So the other day, I had an ultrasound in a place where I have had a pain in my abdomen since I was 17 years old. At that starting point, it makes it well over thirty years that the pain has been on and off.
They did find one. There are a couple of problems I have here, however. I drove truck for many years, and I pulled double flatbeds. This means that I lifted 100 to 150 lb tarps onto the front and back of two trailers each day. Once, five feet to the deck,and once six to eight feet to the top of the load. How did I not aggravate the hernia?
The second problem is, the pain has moved to the other side. Instead of being on the right side, it's now on the left. Did the hernia move? In my understanding of hernias, this is not a usual occurrence. I hate to call my doctor, but I guess I'm going to have to, and tell her that it's now in a different location. If she tells me it's probably the hernia, I'm thinking I may need a different doctor.
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Damn!
I thought you were going to tell us that it was a womb!
Wouldn't that be a story to tell?
Maryanne
Would be nice, I must say.
Would be nice, I must say. The thing is, with the pain shifting, and getting worse now, perhaps it's menopause? I'm certainly old enough for that.
To be perfectly honest, I've wondered. I have fathered 3 boys, so obviously, I'm XY, unless my wife is. But that doesn't leave a womb out of the question. There are a few other things that ouch There it is from both sides make me wonder. The next thing, I believe is getting estrogen level's checked. The big T is dropping every day.
Hugs!
Rosemary
It's not uncommon to have hernia's on both sides
If you have a weakness in the abdominal wall on one side it can occur on the other side too. Can you feel a bulge where the pain is when you contract your muscles down there? I had to have hernia's on both sides fixed, one as an infant and one at about 45.
I know what you mean. I
I know what you mean. I spoke to them later today, and we put together some different symptoms that I hadn't considered before, and there is a chance it could be related to my spine. Spinal Stenosis, actually. I'm going to have an exam for it tomorrow. When I was five, my back was injured by a horse kicking me, and I've always had lumbar back pain. It very well could have messed up some disks which are now shrinking a bit.
No, there are no bulges when I contract the muscles.
Regardless of what they find, I suspect that I'm going to have to watch what I lift now. No more lumber or steel tarps. Which is fine. I really don't want to go back into trucking.
Hugs!
Rosemary
Well, that was fun -- Not.
Well, that was fun -- Not.
Had a massive headache, dizzy, confused. Eye felt strange, and Norma says my speech was slurred. Thought maybe I was having a stroke. Got a CAT scan at the ER. Nothing. I guess it was a seizure, just worse than I've had before.
Wonderful! NOT.
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Rosemary
Are you aware of the nutritional supplement GABA?
I also take the medication Klonopin for kindling type nerve issues, although I've never had an outright seizure. My issues take the form of extreme difficulty falling asleep.
It might have been a transient stroke
There is such a thing. When a brain vessel gets plugged by a blood clot, the organism increases the blood pressure, to try and push blood around the clot, and keep the brain supplied. Often it succeeds, or the clot gets dissolved before actual brain damage can occur. You have been lucky.
On the other hand, if this happened once, then you have a tendency for it. It may, and probably will happen again - and the next time you might not be so lucky.
To prevent damage, always have at hand some Nitroglycerine. (Pills, not explosive. :) ) It is primarily used to dilate the heart vessels, if you get a chest pain, which might be a symptom of a heart stroke. However, it dilates not only the heart vessels, but those in the brain too. If you feel dizzy and with this kind of headache, immediately take one pill (they are sub-lingual). If it doesn't help within two minutes, take one more. If that doesn't help within two minutes too, rush for the ER ASAP.
Another thing you might benefit from in such a situation is Piracetam. It complements Nitroglycerine nicely, the two go well together. Like Nitroglycerine, it comes as many trade names. Any of those is good, as long as it contains that substance. Most forms contain a quantity that is good for long-term treatment - eg. 0.4 or 0.8 grams - but a developing stroke needs more, at least 5 grams. Such an amount is usually found in ampules (these are meant for injections, but are perfectly good for drinking too). It is bitter, but is a life savior - force yourself to drink it. And still seek ER ASAP: it will make your brain a bit more resistant to lack of blood, but not invulnerable.
Success!