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Mild lrq pain comes n goes. no fever no intense pain when pushed on. cbc normal. waiting 4abdom x-ray. diverticulitis or appendicitis still possible?

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Dr. Buck Parker answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Unlikely: I'm assuming you mean right lower quadrant pain. With no fever and no WBC elevation, it's unlikely that you have diverticulitis or appendicitis. HOWEVER, they are both still possibilities. Diverticulitis would be especially unusually on the right side with your age. I would bet on a colitis, constipation or an ovarian cyst before appendicitis. But this is still a guess.

Answered 12/16/2014

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