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Getting Nowhere

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I suffer from IBS, but since Sept last Yr, have got this pain in my right side, that up until recently, herbal & normal painkillers kept @ bay

I dunno if I'm passing small stones, keep on mentioning it to my surgery & all they want me to do is urine samples

Is there another way I can get this sorted & find out for certain what I've got as said it could be 1 of 3 things, another @ a push

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Linley

My discomfort was lower right known as RIF pain. Your need to have a colonoscopy to ensure all is o'k in your bowel

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Kentaro

Have you had an ultrasound scan? Tell your gp that you are really in pain otherwise they are not going to do anything about it.

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Thanks both of you, I've not had neither, all they've done is told me to take painkillers, but now the pain is intense @ times

I hate ringing & having to go whilst @ work, but not having many days off right now as working overtime

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Kentaro in reply to

You have to decide what is more important to you.

But good luck anyway!

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Getting it sorted is important to me, but right now other now important health items have happened & need sorting out 1st

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