Pain on left side

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ewelder
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Pain on left side

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Hello all,

I have been experiencing a pain on my left side since Friday, on and off on the weekend and steady ever since. It is on the left side about belly button hip bone level. I thought maybe it is musculoskeletal, but I can't really tell where the pain is coming from exactly. I went the FNP yesterday at our employee health clinic and she did some blood work and a CT scan. All was normal from the reports she received. The pain is relentless and uncomfortable. It is interrupting my sleep and I am not able to sleep on my back or left side due to it hurting. Any thoughts? She thought maybe it is a GI issue and told me to contact my GI doc? Anyone have such issues?

Thanks,

Eliza
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Post by Marcia K »

If I have pain it is always on the left side. It isn't relentless, though. It's more of a slight discomfort.
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Post by tex »

Could it be a kidney infection? For lower pain, a diverticulitis issue is a possibility (in the Sigmoid colon). Diverticulitis pain can be really severe.

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Before I was diagnosed and got my diet all cleaned up, I had that left side pain forever. I always rested my hand there to help subside. Once I got everything under control, my pain went away.
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