It was late 2017, and I’d been feeling under the weather for a few weeks. I was achy and tired, and I even felt dizzy and nauseous. I was definitely not pregnant, so I chalked it up to work, holiday stress, and the cold December weather in New Jersey, where I live and work as a writer and editor.
I soon started to experience a dull pain on my right side, but I wasn’t sure if it came from my groin or lower back. I checked the calendar and realized I was due for my period. PMS, I thought. My period came and went, but the pain on my right side worsened—only now, my right leg was also tingling.
I was working full-time, sitting in an uncomfortable chair for more than eight hours a day. I figured maybe the pain had something to do with all that time sitting. I started using a standing desk, but it didn’t help. Then I suspected appendicitis. Why did I think it was my appendix? Google, of course. I had the symptoms, which included sharp pain on the right side, plus nausea and stomach bloating.
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