please help me...

[breezybear]

I have this HORRIBLE pain in my stomach. (Upper left side). It feels like a DEMON is kicking me. I have a child, I know what it feels like for a baby to kick... same sensation, only painful. It hurts worse if I bend over. I almost fainted from the pain. When it isn't the pain of kicking it feels like it's on fire. When it feels like kicking, you can see it over a shirt and when it burns you can feel it. I don't have insurance, so I don't want to go to the hospital or doctor... I can answer any questions. I just wanna know if this is serious. This is NOT gas, so don't say that. I know that pain and it's nothing like this...

[Cathleen Zoretic, RN]

Gallstones would not be visible through the skin. If you have something that you can see pulsating through your skin, you need to be seen by a doctor. I know that you do not have insurance, but this could be something serious that should not be ignored and cannot be treated at home or over the internet.

Cathy

[breezybear]

Yes, I can physically see this through a shirt and if I lift my shirt up it looks like a baby is kicking. But I am NOT pregnant. Definitely not. I don't have insurance, so I try to avoid the dr at all costs. My friend mentioned it could be gallstones? Idk if this matters, but I have a hiatal hernia.

[Cathleen Zoretic, RN]

Thanks for using the forum.

With pain this severe, I have to recommend that you go to the doctor and get checked out. When you say that you can see the kicking through a shirt do you mean that you can see movement under the skin? If so, that could be very serious and needs to be checked out as soon as possible. This is not something that can or should be treated at home.

I hope you feel better soon!

Cathy