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Lower abdominal pain for 5 years. Drs don't know what is wrong.?

I am a 25 year old female that has been in pain for 5 years. Drs have done ultrasounds, x-rays, and blood tests and still don't know what is wrong with me. I've been to 3 different drs and first assumption is appendix but because I have been in pain for 5 years it is ruled out. I have never smoked, drank, or done other drugs. The pain started after having a normal vaginal birth with my daughter. I am currently 19 weeks pregnant with my second child. In the early pregnancy the pain seemed to fade until recently when it went back to normal just in a different location. I only feel the pain when pressure is applied. The pain is to the right of my belly button and seems about the size of baseball. After a dr pushes on it the pain last for about 24 hours without being touched. It feels like a horrible bruise. When pushed hard it is a stabbing pain. During an ultrasound when the tool was pressed in that spot is caused horrible pain. There was a large blob which the ultrasound technician listed as bowel with a question mark after it. I am not usually constipated. I also have had a colonoscopy because my sister and dad had precancerous polyps in the colon. My uncle died suddenly of colon cancer. Everything was completely normal with my colon. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't want the problem to harm my baby. I eat relatively healthy and frequently walk/jog 3 miles 5 times week. I am technically considered obese 200lb and 5'5". However no matter how much exercise and diet I don't lose more than 15 lbs. Before pregnancy I was a 1200 calorie diet with a minimum of 3 miles a day 6 days a week and weight lifting for over a year and got down to 185lbs. My blood pressure is 130/65.

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1. After you have the baby, I would request laparoscopy. It kind of sounds like a hernia. I've heard of alot of women actually getting hernias after giving birth. I had about 6 months of intense pain and had the same as you-bloodwork, xrays, ultrasounds and nothing showed. My OB recommended laparoscopy because he thought I had endometriosis (which won't show up on u/s or xray). They found hernias and no endometriosis. Hernias also may not show up on u/s or xray. Hernias would also explain why the pain is worse while pregnant. My doctors have told me to be prepared to be in pain as my pregnancy progresses. I just think laparoscopy would be good because it gives the doctor an inside look at your abdomen. I just felt alot better about my situation after having the surgery done. Good luck.