<human>: Hi! On Friday night, I went out for a friends birthday, but on the way to a diner, I started to feel a pain in my lower right abdomen, right above my pelvic bone. As I sat in the diner, the pain went from a dull ache to a stronger, sharper pain. 30 minutes later, as I was walking home from the diner, the pain got worse with every step to the point where I almost couldnt make it walking up the stairs to my apartment. When I finally got home, the pain turned into a very sharp pain that make me cry and wouldnt ebb no matter what position I sat or laid. I was tempted to go to the hospital, but didnt only because I have no insurance, and decided to wait an hour to see if it would go away. After an hour, the pain only subsided slightly, but I decided to wait it out. I fell asleep at some point, and woke up around 8:30 the next morning with only a dull ache where the pain had been. Since that morning, I havent felt much pain in the area at all - only a very slight ache when I press down very hard on the spot it had hurt so badly before. Any thoughts? Obviously, I should go to the doctor and get it checked, but like I said, I have no insurance, and would rather not go unless it could be a symptom of something very serious and wasnt a freak accident. I should also add that I have one symptom of polycystic ovarian syndrome - facial hair growth, and my periods used to come around every 35 - 40 days before going on birth control 4 years ago. Ive since quit using hormonal birth control, but my periods have been coming regularly every 28 days ever since.
<bot>: Hi. Thanks for your query and an elucidated history. The pain must have been due to torsion of the ovary or a large cyst. You should at least get an examination and more important an ultrasonography as a minimum required investigation to know the exact problem. You may not have another attack but if the torsion is still present, you may have to get operated, irrespective of whether you have insurance or not.