@anniereborn Your description of the pain is not ‘gross,’ don’t worry. I’m glad you’re already scheduled for an appointment. May I suggest a few ways to analyze your pain between now and then that may help your doc help you?
In the next week, try to describe your pain for yourself in terms of dull or sharp. Constant or intermittent. Localized or radiating. Throbbing, waves, etc. Defining your pain as you feel it using very descriptive words and writing them down really helps, as opposed to trying to recall it when you are not feeling it.
Also, try to observe any common factors. Does the pain always start on the same side? Is it always after a meal, and how long after the meal? Is it better or worse sitting up or laying down? Have you noticed a fever or sweating or any other accompanying symptoms? Once you go poop does the pain subside?
Anything you offer your doctor will help. Don’t be embarrassed about being in pain. Everybody’s intestinal tract and reproductive system operates the same way, generally. That’s why providing as many descriptors for a perceived malfunction can be so helpful. You probably aren’t the only one to have experienced this pain, and being able to describe it helps diagnose it.
Good luck!