Hi there,
I am a 25 year old active female. I am fairly healthy other than mild anemia for which I am horribly non-compliant taking iron supplements (haven't taken any for at least a few weeks now) and moderate-persistent asthma which is fairly well controlled.

I have been having some fairly severe pain in my lower right quadrant for some time now. It is bizarre - comes on very suddenly and has quite literally brought me to my knees several times, but only lasts around 30 seconds, and stops as quickly as it starts (though it leaves an ache behind that tends to last about an hour, sometimes more).

The pain is a sharp ache (I know that's a bit of a contradiction, but it's the best I can describe it) and is very localized to an area about 2cmx2cm - about in line with my iliac crest and just to the right of the umbilicus. It has been going on for at least a couple months, but is happening much more frequently and hurting more severely in the past week or so - today in particular it has happened several times.

I have no rebound pain, and no fever. I have a history of functional ovarian cysts (lost my left ovary to a large cyst with torsion of the fallopian tube in 2005).
I am wondering what this could be, and if it is sufficient to just make an appointment to see my doc sometime in the next few weeks.

Thanks in advance for your time and consideration!