A 52-year-old female asked:
what does it mean if my right side of abdomen is numb from the appendix area going up and at times sharp pains ?
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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered
32 years experience Family Medicine
Abdomen: The sharp pain could be kidney stone, diverticulitis, colitis, appendicitis. Given numbness with the symptom this would suggest radicular symptom
Answered on Jan 5, 2019
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