Anyone had really excruciating ovualtion pain???

[poutintrout]

Just a quick question that I wonder if anyone can shed some light on.

Last night (CD16) started with really bad pain on my right abdomen in between hip and belly button. The pain radiated out from there and went up behind my belly button, down by right thigh and up the right hand side of my back. The pain was so bad that I was sweating and thought that I might throw up. Panicked me a bit because my DP is away. It hurt to walk and hurt to stand up straight so I went to bed and the pain went off after about 4 hours. This morning have woken up and still have pain in my lower back on the right side (like I have sprained it or pulled a muscle). I am currently ovulating (I think! On 3rd or 4th day of EWCM).

Have read about ovulation pain but have never experienced it before. Does this sound like possible ovulation pain to you?

[LittleSquirt]

Hi there.

I get fairly bad ovulation pain too, because I have endometriosis behing both ovaries. My pain starts roughly a week before OV, gets progressively worse and just when it seems to become unbearable (I have to breathe through it for a few minutes sometimes) it seems to suddenly go or at least gets much better. This area of my pelvis still feels a bit bruised for about a day afterwards though.

I know that mine is definitely ovulation pain because it's on one side one month and on the other the following month! I also know that I didn't get this pain when I was on the pill!

So to answer your question, yes, what you experienced sounds like what I get so I think it probably is OV pain but it would be good for you to know why ovulation is so painful for you.

HTH! :)

[poutintrout]

Thanks for your reply LittleSquirt. Sounds like you really go through the mill every month. I'm sorry to hear that.

I'm relieved to read that it probably was ovulation related because it was so strange (read flippin' painful!) and out of the ordinary for me.

[Artichokes]

I get excruciating ovulation pain when I ovulate from my left ovary. It can last 36 hours and prevent me from standing straight. Sometimes I worry it's appendicitis and then I remember I'm due to ovulate. It's worse than any period pain I have ever had. It seems to be worse since I've had kids

[AuntieMaggie]

I get it too which is why I'm on the pill due to PCOS. Always on the right side and it radiates down my leg and makes me limp as each time I put my foot on the floor it feels like I've been stabbed in the stomach!

Please go and see you GP to get it checked out though as it could be PCOS, Endometriosis or something else, but as it's the first time you've had it you should definitely check.

[poutintrout]

I was thinking appendicitis at first Artichokes and panicking that I couldn't get to A&E because I was home alone (though to be fair I've no idea what the symptoms for that are!).

Agree that it felt nothing like period pain, more of a ripping pain that radiated out.

[poutintrout]

Hi AuntieMaggie, I have been diagnosed with mild PCOS but never had these pains before last night/today. Putting a foot on the floor did exacerbate the pain which is why in the end I thought it best to go to bed which did ease it a bit. I will keep an eye on things and it it happens again I'll mention it to my GP.

[Artichokes]

I get the pain down the leg too. The stomach pain feels like someone has shot me with a staple gun. Interestingly I was diagnosed with PCOS 16 years ago but thought it was gone as my periods are now regular and I had no trouble conceiving.

[poutintrout]

Artichokes - my periods are regular at 28-34 days (according to my Gynae) but been TTC for about a year. I was surprised to get the PCOS diagnosis because I didn't seem to fit the classic profile. Can PCOS just disappear?

[AuntieMaggie]

PCOS can get better and the symptoms can change over time for better or worse, but it's related to hormone levels so doesn't usually diappear.

Not all people with PCOS have trouble conceiving, just like not all have ovulation pain.

The cysts on my right ovary can get upto 5cm hence the pill to stop me ovulating until I want to conceive otherwise I'd spend at least a fortnight in bed on high dose painkillers (ah the things we women go through...)

Things that you can do to relieve the symptoms include reducing your chicken consumption (it has hormones in it), reduce your carbs around ovulation time, don't eat anything that puts added pressure on your bowel (eat plenty of fruit and veg), only take painkillers that don't cause constipation (no coediene), drink plenty of water and if possible lose weight which I really struggle with!

[Thandeka]

I often had ovulation pain but the month it was worst ever (almost crying with pain) was also month I had an ectopic pregnancy- which ruptured and lost my tube. :( (3 weeks ago now)

So if you do test positive this month just bear it in mind.....

(but obv. hope it isnt anything like that).

[AttilaTheMeerkat]

PIT,

The cystic follicles assocaited with PCOS can disappear only to be replaced by further cystic follicles. Its not something that goes away of its own accord.

PCOS is however, a very individualistic disorder and affects each woman with it very differently. The commonality is the cystic follicles on the ovaries.

The pill can and does mask symptoms of any underlying problems so was not surprised to read that the pain was not an issue whilst you were on the pill. The pain that you had does not sound to me like ovulation pain at all; it would not last that length of time or be that severe in nature.

I would in any event mention it to the gynaecologist rather than the GP as such problems are outside a GPs general remit. If this was due to endo a gynae is perhaps more likely to recognise it as such.

Any symptoms that are cyclical in nature and get worse up to and including menstruation should be investigated further to see if endometriosis is actually the root cause. Even a small amount of endo it is enough to cause great pain.

Artichokes - the sciatic nerve can sometimes hurt, used to get awful leg pains and the root cause of it was endo.

[poutintrout]

Oh goodness Thandeka, so sorry to read that. Want to say that I hope that you're feeling better but it doesn't seem the right thing. I wish you all the best.

Aunt Maggie - You poor thing, 2 weeks in bed. Makes me feel really pathetic for whinging about a few hours of pain!

Attila - I have read your posts before and am always amazed at how much you know about this stuff.

[vintageteacups]

I too think that if it hasn't happened before, then it might be something other than ov pain. Generally, ov pain is a regular thing (sometimes bad in both ovaries or worse in one than the other).

If this is a sudden pain that isn't normal for your monthly cycle, then defo get it checked out at GP.

[AuntieMaggie]

PIT - one week for ovulation and one week for my actual period at its worst.

Hot water bottles are a god send!

[Thandeka]

am fine don't worry :) do hope yours isn't anything serious though.