No cyst, infection or fracture
Alex - awhitfield_personal@yahoo.com.au
Posted 2010-12-12
My story sounds similar to some posted but have yet to find someone describe exactly what I have been through.
The pain started gradually and developed over a week. It fluctuates day by day. Some days I can barely feel it, others (like today) I can't touch my toes. I left it for 2 weeks and went to the doctor. I don't know the correct word for it but he did an internal examination and I cannot express how badly it hurt when he found the tender spot with his fingers.
I was put on antibiotics and anti-inflamnatories for two weeks, nothing helped. I went back and he sent me for some x-rays. I read the x-ray report and it says nothing out of the ordinary. I'm really running out of money and the doctor said once he looks at the x-rays if he can't see anything to send me to an orthopedic surgeon who will send me for an MRI. I really can't afford that.
Would it be a bad idea to go to a chiropractor? Or get a remedial massage? The other stories I've read about getting MRI's have said it showed nothing, or showed something that led to surgery (something else I can't afford).
A couple of descriptions of the pain that I have not seen anyone else describe before are:
- The one thing I can do that will always guarantee extreme pain regardless of how bad / good it has been is go to the bathroom. The actual passing of the bowel movement doesn't hurt but the 'pushing' does...a lot
- Sneezing hurts - it feels like muscles down there tense and cause a lot of pain
- Worse in the morning and at night (although its pretty bad today and it's lunchtime)
- Passing wind hurts (again it's the pushing)
- Doctor said definitely not a cyst
- Sometimes throbbing pain mostly a dull ache
- Sitting / standing doesn't seem to make a difference, once the pain is there it's there
- Has NOT changed my bowel movements whatsoever
Can anyone agree that they have had the same as the above? The closest match I found was someone who posted on here back in 2005, I emailed him and his was a cyst. So I'm back at square one and guessing. (I'm not very confident with my doctor).
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Alex
