Appendicitis or Perimenopause?

Hi Anna,I have had right side cramping/pain since about 2015 on and off. I went to ER, several doctors, they did a physical exam, xrays, ultra sounds and did not find it was my appendix......when it gets bad, I sit and worry. Last month it was quite bad for almost a week, but I put it off to ovulation as it was that time of month.Talking about it to a friend of mine who is older and past all this craziness she said she had that right sided pain and cramping and once she finished and was in menopause it stopped! I have to wonder if it has to do with the ovary struggling to get out whats left of the eggs. I hang onto hope that it will stop as it is an awful feeling. I do have ibs as well and perimenopause seems to toy with that too, so this could very well be causing the pains.

Hi Anna,

I have had this, yes. Went to ER in December, thinking appendix. I know exactly the pain you are talking about.

Had CT scan with IV contrast (dye in the veins), and nothing sinister found.

ER doc suggested I follow up with gyno and gp for further instructions.

Ultrasounds and physical exams and pap smears found nothing going on there.

It finally slowly subsided over the month of January.

And now it's back with a vengeance.

GP repeated CT scan, this time with both IV dye and oral dye that I drank, to check digestive tract. Again, nothing sinister found.

This flareup happens to coincide with me hurting my back a couple of weeks ago, so my GP thinks it's nerves and muscles of the pelvis are inflamed and spasming.

What is interesting about both these instances is they have been at times I can tell my estrogen is really low... very light periods far apart, no ovulation mucus ( sorry if tmi), brain foggy and anxious.

I am scheduled to start physical therapy next week... I'll let you know how it goes.

Hope you find some relief ASAP!!

I'm almost 2 years post. Had an ache on my right side that started at 43. I'm now 50. I thought it was my liver or pancreas. After an ultrasound, it was found that I have sludge in my gall bladder. The ache is still there but it is better. My diet doesn't affect it as bad as it used to.

If the CT scan didn't find appendicitis, then why would you think it's appendicitis? I had appendicitis and they could tell from the CT scan and checking my white blood cell count (elevated). Also I was on the floor in excruciating pain crying. HOWEVER I would ask about a ruptured ovarian cyst. I had that and was hella painful for a long time. For that the ER did an ultrasound. Good luck.