I have a health question for anyone who has any idea.
So when I was 9 I was discovered to have a cyst in my spleen. No big deal.
When I was severely anorexic I had some pain in my spleen but thought nothing of it. When I restrict it hurts sometimes, and when I over eat it can hurt too.
This whole past week its been bothering me. But today its bothering me. And I have done neither! Has this happened to any of you? Is this normal?
I will ask the nurse about it next week if it is still bothering me, but I thought I would ask here before then.
The cyst could have grown or even burst. Have you had an ultrasound done? Possibly you could have gall stones too.
I would make an appointment with your doctor asap and get it checked out. You can become severely ill, septic or cause permanent damage to your organs if you don't get it checked.
My mother aparently had gall stones for years and never knew until she became severely ill.
She always - and I mean for as long as I can remeber had a yellowish tint to her skin.
Her gall stones were so big that her gall bladder was pressing into her liver.
When she finally had it removed, the "pressed" portion of her liver actual became necrotic and the tissue started to die. The doctors told her a few more months and she would have had liver failure and/or possibly died.
And guess what - her skin color pinked up too after she recovered!
Don't mess around with it. Better to be safe than sorry.
Allee....because you know there was a problem in the past, and you are experiencing pain, please see a doctor right away! This could be serious, and waiting could lead to something very tragic.
Your spleen is on your left side, and our liver and gall bladder on your right, bur pain anywhere, is our signal that something may be wrong. Please see a doctor and let us know what you find out....take care...Jan ♥
Good news, it stopped hurting. Bad news, it hurt in the first place. I do have an appointment with the nurse on wednesday next week so I will express my concern then!