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Chronic Lower Left Quadrant Pain
I recently read Dr. Towfigh’s NY Times article concerning hernias in women. I am 52 years old and have been living with lower left quadrant pain for years. I have been to several doctors and have been diagnosed with IBS, ovarian cyst (now gone), endometriosis, small fibroids, possible diverticulitis. I had a colonoscopy two years ago which show tiny bit of diverticulitis but gastroenterologist said it shouldn’t cause this much pain. I had a total hysterectomy (kept ovaries) 9 months ago. I had some pain relief for a week but while I was recuperating from the surgery, I stupidly used my left leg to close a window behind my bathtub and felt like I strained a muscle. My gynecologist examined me a few weeks later and said the pain is probably from the surgery. I haven’t seen him since January. In August, I went to my interest and she thought possible hernia. She ordered an MRI—which was negative. The pain is constant. I run about 12-16 miles a week. Pain is worse in mornings and bedtime. Twisting and bending hurts. In addition, I have degenerative disc disease —as does everyone else I know! Could this be a hernia?
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