Mid-Cycle Cramping

[lovingmommyhood]

Okay so, I'm at my wits end with Google at this point so I thought I'd come ask you wise women for advice.

Last night at 1 a.m. I started having a dull cramping in my lower left abdomen that got progressively worse. By 4 a.m. I was writhing and near tears. I had appendicitis two years ago but I would liken the pain to that. Finally I fell asleep at 5 and woke up at 11. I thought the pain was gone but it returned full force at that time. I stayed in bed with a heating pad and it seemed to get progressively better as the day went on. Currently it's a slight ache around my left hip bone. I keep track of my cycle and I had a tiny bit of pink spotting on June 23rd, the same day I was supposed to ovulate.

Not trying to conceive at all but not devastated by pregnancy either, we use the withdrawal "method". I guess my main concern is ectopic pregnancy and I'm wondering what I should do.

Ideas? Thoughts?

TIA

[sparklett]

Go get checked out.

It could be an ectopic, but it could also be an ovarian cyst. I have cystic ovaries and when one recently ruptured, it was the kind of pain you described, in the same place you described.

[lovingmommyhood]

Did your pain go away? The pain is way way way less now. Is that bad? Do I still need to go in if it's a ruptured cyst? I just had a pap a few months ago, would they have caught a cyst?

[sparklett]

Yes, the pain went away but I did go to the hospital. Cysts come and go, so they might not have caught it on a PAP. Definitely get checked out- if you had a ruptured cyst, they should scan for more and see how things are looking in there.

Also, non-ruptured cysts can cause incredible pain. If that's what's going on with you, there are treatment options to lessen the pain.