pain in lower left abdomen

[Emzdad]

I’ve been on Pd form5 months, I’m taking Miralax everyday, about a month ago I have pain when getting up from bed in the lower left abdomen now it’s radiating to the right side, no nausea, no voting no hernia, no peritonitis, I don’t know what it is.

[OperationKidney]

Have you seen a doctor for it yet? There are a few things it could be, some of which are more serious than others.

[Darlenia]

That seems a bit strange. My husband, who was on PD for about a year, didn't have that issue so he can't tell you what it is. We both wonder if the cath shifted internally and is causing a type of obstruction or soreness. My hubby suggests brining it up with your nephrologist.

[Emzdad in reply to Darlenia]

T thank you, I have to get a cat scan in 2 weeks, my PD nurses, nephrologist and primary don’t know.

[Darlenia]

I feel for you. Hopefully the scan will show what's going on. If possible, plus let us know the outcome.

[Emzdad in reply to Darlenia]

hi the cat scan showed nothing and I’m worried the pd nurse said it could be trapped gas I’ve been taking gas X and it’s not gas, the cat scan would have showed the gas. I don’t know what to do.

[Darlenia in reply to Emzdad]

Keep pushing for answers - from the nurse, the neurologist, and others. Don't stop. You shouldn't be experiencing pain. The squeaky wheel gets attention.

[Emzdad in reply to Darlenia]

Thank you

[Draagyn123]

I tried PD but stopped because of severe pain in my lower abdomen. It was because I was not draining enough. When I manually drained the pain went away.

[Emzdad in reply to Draagyn123]

How do you manually drain?

[Draagyn123 in reply to Emzdad]

Ask your pd nurse.

[MagicNoon]

I have been on Computer Assisted PD for almost a year now. I have a sharp pain in the right side of my abdomen that is not related to fill or drain pain and not related to the cycler alarms. I take Colace once a day and Miralax with 4 oz of water every day. I have not had any episodes of constipation since starting that daily. I find that s sitting with a heating pad on my abdomen periodically throughout the day had relieved the pain. Maybe the catheter caused minor irritation at the site of the pain? I don't know the cause of the pain, but I do know that the heating pad has helped. I did check with my Nephrologist before I started using the heating pad.