<human>: i have a really sharp pain in my right side since this mornng.  it is not cramps. i had to come home from school because of the pain. it starts near my ribs and a shooting pain right down to my thigh. the school nurse said it might be my appendics or kidney stones. i am 13 years old and my name is leah.
<bot>: For the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, you need to be examined clinically. In case of appendicitis, the pain is in the lower right abdomen and so there is indeed a possibility. It is common in young girls like you. There is probably less likelihood of a kidney stone, but ureteric stones are a possibility thought the location of the pain does not match. Please do not wait, rather rush to a hospital as if it is appendicitis, it needs to be managed urgently in order to avoid complications.