Anxiety and symptoms

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Hi there!

I’m chronically worried about discomfort in my right side ... in 2017 I clearly remember how I started to “press” in my right hypochondrium, I ran around all kinds of ultrasounds, doctors, and so on ... they didn’t find anything, they just said to improve nutrition.

Already at that time I was worried about anxiety, hypochondria, panic attacks and all possible events ... there were fears of a stroke, a heart attack and a full range of symptoms.

In December 2019, I was scheduled to move to another country, and literally 2 weeks before the plane, I started getting backaches/discomfort in the area of appendicitis. I went to the ambulance, they examined me and found nothing. This added obsessive thoughts and fears. The move took place, everything went smoothly, I don’t remember what would bother me in “that place” in the first month or two.

Then, in the summer of 2020, I found out that my friend had an intestinal rupture and was operated on ... I noticed that on the same day I again began to feel discomfort and aching pain in the appendicitis area. I went to the hospital, they examined again, they did not find anything. They prescribed "duspatalin" and said that neuralgia or something like that is generally possible.

Moving on... in October 2021, I again had a keen desire to find out what was bothering me in that place... I began to undergo an insurance examination. I passed tests, went through a lot of doctors - a surgeon, a urologist, a gastroenterologist, a neurologist. Didn't find much of anything. Only the neurologist indicated that this was referred pain from the T12 vertebra. I also went to see my friend, who works as a surgeon, he palpated me, looked at the ultrasound - again - zero information.

Now, since July 2022, my entire right side has been bothering me on a regular basis. The symptoms have expanded. There was stiffness in the lower back, it hurts when tilting to the left (when the muscles on the right side of the body are stretched), discomfort in the area of appendicitis, waist, lower back on the right side. It gets a little easier when I crunch my lower back or stretch.

Against the background of all this, there is a strong anxiety and an aggravation of everything that is possible.

Handed over recently the analysis of a blood, US of an abdominal cavity. Everything is in order, only slightly elevated monocytes.

In the summer there was not a strong herpes zoster on the right side of the back, he was treated with Valaciclovir.

What worries me in the right side - I do not know. This worries me a lot and I'm a little confused. Please support morally and tell me what to do

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  • Posted

    Hello.

    I have had feelings like this. It sounds like IBS to me. I know it's really simple but IBS is unforgiving and can cause horrid pain all across your front and lower back.

    If all your tests came back fine then it's most likely fine. Anxiety can heighten these feelings by a considerable amount. it could also be a pulled abdomen. This can hurt for years! My left side hurts a lot, but I beleive it's due to the food I eat!

    • Posted

      What examinations did you do? I think in my case it is connected with the muscles of the back. Because it is the muscles that hurt, if they are pressed, I feel how this pain diverges further, to the right side

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