Do I have appendicitis...or the early warning signs?

Question

This morning I woke up with pain in my right side and the side of my back as well(right side). My temp. is 99.3 right now and it hurts when I take a deep breath in and when I lay down. I am 18 yrs old and my mom is trying to get me a doctors apoitment. Should this be worth going to the doctor for?

Answer 1

One "test" the Dr will do, that you can do right now, is lay on your back, lift your right knee towards your right shoulder. If it is your appendix, the pain would increase at that, if it does not, well, I would still go to the doctor to find out why you have a fever and pain. It could be a number of other things, like a kidney infection.

Answer 2

It could be an ovarian cyst. It's best to go to the Dr. to be sure as appendicitis can get nasty very quickly. Good luck!

Answer 3

yes...the fever alone wouldn't be particularly worrying, but the abdominal pain is very possibly something that could be nasty if you don't get it looked at.

If you start throwing up and the pain gets more intense, you probably do have appendicitis.