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Hey Pandas, I Was In The Er Last Night And I Still Don’t Know Why. Can You Help Me Out?

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Last night, I was hit with severely debilitating pain in my right flank. It was so agonizing that I couldn’t even form words. My mother heard me scream from upstairs and she told me she would take me to the emergency room. After waiting in there for an hour or two, I was visited by a resident, a student, and an MD doctor, who asked me several questions and gave me a quick physical exam. They concluded that the diagnosis was “flank pain with uncertain cause”. My mother told them it might have been something appendix-related, but I told her it was around my kidney area (I’m taking A&P, so…). Personally, I think it might’ve been a muscle spasm, because it felt like I twisted something in there (imagine a charley horse but in your back area). The doctor said in case it was a kidney-related thing, I would have to stay hydrated and have a follow up with my primary physician in 3 days. I just wanted to know, what other things might cause pain in the right flank?

Hey Pandas, I Was In The Er Last Night And I Still Don't Know Why. Can You Help Me Out?

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Cats, dragons, funeral homes He/they/she Just a genderfluid, pansexual actor/TV theme song nerd

Diana Lopetaitė

Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

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