Side pain

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Hi ladies. I've got all the usual symptoms which I'm managing to grin and bear, but lately I've been getting a really strange feeling on the right side of my waist. It can get very painful, like a cramp, but it mainly feels uncomfortable. It sometimes gets so bad, it prevents me from walking. I cannot find anything on the internet to pinpoint it being connected to internal organs as its position isn't near any of them! It's quite literally on the side of my waist.

It can last for 5 minutes, or an hour, completely random. There are days when it bothers me throughout the day, and then other days I don't get it at all.

I'm relatively fit; I do a lot of walking and attend two dance classes a week.

Has anyone else experienced anything like this?

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  • Posted

    hi yes im experiencing the same type of pain it can be constant and last all day or it can go away for days sometimes it can be on both sides

  • Posted

    HI I've had this pain on and off for the last 3 or 4 years I reached menopause in August 2017 Every doctor I've mentioned this to says it must be musculoskeletal and ignores it.

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    hi . I have had the same pain but in my left side ; side of waist / ribs and moving up to by left breast. went to gp had all the tests (which were clear) and when I asked the gp if it could be connected to hormones ; he just laughed. very helpful!!

    take care

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    Yes!! This is my latest edition to the repertoire of symptoms. I have had many of them in the past 4 years that I have been dealing with this, neck and shoulder stiffness, skipped heart beats, totally irregular periods, I skip maybe 3-4 months and think I am home free than I get jacked up by TOM again. Emotionally it is getting harder to take than easier. My side pain is what I compare to a stitch of sorts. It comes and goes and seems to be more prominent when my lower back is bothering me. No kidney issues, nothing like that..but it is annoying and can be frightening. Especially when you have all this anxiety with new issues popping up. I walk almost daily with the dogs and do yoga/pilates. This is a real bummer...blessings to you.

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    yes i have had this on and off since August 2018 i describe it like a stitch , it comes and goes , been to the doctor , its just muscular . They dont have a clue about menopause. Had many more symptoms on top of this , the worst being the anxiety and heart palpatations , doctor just wants to give me anti depressants .. hang in their woman say their is light at the end of this dark lonely tunnel ....

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