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Is This Appendicitis?
hopefully someone out there can help me. i know some of the symptoms of appendicitis but im not positive. im 14/f and probably about the end of June or the beginning of July i started getting this random pain out of no where in my middle back on the right side. hurts so bad like a knife is slicing my back open but at the same time it feels like liquid pain surging through my back in a line at light speed. then starting around august 30, i just felt, ick. i was dizzy, nauseous, tired and weak. however it went away the 6th and hasn't been back since. during it i was active and went on with my life. on the 5th i left for vacation and i just got back and i was fine. now im getting this sharp pain on my right side almost like a cramp. i want to think its just hormones or puberty but something just doesn't feel right. my friend just got his appendix out and it partly sounds like his case. please help. if it is appendicitis i would like to know because i am not completely sure that i can afford the surgery. and what happens if my appendix bursted inside me? thank you sooo much!
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It does not sound like appendicitis. Appendicitis is a severe medical condition that needs immediate treatment. If your appendix ruptures it allows the infectious matter inside of it to spill into your abdomen which can be fatal if not treated immediately with a strong antibiotic. Since your problem has been going on for a couple of months- this suggests another problem.
Your abdomen is divided into quadrants. Your problem is on the right side so is possibly located in the right quadrant. The right upper quadrant which is above the belly button contains your liver, gall bladder, stomach, part of your intenstines, your right kidney, just to name a few. Your right lower quadrant contains your appendix, an ovary, part of your intestines, among other organs.
If your pain is in the back above your belly button this could suggest a kidney problem such as infection. Kidney infections can be quite painful. It could also be a muscle problem. You described it as a liquid pain. Don't let this get you confused. If your appendix ruptures, for example, you are not going to fell the fluid "flowing" from the appendix. It almost sounds like you may be describing a pain that seems warm or hot and "flows" across your back. This describes many muscle pains.
The fact that you had dizziness, nausea, and weakness does not strictly suggest a muscle problem. You may even have more than one problem.
This is something you need to talk to your parent/guardian about. You are only 14. It is not your job to decide what medical attention you can and can NOT afford. There are ways that adults figure these things out. Hospitals allow reductions in price to those with financial hardship. They offer payment plans. There are even sources available to give temporary medical cards... that is not something you are expected to know about and know how to obtain these services!
Your job as a 14-year-old is to go to Mom, Dad, Auntie, whoever and say listen... I have been having this problem since June. It has me scared. Can I go see a doctor? There is a good chance it is nothing to worry about. As humans we have aches and pains all the time. Most of them are from us doing something we dont even remember and then we wake up the next day paying for it with back pain or our arm hurts. At 14 you unlikely have something terrible wrong but if has you that concerned- let the adults in your life figure out how to pay for it. You be a kid. You only have a few years left. Get your health taken care of and someone else (for the next few years at least) will decide how to pay for it.
To recap: Highly unlikely to be appendix. Appendicitis is serious, however, and needs immediate medical attention. Once it ruptures you will die without medical attention. Highly unlikely it is anything "serious" - though it is clearly making you uncomfortable enough to seek out advice. Tell your mom. Forget the cost. That is mom's problem.
Best of luck.
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Hello! I had appendicitis in the seventh grade.
When I had it, I felt incredibly sharp pain, somewhere below my belly button. A couple of hours later, it transitioned to the right side. And when I say pain, i mean PAIN. Like it hurt so bad I had to go to the hospital because I couldn't take it anymore.
Now, you say that your pain is in your back, and it's been kind of on and off. This doesn't really sound like appendicitis (but I'm not a doctor - I could be wrong). BUT it does sound serious. You should see a doctor right away.
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