Hi: About 4 years ago I was in my attic changing a vent hose for a bathroom fan. As you can imagine it was very cramped quarters. I was in a sitting position on a wooden beam , with my legs open , so I could reach down to connect the hose to the fan. I was bent down reaching as far as I could and still about 6 inches from making the connection. I could feel the pressure on my lower abdomen , but did not want to take the time to reposition my self. So I held my breath and gave one big thrust forward to reach the connection. aLL OF A sudden I felt this release of something but no real pain , as I was still bent over. When I crawled out of the attic and stood up , I got this excoriating pain on my left side. I had some difficulty breathing for a couple of days , but it became normal. The pain has not left, it has subsided to a level i can live with but it is still there and uncomfortable. The pain can be so different at times , from feeling like someone is blowing up a ballon on my lower left side to constipation or gas. I have had an ultra sound and CT scan as well as a signoscapy, nothing shows up. This has been going on for 4 years now, and it plays with my mind 24 hours a day , as I think if it wasnt serious it would have been gone by now. I have tried to explain how this happened to several doctors , but they dont seem to want to listen to the mechanism of injury , just the symptoms. Can you please help me. Best Regards , Lou
Hi, From history it seems that there might be having some severe back muscle strain or muscle damage or some injury to lumbosacral spines giving this problem. Go for x-ray lumbosacral region. After report go for treatment accordingly like short way diathermy, back extension exercise or lumbar traction as advised by orthopedic surgeon. Avoid more bending, lifting heavy weight. Ok and take care.