Could I have appendicitis?!
Question: Please help I'm terrified right now and I don't think I'm just being a hypochondriac. I woke up this morning with a sharp pain on my lower right side. It lasted for about 2 minutes, and I figured it was gas and went back to bed. I was fine when I woke up later, went out for breakfast, and was fine. At around 3 I felt the pain again. It was sharp and pretty painful but went away quickly. I'm embarassed to say but I passed gas and that seemed to help. Since then I've been feeling kind of not 100%...I haven't been hungry, slightly nauseous, and generally feeling like I have to pass gas or go to the bathroom. It doesn't really hurt anymore but my stomach feels...weird. I've been looking up appendicitis and it sounds like I have it...that sharp pain and feeling like you have to pass gas and losing your appetite. I'm freaking out and I'm so scared to go to bed ..I'm scared to wake up with the pain again :(
Also I'm having my period so maybe it has to do with that?? I'm so scared.
Answers: Please help I'm terrified right now and I don't think I'm just being a hypochondriac. I woke up this morning with a sharp pain on my lower right side. It lasted for about 2 minutes, and I figured it was gas and went back to bed. I was fine when I woke up later, went out for breakfast, and was fine. At around 3 I felt the pain again. It was sharp and pretty painful but went away quickly. I'm embarassed to say but I passed gas and that seemed to help. Since then I've been feeling kind of not 100%...I haven't been hungry, slightly nauseous, and generally feeling like I have to pass gas or go to the bathroom. It doesn't really hurt anymore but my stomach feels...weird. I've been looking up appendicitis and it sounds like I have it...that sharp pain and feeling like you have to pass gas and losing your appetite. I'm freaking out and I'm so scared to go to bed ..I'm scared to wake up with the pain again :(
Also I'm having my period so maybe it has to do with that?? I'm so scared.
no just gas
Okay, i get the same type of pains.. sort of.
appendicitis usually starts as a dull pain around your bellybutton, then moves lower to your right side.... the pain never stops until your appendix bursts or you get the surgery.
(p.S look up Endometriosis, i have an apointment to see if i have that, you might too)
if your scared, then go to the doctor or the hospital, thier not going to yell at you if it turns out its just something silly.
if this isnt like the period pain you usually get, then its probably something else.
my school thought i had appendicitis and made me go to hospital straight away... turns out it was UTI (urinary tract infection), but i still needed a drip to get antibiotics into my system straight away.
if it is appendicitis, then it is critical you go to the hospital as soon as possible, and if it isn't, then at least its better to be safe than sorry !
just go to the doctor / hospital / medical centre and get it checked out, it will relieve you of your stress and get your health back to 100% !
goodluck xx
It sounds like you could have appendicitis. Take this seriously. You said you have your period, but didn't mention that this feels like normal cramps. If it's appendicitis,the next thing that will happen is you will develop a fairly high fever. If it's allowed to progress, you could die. Go to the ER.
I am not a medical professional, but I've had an appendicitis. It could be that or a number of things. Call your dr's office (there's someone on-call) or the ER and tell them your symptoms. They will be able to ask you more questions to narrow it down. They can also advise you if you should be seen immediately or if it can wait until morning. Good luck.
It may be bad cramps, but go to the doctor to have it checked. Also check this site:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/...
If you're intent on waiting, try Midol; if that doesn't work, go to the doctor.
On a funny note, this happened to a bf of mine. We went to the ER, but it just turned out that he sprained his abdominal muscles during sex (he was embarrassed, but we had a good laugh over it). Better to be safe than sorry!
if you suspect you have appendicitis you need to go to the hospital asap.
i put off going to the hospital for almost 3 days with having it cuz i thought nothing of it and it wasnt that uncomfortable, an they told me if i hadnt walked in at the door at that time i would have died within the next 20 hours. i ended up with it rupturing and got gangrene in my intestines
go go go
Call your Doctor or ER now if you think you have appendicitis.
Go to the doctor or emergency room and find out for sure. That's the safest thing to do.
You'd better go to see the doctor or the hospital