Of course, the first thing that comes to mind is perhaps crampy pain associated with menstruation or even ovulation (mittleschmertz). Being a teenager, this stuff can come on seemingly out of the blue. Plus, with your history of abdominopelvic surgery, you can easily have adhesions in there that are restricting your ovaries and/or tubes. Ovarian cyst is another thought. So, if you are having no other symptoms other than this pain, I think the first step would be to see your GYN doc and make sure everything is OK in that department. If all that checks out, and the pain is persisting, then you probably need to see your GI or surgeon, if only for reassurance. It still can be just adhesions, but pain, especially serious pain, is not normal. Usually with GI related pain, there are other symptoms too. But, I know it can be hard to discern, since our function is so different after this surgery.

I completely understand you on wanting to forget about being sick. It just plain sucks, doesn't it?

Jan

Jan,
Thanks so much! I will definitely keep that in mind. It seems to come and go, but it is not at all like period cramps or anything. I am so glad to have found this site, it really has helped.

Thanks Again(:

Hopefully, it will not persist and you won't have to address it.

Here is a link about mittleschmerz.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mittelschmerz

Jan

I experience a sharp pain once in awhile on ny right side just below my rib cage. It hurts a lot! Not sure what it is?

I was associating it with my abdomen scar, locate on ny right side next to my belly button, but I don't think its related. My scars don't hurt.

Heidi