Actually not quite my tummy, but my abdomen. I have been having recurring pain in my lower right side of my abdomen for many years now, on and off, but recently it has been getting more frequent and persistent.

It culminated today and this morning,I couldn't even walk for the pain (usually the pain is sharp, but eventually goes after a short time). Unusually for me I had pain killers and couldn't take my daughter to school.

The painkillers took the edge off the pain, but it was still hurting, so I rang up NHS direct (UK) and sought advice. After many questions I was advised to get an emergency appointment with my GP within 2 hours, failing that go straight to A&E. GP was full, emergencies only after 5.30 pm, therefore I went along to the A&E.

By the time I was seen by the dr I was in excrutiating pain from sitting on a chair which wasn't helping my pain. After many questions concerning gyneocology my periods and children I have etc, he then went to check my lungs and heart (it hurt in my lower abdomen each inhalation) and then prodded the top of my abdomen and then the lower part. I felt like screaming and wanted to bite his hand when he pressed down on the lower right hand side. Although it hurt where he pressed, it also hurt mainly a little further up. After more prodding (despite my pleads for him to stop because it felt so bad) he finally stopped and claimed that there was nothing he could do because it appears to him to be too low down for the appendix and because I have had this pain on and off for years, it must be cysts on the ovary. I have to take strong painkillers until I can get a scan requested by the GP which will take 4-6 weeks and take pain relief for the pain. If it's cysts on the ovaries there is nothing I can do about it. BUT if I can't walk from the pain ( I couldn't this morning) or feel sick (I felt nauseous at the time), then if you are sick and have temperature come back.

What I failed to ask is that 2 yrs ago I had an ultrasound scan of my womb and ovaries when I had a miscarriage - would the cyst/s have shown up then? Especially as the pains started years before that.

Also he claimed the pain was too far down, the pain is further up from where he pointed twice.The pain can be felt inbetween my back and front of my body, but I can feel the pain in my back more prominently after he prodded.

The pain was so bad it made me feel sick when I got home, and only just managed to prevent myself throwing up on the front door.
Unable to go to the GP till Monday - am unsure what to do now, as pain relief not working very well, I don't feel at all well.

Any good suggestions welcome.