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Back And Stomach Pain
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Hi quick question for my Mum who is uncharacteristically in agony. She was walking around the supermarket on Thursday night doing nothing strenuous at all when she was beset by an extreme pain in her back, r/h side of the spine just above the centre (roughly along the Erectus Sinae muscle) but very localised (about the size of an orange diameter) and at the same time a very sharp pinching pain in her upper right hand abdomen coupled with a feeling of pressure on her rib cage that side. She has been in agony since and on some very heavy duty painkillers to no avail. It's better when she lies flat, less so when she is upright and walking and worst when sitting. No other symptoms, no sickness or nausea etc, no fever. She has a Drs appointment tomorrow afternoon but seriously thinking about shovelling her off down the hospital as she's not a baby about pain at all but in absolute agony with both. Any ideas anyone what it could be?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.If the pain is really bad then I suggest doing something RIGHT NOW.
Whether that 'something' is
(a) a trip to A&E ;
(b) a call to the GP's emergency night service ; or
(c) a call to 111 ( http:// www.nhs .uk/NHS England /AboutN HSservi ces/Eme rgencya ndurgen tcarese rvices/ Pages/N HS-111. aspx )
is up to you and your Mum but it seems clear to me that some sort of action is needed NOW.
Whether that 'something' is
(a) a trip to A&E ;
(b) a call to the GP's emergency night service ; or
(c) a call to 111 ( http://
is up to you and your Mum but it seems clear to me that some sort of action is needed NOW.
I was told that 65% of gall stones are female, mainly down to over-aggressive dieting (@ more than 2 lbs a week).
The vulnerable being the 5Fs, comprising of Female, Over Forty, Fat, Freckled and Fair..... Those who have had it say a major attack is worse than child birth - it's certainly horrendously painful, and in the latter, at least women come out with something 'productive'.....
The vulnerable being the 5Fs, comprising of Female, Over Forty, Fat, Freckled and Fair..... Those who have had it say a major attack is worse than child birth - it's certainly horrendously painful, and in the latter, at least women come out with something 'productive'.....
It's all the time (to answer questions) but sometimes far worse than others, and she did say it's the worst pain she has ever had. I did google it initially and wondered about gallbladder but it said that the area would be tender whereas hers feels better if pressure is applied to her ribs at the front, anyway I'll let you know what they say xx
You can get really big gallstones, could they cause lingering pain if stuck? I had lots of little ones, a lady I was in hospital with when mine got infected had one really big one. She said she would rather go through childbirth again. I haven't had that to compare it to but the pain is absolutely agonising.
I can't remember if mine was tender over to touch during attacks, sure it was when it got infected but there were a whole load of other symptoms with that, dark urine, pale other, extreme food poisoning like symptoms and I had a fever, low blood pressure and rapid heartbeat too.
I hope it can get sorted and she is feeling better soon Kvalidir.
I can't remember if mine was tender over to touch during attacks, sure it was when it got infected but there were a whole load of other symptoms with that, dark urine, pale other, extreme food poisoning like symptoms and I had a fever, low blood pressure and rapid heartbeat too.
I hope it can get sorted and she is feeling better soon Kvalidir.