Hi ladies I have a question because I'm a little freaked out.. So I started my period last night and have had awful cramps and such. I went to work today though after laying with a heating pad on and have been fine most of the day after that. No heavy bleeding or blood clots. Very light with some spotting. However, I'm not sure if this pain I'm feeling is related or not. I got home from work an hour ago (I work in retail) and sat down and noticed the area around my belly button REALLY hurts. It's not where my jeans were hugging me today because when I'm cramping on my period I usually pull my pants up a little higher to not cramp as bad. It's kind of like a "line" of pain. Cuts directly through my belly button going left to right. I don't know if it's related to my period or not but it hurts to move, breathe, sit, and lay down. It almost feels like a badly pulled muscle?

At the beginning of the year my boyfriend's brother got his appendix taken out and he had said he felt pain around his belly button at first before his symptoms got worse. When I touch through there it feels really sore just barely touching. I'm not sure if maybe it's related to my period or something else. Also, before I started my period I got REALLY sick and threw up a few times which I know is also a symptom of appendicitis and also PMS symptoms so I'm not really sure. Should I be concerned? It's lasted for around an hour since I got home.

Thanks!