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mydarling


Oh boy, here we go again! Ladies, do any of you have this? Let me describe this : it started about two days ago.

I have been getting these stabbing pains in my left ovary area, so I'm assuming it's the ovary itself ..... when this happens, it shoots pain down my left leg, basically into the thigh, sometimes a little father down the leg. This happens on and off, like I said for the last two days. I am about 6 days or less, away from my period....so I hope that's the problem.
I THINK I've had something similar to this in the past, maybe about a year or more ago, I can't remember to well, it SEEMS somewhat familiar, but right now, I can't remember all the details. The thing is, however, that, within the last week, maybe two, I've noticed this lousy weight gain around the middle .... it came up pretty quickly. Now, usually, about 2 weeks before my period, I get that, and it's usually either water weight, or whatever....and it usually goes away after my period.
BUT THIS FEELS DIFFERENT........ this now feels like some sort of "roll" of "thickness" going from my left hip, around the abdomen (in the front) and then off to the right hip, so all the way around ..... the reason I say "thickness" is because that's the feeling this time,..... it's THICK ..... usually, when I start in with the pre-period junk, my entire abdomen will bloat out, starting from under my breasts, THIS TIME, it's not like that, this time, it's lower, and also around the hip area.....around the hips it feels so darn puffy, "swollen", (my husbands word for it), or "blubbery".....but as you get farther in to the front on the abdomen, it feels THICKER.....I remember my mother talking about a "spare tire" problem with middle aged women ..... I also notice that over the past few weeks, even the waistband around my shorts is tighter, much tighter actually! UGH!

I did the stupid thing, and looked it up on google......i know......but i couldn't help it! Naturally, the first sites they throw at you are ovarian cancer! So, that just made my day, and now, i'm in a state of panic. I know about "middle pain", the pain during ovulation, in the middle of your cycle.......but, I don't know.......would that come with this kind of quick weight gain in the abdomen? (and around the hips) ...... I'm speaking here of that "roll", that "spare tire" ..........

Listen, can that spare tire just sort of pop up kind of quickly? I know with hormones, anything is possible...i've come to find that out! Things you NEVER thought possible, are! So, that could be it as well ...... but, I don't know.
I know weight gain during peri, is nearly unavoidable, and i've been dealing with that too ...... but you know your own body. This "roll" or "spare tire" with that THICK feeling, really became prevelant about a week to two weeks ago.....it was really noticeable TO ME anyway. I may also be a cyst, I know that can also give you these symptoms, pain in the ovary and shooting down the leg .............

if anyone has any info. on this, or if you've dealt with this, please let me know ..... thanks girls!
mydarling
QUOTE (mydarling @ Oct 9 2009, 01:59 PM) *
Oh boy, here we go again! Ladies, do any of you have this? Let me describe this : it started about two days ago.

I have been getting these stabbing pains in my left ovary area, so I'm assuming it's the ovary itself ..... when this happens, it shoots pain down my left leg, basically into the thigh, sometimes a little father down the leg. This happens on and off, like I said for the last two days. I am about 6 days or less, away from my period....so I hope that's the problem.
I THINK I've had something similar to this in the past, maybe about a year or more ago, I can't remember to well, it SEEMS somewhat familiar, but right now, I can't remember all the details. The thing is, however, that, within the last week, maybe two, I've noticed this lousy weight gain around the middle .... it came up pretty quickly. Now, usually, about 2 weeks before my period, I get that, and it's usually either water weight, or whatever....and it usually goes away after my period.
BUT THIS FEELS DIFFERENT........ this now feels like some sort of "roll" of "thickness" going from my left hip, around the abdomen (in the front) and then off to the right hip, so all the way around ..... the reason I say "thickness" is because that's the feeling this time,..... it's THICK ..... usually, when I start in with the pre-period junk, my entire abdomen will bloat out, starting from under my breasts, THIS TIME, it's not like that, this time, it's lower, and also around the hip area.....around the hips it feels so darn puffy, "swollen", (my husbands word for it), or "blubbery".....but as you get farther in to the front on the abdomen, it feels THICKER.....I remember my mother talking about a "spare tire" problem with middle aged women ..... I also notice that over the past few weeks, even the waistband around my shorts is tighter, much tighter actually! UGH!

I did the stupid thing, and looked it up on google......i know......but i couldn't help it! Naturally, the first sites they throw at you are ovarian cancer! So, that just made my day, and now, i'm in a state of panic. I know about "middle pain", the pain during ovulation, in the middle of your cycle.......but, I don't know.......would that come with this kind of quick weight gain in the abdomen? (and around the hips) ...... I'm speaking here of that "roll", that "spare tire" ..........

Listen, can that spare tire just sort of pop up kind of quickly? I know with hormones, anything is possible...i've come to find that out! Things you NEVER thought possible, are! So, that could be it as well ...... but, I don't know.
I know weight gain during peri, is nearly unavoidable, and i've been dealing with that too ...... but you know your own body. This "roll" or "spare tire" with that THICK feeling, really became prevelant about a week to two weeks ago.....it was really noticeable TO ME anyway. I may also be a cyst, I know that can also give you these symptoms, pain in the ovary and shooting down the leg .............

if anyone has any info. on this, or if you've dealt with this, please let me know ..... thanks girls!






OH I FORGOT TO ADD ............. that, since this morning now,,,i seem to be feeling this sort of very dull, vague pressure in the lower left back area too ...... not really an "ache", but more of a pressure, well, maybe a bit of an ache .... and now, as I stood here for a moment, i noticed that the left leg NOW feels this sort of dull ache .........
nc53215
GOOGLE IS THE DEVIL, STAY AWAY !!!!
Fried
Sorry you are dealing with all that. I have had stabbing pain in my ovaries but not down my legs. Call your ob-gyn.
Iradan
My darling,
I have it on and off mostly midcycle, during and post ovulation, shooting pain radiating in to VJ, thighs, lower back, and sometimes, excruciatingly painful cramps in my upper tights.....
I had just done ultrasounds, everything is normal, i did not even have ovarian cyst this time as it was done close to my period. Ovarian cancer has very subtle symptoms, most times hardly any, but mainly bloating, pain during intercourse, sudden weight gain, bowel changes.
This type of pain can be cyst or just ovulation, it is called Mittelschmerz or middle pain.
https://www.google.com/health/ref/Mittelschmerz
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mydarling
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UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's all I can say .............. thank you for your posts ..... i am seeing my GYN in 12 days, .....but, Iradan, can MIDDLE PAIN cause shooting pains down your leg? I think an ovarian cyst can, but I can't find anywhere on the net, that says that middle pain causes leg pain as well ........... now, my left leg (same side as ovarian ache) seems to be more HEAVY, achey, dull ache, almost like sore muscles ..... this leg thing really started today ..... but when I get those lovely stabbing pains in the ovary, then it shoots down the leg too ..... I've read about ovarian cancer, it doens't seem to mention to much, about leg pain, but I'm sure there are all diff. symptoms depending on each woman .....

oh, now, I'm getting this lousy heavy, THICK, kind of sick feeling on my left waist too!!!!!
JES80
When I had really bad pain with an ovarian cyst I didn't go to the dr, but when I told him about it the next time he promptly told me that next time that happned to call him immediately to be seen.
The kind of pain you describe, I don't think I would want to be putting up with it!! Please call your doctor to be seen sooner!!

t_nikki
Hey darling,
I too have this !! Infact it started yesterday and it is my left ovary and it shoots into my left thigh !! My lower back also aches so bad, it is a deep ache like in the bones. Sometimes I have this with my periods but not always and usually when it happens I know it is going to be a very painful period/ I DO have cyst in both of my ovaries. I have never in my life had any cysts until this year after all this peri junk happened. I had a sono and my ovaries were full of cysts, my doc said it was eggs that never fully matured to reach ovulation...so I guess their duds...I started noticing tht I wasn't ovulating every month about a year ago. They have ruptured on occasion and that is very painful and the flow of blood from these cyst is dark brownish-black and is sometimes watery with stringy clots ( TMI) I know... but I just wanted to share with you in case you are experiencing the same, so you can see a Gyno ASAP and ask for a Sono.
Iradan
QUOTE (mydarling @ Oct 9 2009, 02:29 PM) *
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UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's all I can say .............. thank you for your posts ..... i am seeing my GYN in 12 days, .....but, Iradan, can MIDDLE PAIN cause shooting pains down your leg? I think an ovarian cyst can, but I can't find anywhere on the net, that says that middle pain causes leg pain as well ........... now, my left leg (same side as ovarian ache) seems to be more HEAVY, achey, dull ache, almost like sore muscles ..... this leg thing really started today ..... but when I get those lovely stabbing pains in the ovary, then it shoots down the leg too ..... I've read about ovarian cancer, it doens't seem to mention to much, about leg pain, but I'm sure there are all diff. symptoms depending on each woman .....

oh, now, I'm getting this lousy heavy, THICK, kind of sick feeling on my left waist too!!!!!

Yep, and I get it soo bad on occasions, once I almost crashed my car, it was so severe. I also get bad cramps in upper thighs, calves, anywhere, and it is all triggered by estrogen fluctuations.

I believe that every living cell in our body has estrogen receptors, when estrogen drops and ovulation does not happen, our muscles and skin start acting, so nerves triggering and firing like crazy, and I too get shooting pains EVERYWHERE, even in my throat, and the heavy lousy feeling in my lower back, wast, etc.

One thing to note, I have had it all checked out when it started, so I just deal with symptoms knowing otherwise, it is nothing serious. it can be anything and everything, I won' think cancer, for sure, but to be on safe side, get it checked, to make sure it is not PID or ectopic pregnancy, everything is possible at this age.
A simple sonogram and a pregnancy test can stop your worries, but not necessarily pain, LOL. I am not sure what causes all these wicked symptoms, but the more I read, I incline to think it is fluctuating estrogen, too little or too much, lack of progesterone, etc.
If you not nauseated and not lightheaded, it is already good sign, I hope it is nothing serious.

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Belinda1030
QUOTE (mydarling @ Oct 9 2009, 01:59 PM) *
Oh boy, here we go again! Ladies, do any of you have this? Let me describe this : it started about two days ago.

I have been getting these stabbing pains in my left ovary area, so I'm assuming it's the ovary itself ..... when this happens, it shoots pain down my left leg, basically into the thigh, sometimes a little father down the leg. This happens on and off, like I said for the last two days. I am about 6 days or less, away from my period....so I hope that's the problem.
I THINK I've had something similar to this in the past, maybe about a year or more ago, I can't remember to well, it SEEMS somewhat familiar, but right now, I can't remember all the details. The thing is, however, that, within the last week, maybe two, I've noticed this lousy weight gain around the middle .... it came up pretty quickly. Now, usually, about 2 weeks before my period, I get that, and it's usually either water weight, or whatever....and it usually goes away after my period.
BUT THIS FEELS DIFFERENT........ this now feels like some sort of "roll" of "thickness" going from my left hip, around the abdomen (in the front) and then off to the right hip, so all the way around ..... the reason I say "thickness" is because that's the feeling this time,..... it's THICK ..... usually, when I start in with the pre-period junk, my entire abdomen will bloat out, starting from under my breasts, THIS TIME, it's not like that, this time, it's lower, and also around the hip area.....around the hips it feels so darn puffy, "swollen", (my husbands word for it), or "blubbery".....but as you get farther in to the front on the abdomen, it feels THICKER.....I remember my mother talking about a "spare tire" problem with middle aged women ..... I also notice that over the past few weeks, even the waistband around my shorts is tighter, much tighter actually! UGH!

I did the stupid thing, and looked it up on google......i know......but i couldn't help it! Naturally, the first sites they throw at you are ovarian cancer! So, that just made my day, and now, i'm in a state of panic. I know about "middle pain", the pain during ovulation, in the middle of your cycle.......but, I don't know.......would that come with this kind of quick weight gain in the abdomen? (and around the hips) ...... I'm speaking here of that "roll", that "spare tire" ..........

Listen, can that spare tire just sort of pop up kind of quickly? I know with hormones, anything is possible...i've come to find that out! Things you NEVER thought possible, are! So, that could be it as well ...... but, I don't know.
I know weight gain during peri, is nearly unavoidable, and i've been dealing with that too ...... but you know your own body. This "roll" or "spare tire" with that THICK feeling, really became prevelant about a week to two weeks ago.....it was really noticeable TO ME anyway. I may also be a cyst, I know that can also give you these symptoms, pain in the ovary and shooting down the leg .............

if anyone has any info. on this, or if you've dealt with this, please let me know ..... thanks girls!



Hey girl, don't get worked up over something that may not be.....you sound like me now. LOL. First the spare tire, roll, and weight gain. Seems I woke up one day and my tummy, hips and thighs ballooned to enormous proportions. I thought, what on earth is going on here! There are days that I am so bloated, I look like I am pregnant. I know every one has said that and experienced it. Ugh.
I had posted one time about the lower back pain I had, mine too will move around to the left hip, this last time and hurt so bad that I can barely walk. I feel pain down my legs, in the thigh areas and the prominent in one or other of the hip as stated. Just to lay on that side, or touch is extremely painfull and hard to find a good comfortable position when trying to sleep. I have had the full physical and everything fine, so I bet it is another "thing" you are going through. Of course to set your mind at ease, perhaps doctor visit will help. You are not alone kid, hang in there.
Belinda
mydarling


oh you guys are the best! thank you all!!!! I do feel better, just knowing I'm not alone, and that this prob. isn't anything serious, but I'm having it checked out anyway .... I should throw in here that I also have IBS.....I guess i should have said that earlier...geeez........where is my head? I'm not really "thinking" ..... I'm sort of in this daze/staring out into space place today, so,....bear with me ........... having mentioned the IBS....now, I've had SIMILAR things happen to me, as this ..... but this time, it's bad! So.....I got online, and read! I also called my dr. who basically said....it's prob. the IBS, or hormonal due to peri, (yes, she actually DOES admit i'm in peri...lol!!!), or stress ..... she said that IBS can definatley cause the shooting pains down the leg as well, from the compressed intestines do to the IBS ..... ok, that made sense ...... but I will still see her anyway.

I found much info. on Google actually, site after site, about the IBS / leg pain connection .... you'll see that some people say it 's not connected, while MANY others say it is, and they experience it themselves.... but, I think it's worth reading! The lack of information, makes you nervous, so, read, read, read! One woman posted that she had literally gone to bed one night, and upon waking the next morning, found that her abdomen, hips, and thighs were big and fat, just overnight! She had it checked, and it was "nothing"....well, at least nothing "they" could determine. .... she was chalking it up to IBS, and menopause ......... so........who the heck knows! what i DO know......is I want to stop this train, and I want to get off!
This is an out of control train, and it's heading straight for the brick wall ...... well, at least that's the feeling!!!!



As I sit here, I still have that lower back/lumbar region ache...not bad at all, but in the background......I have that ache/burning, HEAVY, THICK, bloated feeling in my abdomen (oh, and in my lovely new spare tire! dry.gif ) ..... and it just feels like something is "in" there ......... (in the lower left abdomen) ........ but again, that is what IBS can feel like too,,,,i've had that. I try not to "whine" but I'm telling you.........THIS STINKS!!!!! I know you ladies know this .... I am so glad to have found this site!!!!!! BIG BIG HUGS TO YOU ALL! I hope we all feel better.............
















Webalina
Are you SURE it's ovary pain? Maybe it's your back. Sciatica (inflammation of the sciatic nerve) shoots down your leg as well.
girlsmom
Could you be perhaps a bit constipated? Sometimes you could feel the pressure in the neighboring descending colon !
mydarling
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UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ok, here we are ............... well, at least, the shooting pains down the leg seemed to have stopped......notice I said SEEMED..lol...because we all know it could return ... but as of late last night...it seemed to have eased up with that....but then, as I said in the previous post, it ended up more like a dull ache in the entire leg! what the heck is that? Now......upon waking today, the leg pain is pretty much gone....there is a slight BACKGROUND ache,,,,it's in the leg somewhere, but it's in the background, not really up front ..... so, thank God for that!


But I will say, however, that the lower LEFT side of my abdomen, feels "bigger", "heavier", "thicker", "fatter" than the right side!!!!!
Yeah it does! It feels as if,...inside the LOWER LEFT side of my abdomen, there is "something" in there....."something" thick, or heavy.....maybe hard...not "hard", say as a rock.....but, "harder" than the other side of my lower abdomen......my husb. said it could be a muscle, because the day before all this began, we had gone swimming (the ocean is behind our house), so he thinks, i may have either pulled a muscle (which I never felt happen though), or something to do with muscles...... well, the thing of it is.....when I was in swimming, I remember even feeling this big, distended, HEAVY abdomen THEN ..... so, that was BEFORE we went swimming ......... I even remember thinking standing there on the shore, how this sort of popped out like this over the last week or two...........so....it can't have been from swimming.........

that's when i freak out ....... and start thinking that the "thing" I feel in there, is a tumor....and it 's really ovarian cancer.....especially, with this weird weight gain within the last two weeks....seemingly centered around the abdomen, and hips and waist! And what's weird is.........it's more on the left side, than the right! so then, my mind goes into overdrive about it being a tumor in there!!!!!

does anyone here think this sounds like that? I can't take this! I am going to tak another xanax!!!!

thank you all!!!!
mydarling
QUOTE (mydarling @ Oct 10 2009, 03:56 PM) *
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UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ok, here we are ............... well, at least, the shooting pains down the leg seemed to have stopped......notice I said SEEMED..lol...because we all know it could return ... but as of late last night...it seemed to have eased up with that....but then, as I said in the previous post, it ended up more like a dull ache in the entire leg! what the heck is that? Now......upon waking today, the leg pain is pretty much gone....there is a slight BACKGROUND ache,,,,it's in the leg somewhere, but it's in the background, not really up front ..... so, thank God for that!


But I will say, however, that the lower LEFT side of my abdomen, feels "bigger", "heavier", "thicker", "fatter" than the right side!!!!!
Yeah it does! It feels as if,...inside the LOWER LEFT side of my abdomen, there is "something" in there....."something" thick, or heavy.....maybe hard...not "hard", say as a rock.....but, "harder" than the other side of my lower abdomen......my husb. said it could be a muscle, because the day before all this began, we had gone swimming (the ocean is behind our house), so he thinks, i may have either pulled a muscle (which I never felt happen though), or something to do with muscles...... well, the thing of it is.....when I was in swimming, I remember even feeling this big, distended, HEAVY abdomen THEN ..... so, that was BEFORE we went swimming ......... I even remember thinking standing there on the shore, how this sort of popped out like this over the last week or two...........so....it can't have been from swimming.........

that's when i freak out ....... and start thinking that the "thing" I feel in there, is a tumor....and it 's really ovarian cancer.....especially, with this weird weight gain within the last two weeks....seemingly centered around the abdomen, and hips and waist! And what's weird is.........it's more on the left side, than the right! so then, my mind goes into overdrive about it being a tumor in there!!!!!

does anyone here think this sounds like that? I can't take this! I am going to tak another xanax!!!!

thank you all!!!!




I FORGOT TO MENTION.......NOT TO FORGET ABOUT THE IBS I DEAL WITH FROM TIME TO TIME....that is acting up right now.... i know that feeling........it's intestinal, which is in the exact same area as this feeling is, ...this heaviness, thick feeling.........so perhaps my intestines are all swollen from the IBS ...... i don't know .........
girlsmom
Although horribly expensive, you could start yourself drinking Aloe Vera. It will settle IBS. I am sure what you have is colon related. I get it as well and it feels much different and in a way much more pronounced than ovarian pain, which you shouldn't have 6 days before your cycle. When my so called (Dr. diagnosed but NEVER believed him) IBS starts, it is always the days leading up to my cycle.
Aloe vera not only acts as a very mild laxative, it supports the colon and has loads of vitamins and minerals to support the immune system....that is worth a google wink.gif
Feel better, don't panic...this too shall pass (gosh, are we tired of hearing that already lol!!!)
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