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Ive tried everything.
I dont want to be told to go to a doctor i have tried they cant find anything.
I have had ultra sounds, xrays, cat scans, mri, blood, etc. I am on the depo shot for birth control. That is the only medication i was taking at the time. I just started 2 days ago my anti depressent again which i had been off of for 6 months. I get extremely sharp pains in my stumochany where from the top to my lower adominal. I have also been having chest pains but on my right side of the chest. Occasionally in my lower adominal it hurts when i urinate. I get nauses. There is no way im pregnant either ive had pregnancy tests done as well.. any ideas. I know you guys arent doctors but made just one of you have had the same symptoms.. i hate not knowning. oh i also have a mass on my ribs but i dont think that has anything to do with this.
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Hi, I'm one of the older advisers her. Probably old enough to be your grandfather. I hope the wisdom that comes with age will be helpful.
I agree with the Director, you need to find a doctor who can find out what is wrong with you.
I'm going to tell you my story. At the end of it I will give you my advise and you will understand why I am advising you as I am.
I have personally found, and I live in a very urban area, that we all have the old doc Walker's. You know the doctors who practice in the local area. Everyone tells you that their doctor is the best. Well I have a great family practitioner and she is great for most things. Then I was in a serious car accident that almost killed me. She sent me to an orthopedist she trusted. He couldn't find anything wrong and he sent me to his partner a back specialist. He too could not find anything wrong.
As life would have it my son was also involved in an accident as a paramedic the ambulance he was working in was involved in a head on collision. The two of us saw the same doctors with the same results. Leaving both of us in agonizing pain.
Together we felt there had to be a better way. We live mid way between to areas that have 5 world class teaching hospitals. We looked at all 5 hospital on the web; discussed the pros and cons of all of them. The cons were mostly our ability to get to them. Once we settled on a hospital we called the patient referral line. I spoke with the referral specialist and was surprised when we were referred to a neuroSurgeon, I was expecting an Orthopedic referral.
Turned out this Surgeon was ranked in the top 5 in the Country. He properly diagnose both of us. My son was referred to another surgeon for back surgery. My injuries while now properly diagnosed are unrepairable. I was referred to a rehabilitation Hospital for Pain management. The same Hospital the NFL, MLB and the NHL send their players to.
When you run the gamut of local doctors without relief its time to go to the major leagues. Even if it requires you to travel you need to find a good teaching hospital. This does not have to be a hospital that has a school attached to it. It can be the area level one trauma hospital. These hospital general have young doctors fresh out of school to do their internship and residency in. The staff doctors at these hospitals are generally the top doctors in their field.
Each of these hospitals also have a patient referral line. call the patient referral line, tell them of your problems. They will set you up with the doctor they think is best qualified to treat you.
As was the case with my son if a consultation with another doctor is needed to treat or examine you, they are right there in the hospital. Your records, testing, x rays and anything else the first doctor may have done are there for the second doctor to look at. Nothing gets, lost or redacted.
Then there is the added benefit of these young doctors fresh from school, with fresh knowledge and looking to shine. This is where your going to get answers.
So my advice is to find a teaching hospital, trauma center and call their referral line to see one of their doctors.
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Hey,
Have you gone to *a* doctor or gotten a second, third, maybe even a fourth opinion as well? It looks like you're in a lot of pain and I can tell you this: no one here will be able to give you a better advice than "go get checked" again. I mean, what other advice can we give you? This is your health we're talking about, not a school homework or what song to choose for your party. One thing I can think of is the antidepressant having some sort of side effect. BUT I believe I speak for all of us here if I tell you that you're better off talking to a professional until you get some answers and hopefully solutions. Your health is too precious and priceless and I know there is better advice for you from someone in the medical field. Don't give up, feel better. *hugs*
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