Back/Abdominal Pain

[virgogrl]

I am experiencing terrible lower back and abdominal pain on my left side.  I'm not sure if it starts in the back and radiates to the front or vice versa.  It has been going on for about a week now, sometimes it radiates down my leg like I have a pinched nerve but it feels like a really bad menstrual cramp in front and back/hip pain in the back.  The pain is much better when I am laying down but when I am standing or sitting it is bad.  Last night the pain was so bad I was starting to get nauseous.  The pain is better this morning but still there.  The problem is that I am a full-time student and don't have health insurance.  I am going to have to go to the dr anyway but was just wondering if anyone had ever experienced anything like this.  I'm think maybe I have a cyst on an ovary or fibroid or something like that.  Thanks.

[punkybear]

Even if you don't have insurance PLEASE go to the emergency room or something. An expensive bill is insignificant when it comes to your health. Good luck!

[punkybear]

Sorry, I guess you already said you were going to the doctor but I definitely think sooner is better than later.  Unexplained abdominal pain is nothing to mess around with!

[lorriep]

I agree with the above poster.  It could be a cyst on your
ovary or some kind of bladder or kidney infection.  Bladder
or kidney infections can be bad news.  Any chance you could be
pregnant?  It could be a tubal pregnancy.

[virgogrl]

Thanks, I will see a dr next week.  No, zero chance of pregnancy, a cyst is probably more accurate.