I am having sharp stabbing pains in my left groin area, spreading up to my spleen, and radiating into my back. (Left side only) I have recently had a colonoscopy and found nothing more than a bad case of diverticulosis. I have had 10 surgeries, 9 in the abdominal area. I have an Inguinal hernia in the groin, a hiatal hernia in the upper stomach, and a ton of scar tissue. This could be kidney stones, or maybe the inguinal hernia is trying to strangulate, or it could be something else altogether. It is extremely painful and debilitating. In the last year I have developed this same infection four times. That is why my doctor had me get a colonoscopy. When the pain hits, I sweat profusely. I am tired all the time. Usually antibiotics ease the symptoms for a time, but then the infection reoccurs.