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Hello out there!

I've hesitated to post because I don't know whether what I'm experiencing right now is IBS-related or not, but I need some advice. I've been sick four days in less than two weeks with abdominal pain, nausea, weakness, and dizziness. The pain is VERY intense and cramping and located just inside my left ribs, extending up almost to my collarbone. The entire area is sore to the touch. And I think I've had a fever off and on. I've missed a day of work and left work early yesterday. I didn't really feel any better today, so after work I went to the urgent care down the road. Spent about four hours there, and basically the doc is stumped. He's sending me for a fasting ultrasound tomorrow, gave me Prevacid samples and a prescription for Symax (a sublingual antispasmodic), and wants me to see a GI doc (again)--he's also concerned about my stress level (see my post on the Living Room board). He wants me to have a colonoscopy to rule out IBD, 'cause the GI doc I saw this summer only did blood work.

I don't think this is "just" an IBS attack because I haven't had D or C; I don't think it's "just" a stomach virus or food poisoning because I haven't thrown up; and besides, the pain is just incredible. I've been in pain like this before--then, they gave me morphine and took my appendix out!

<sigh> Does anyone have a suggestion for an avenue I should pursue? I'm feeling pretty upset over the whole mess, and I'm STILL in pain!

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