to sign up so I can find my way back. Praying you're still a member. Diana

[HiyaDJ]

Pookeykat - I too had a hysterectomy in 2003 however I had a C-Section in 2001, diagnosed with Diverticulosis in 2002 and had my first flare while on vacation in another State putting me in hospital almost 3 weeks... we have since moved back to the State my GYN that did my hysterectomy is in and he went because of all the issues I was having (felt like I was passing razor blades when I had a BM and NO MATTER what I ate I had diarrhea) it took him several hours to dig my colon and intestine out from scar tissue and have pretty much been told by him with every surgery he does we risk more scar tissue. In the mean time I was referred to a Pinnacle Pain Medicine and I don’t think the Dr. that see’s me believes me when I say I don’t want to be on pain meds. Tried Psychologist to learn Biofeedback (the man didn’t have the equipment – whatever that means) needless to say it didn’t’ help and I am progressively getting worse. I had a GREAT Primary in the State I moved from and he understood when I explained things and was able to be honest with him – cried when I said goodbye – I truly expected to find better help in a bigger city but NO SUCH LUCK. I am having horrible anxiety attacks and have put on so much weight because I am living on potatoes and bread – I know I am all over the place but wanted to let you know you are NOT alone. Tomorrow I go see my new Primary and hope to establish a relationship as great as I had with my previous Doc. I am thinking maybe they I need to have another colonoscopy and possible resection done and of course more surgery risks more scar tissue but my quality of life is at zero right now so something has to be done.

Diana

[TreMC]

I am not a doctor, but I just learned about a supposedly very rare hernia called an obturator hernia. It’s recognizable identifier is the Howship-Romberg sign, which is inner thigh pain on external rotation of the hip. The pain can radiate down the leg and make it difficult to move your leg. If this is coupled with constant bowl obstruction you may have this hernia. It’s best to have a CT scan with a knowledgeable doctor. This is a horribly misdiagnosed hernia because of it’s symptoms, and apparently it’s just hard to see. Of course I don’t think many people are even aware of it. When I read about it, they say it occurs mostly in emaciated women in their 70’s and 80’s. What comes first the chicken or the egg? When you have this terrible acute pain all your life that comes out of nowhere for no reason and then disappears after a good colon cleansing. And when you visit the ER over and over again and are prescribed a giant bottle of fiber ever time, yet still experience these excruciating symptoms over and over again, you may not even want to eat, have panic attacks and depression, so of course you may become emaciated over time. I believe this hernia is much more prevalent and may be with you for a long time before you are ever properly diagnosed. If you have this discomfort you may have this hernia, please look it up on the internet and ask you doctor about it. My mom is in her late 60’s and was finally diagnosed, yet she lived with these symptoms since her early 40’s. Diet can curb it a bit, but it only makes it more acute, and when you least expect it you’ll end up in the ER. I’m not sure if I’m allowed to post the doctors name that diagnosed her, but if any one feels this is their problem, I will give more info. Hope this helps!!

[TreMC]

I am not a doctor, but I just learned about a supposedly very rare hernia called an obturator hernia. It’s recognizable identifier is the Howship-Romberg sign, which is inner thigh pain on external rotation of the hip. The pain can radiate down the leg and make it difficult to move your leg. If this is coupled with constant bowl obstruction you may have this hernia. It’s best to have a CT scan with a knowledgeable doctor. This is a horribly misdiagnosed hernia because of it’s symptoms, and apparently it’s just hard to see. Of course I don’t think many people are even aware of it. When I read about it, different websites say it occurs mostly in emaciated women in their 70’s and 80’s. But I feel that when you experience this terrible acute pain all your life that comes out of nowhere for no reason and then disappears after a good colon cleansing. And when you visit the ER over and over again and are prescribed a giant bottle of fiber every time, yet still experience these excruciating symptoms over and over again, you may not even want to eat, have panic attacks and depression, so of course you may become emaciated over time. I believe this hernia is much more prevalent and may be with you for a long time before you are ever properly diagnosed. If you have this discomfort you may have this hernia, please look it up on the internet and ask your doctor about it. My mom is in her late 60’s and was finally diagnosed, yet she lived with these symptoms since her early 40’s. Diet can curb it a bit, but it only makes it more acute, and when you least expect it you’ll end up in the ER. I’m not sure if I’m allowed to post the doctors name that diagnosed her, but if any one feels this is their problem, I will give more info. Hope this helps!!