It all started around christmas time after 3 days of eating at various houses, i seemed to urinate alot more and felt a slight burning that following week, after awhile i developed a pain in my left lower abdominal region, the doctor suspected diverticulitis, have seen specialist and told him my symptoms, he said i should see a urologist despite adding to my symptoms that my stomach is always rumbling and my stools have become somewhat narrow, the pain has now spread to the lower right side of my pelvic region, it has been almost 2 months of having this mystery illness and am awaiting an ultrasound on march 6, i don’t know what to make of it now, i am thinking it could be my bowels and they need a good cleansing but am afraid that it may make my symptoms worse, they have taken bloodwork and urine tests but nothing has shown up. I would really like some input as to possible causes so i could maybe follow up on it.

I am a 31 year old female. I have suffered with painful menstrual cramps and frequent urination (as in every 15 minutes) since I was a teenager. I got married 3 years ago and found that additionally, intercourse is excruciatingly painful for me. After seeing many doctors who told me that it was all in my head, I needed to see a psychiatrist, etc, I was referred to a urologist who found I have an ulcerated bladder and diagnosed me with interstitial cystitis, and then to a obgyn who did a laparoscopy and found endometriosis, which he removed. I continue to have painful intercourse. I feels like somebody is stabbing me in the rectal area with a knife when my husband tries to enter (and he is a very gentle and patient man); and then for the next several days will continue to feel like something knife-sharp is trying to exit my body through my butt. The doctors have told me they’ve found everything they can find and done everything they can do. This is not in my head, the pain is real. I feel desperate, we have been married 3 years now and I know he feels rejected. Has anybody else experienced this? Any suggestions?

It is affecting my grades. I went to the doctor and she said that there was no blood or bacteria in my urine. Soon after, I went to a urologist who said I was constipated and that was the cause. She said she could feel stool in my ascending colon. So, what is the fastest way to empty the colon in less than four days?

I’m a fourteen year old male. The urologist explained to me it was caused by constipation and that she could feel stools in my ascending colon in my lower right back. I have taken laxatives and eaten at least 30g of fiber for the last five days, but I still have the urinary trouble. I have already missed 10 days of school and I need to go back as soon as possible. My main question is if a colon cleanse will actually help me empty my colon in 2 days?

I am mentioning this because I care and people should be made aware. While the majority of PAs are perfectly capable, just use common sense and realise that you, as the patient, should always ask questions and even get a 2nd opinion.

I see the PA for sinus problems, things like that but I make an appt with my PMD for anything else. A lot of our patients in our office have never seen their PMD. They only see the PA. That is scary to me. Two examples below:

I just took my friend to an Ambulatory Surgery Center for a procedure for a kidney stone where they put you to sleep and pulverize the stones with sonic waves. She went for prior blood tests and the wonderful bowel cleansing had to be done the night before. She got there and the urologist looked at the x-ray and said "this is not a kidney stone, it’s a shadow" and sent her home. The PA at her PMDs office diagnosed it – this girl has chronic kidney stones and has had them before – so the PA saw the shadow and said "kidney stone". Scary.

Another friend went to her regular dr and ended up seeing the PA who referred her to a neurosurgeon for her neck. This girl has numerous serious problems and her shoulder and arm were very painful, numb, etc. She had and MRI and x-rays done. She sat for 4 hrs and ended up seeing the neuro surgeon’s PA who told her she saw nothing serious on the x-rays and that HER neck was 100 xs worse than my friends. She gave her a script for physical therapy for 6 weeks and told her to come back and see another dr in the practice after that. My friend called her regular dr who said his PA should never have referred her to that dr. He got her an appt with someone else, put her in a cervical collar until then and said under no circumstances go to PT as they could do serious damage as she has 3 ruptured discs all pressing on the spinal column. The neurosurgeon did call her himself and apologize for the wait that day and told her the same thing. She said "well that is not what your PA told me" and he just apologized for that also.

Scary, scary, scary. Also, if you see the PA – why do you have to pay a full copay? You aren’t seeing the real doctor.

You, as the patient, have the right to question your doctor on anything. Don’t let anyone pressure you into something you are not sure of. Seek a second opinion. That is your right. While most PAs are very knowledgeable, they ARE NOT doctors and their findings should be reviewed with the doctor prior to making any surgical decisions, etc.
I did have this in the medical section with no response other than an idiot answer, probably from one of the PAs I was talking about. ha

I see the PA for sinus problems, things like that but I make an appt with my PMD for anything else. A lot of our patients in our office have never seen their PMD. They only see the PA. That is scary to me. Two examples below:

I just took my friend to an Ambulatory Surgery Center for a procedure for a kidney stone where they put you to sleep and pulverize the stones with sonic waves. She went for prior blood tests and the wonderful bowel cleansing had to be done the night before. She got there and the urologist looked at the x-ray and said "this is not a kidney stone, it’s a shadow" and sent her home. The PA at her PMDs office diagnosed it – this girl has chronic kidney stones and has had them before – so the PA saw the shadow and said "kidney stone". Scary.

Another friend went to her regular dr and ended up seeing the PA who referred her to a neurosurgeon for her neck. This girl has numerous serious problems and her shoulder and arm were very painful, numb, etc. She had and MRI and x-rays done. She sat for 4 hrs and ended up seeing the neuro surgeon’s PA who told her she saw nothing serious on the x-rays and that HER neck was 100 xs worse than my friends. She gave her a script for physical therapy for 6 weeks and told her to come back and see another dr in the practice after that. My friend called her regular dr who said his PA should never have referred her to that dr. He got her an appt with someone else, put her in a cervical collar until then and said under no circumstances go to PT as they could do serious damage as she has 3 ruptured discs all pressing on the spinal column. The neurosurgeon did call her himself and apologize for the wait that day and told her the same thing. She said "well that is not what your PA told me" and he just apologized for that also.

Scary, scary, scary. Also, if you see the PA – why do you have to pay a full copay? You aren’t seeing the real doctor.

You, as the patient, have the right to question your doctor on anything. Don’t let anyone pressure you into something you are not sure of. Seek a second opinion. That is your right. While most PAs are very knowledgeable, they ARE NOT doctors and their findings should be reviewed with the doctor prior to making any surgical decisions, etc.
When I say, patients in our office, I mean patients that come into our office and schedule surgery. We need them to make an appointment with their primary doctor for medical clearance. We do not have a nurse here or a PA.
I’m trying to give people a heads up because I care – and I get an idiot answer from some disgruntled PA – probably.

I’ve dealt with prostatitis for a few years now. The pain is more in the rectum now. I’ve seen a urologist, he checked the prostate, and it’s not as inflammed as it used to be. I’ve tried anti-biotics and he doesn’t think I need those anymore. There’s no infection.

He thinks it’s more of a muscle/nerve problem "down there." And he’s sending me to a physical therapist. Anyone out there with prostatitis or pelvic floor pain(I know pregnant women can get that pain) gone in for that?
It’s kinda funny because I just got that book. And then went to see my urologist and was going to ask him about it but seems like he’s taking the same approach. And it does make sense.

i am searching for types of doctors who are certified to do that kind of procedure- extract cells from the colon to see if there are any cancerous cells in it… for example, like a urologist, oncologist, etc… are there other types that are allowed to do it too??