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For the past couple months I have been having sharp stabbing pain on my left side and cramps every single day that have not gone away. It is also tender to touch that area. Activity makes it worse. I never had menstrual cramps before now and I'm 36. I bled very heavily my last period and it was very painful. So painful and heavy that I went to the ER which I have never had to do before. They gave me a urine pregnancy test that came up negative. They gave me an ultrasound and said they only saw follicles on that side and referred me to my OB-GYN. They said they were unable to tell but they thought it could be PCOS. They decided against that diagnosis because I have never had a problem with fertility. I have 7 children ranging in age from 16 to 10 months.

I went to my OB-GYN and she so far has only given me Motrin for the pain which isn't helping. She is sending me for another ultrasound this weekend which I disagree with. I feel at this point I should be getting a CT Scan or MRI. Some of the other symptoms that I have been having is high blood pressure because the pain is so intense at times, dizziness, a low dull backache, and the pain has now spread down into my thigh. I've been ganing weight while I have a loss of appetite and I eat very little mostly once a day because I just never feel hungry. Also for the past 6 months or so I have been missing my period every other month which is leading me to believe there is something very wrong with my left ovary. This month is my month to miss and I have missed it but I still have this sharp pain on that side and the cramps are still there also. Is there anything that I can suggest to my doctor to start looking for?