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Messed up. What should I do? Too much x-ray?

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swckv
swckv

I have heavy chest pain, headache, coughing blood, body pain, abdominal pain, pooping blood, and insomnia.  I have 6 x-rays within 6 months but doctors can not find anything wrong with me.  I am going to a stool sample tomorrow and more blood tests.  What medical condition do I have?

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  • papote53
    papote53 swckv

    Posted

    Hi,

    Not sure what happened with the other posting but I can't believe they have not done a colonoscopy and endoscopy.   To many x-rays?  No, 6 x-rays is nothing. Headache, Insomnia and chest pain could be anxiety due to your real health conditions and not knowing. Have you seen a GI for this?

    • swckv
      swckv papote53

      Posted

      The other post is stil there, the doctor have not ordered a colonscopy and endoscopy.  They do not want to do colonscopy and endoscopy yet because they say it is too soon to do it.  I asked them to order me a stool sample.  I have no idea why x-rays have not figured out anything yet.  I have bad headache, chest pain, insomnia, and so on.  What other tests I can do?  Bronchoscopy?  The reason I said Bronschoscopy is because I tried to provide my sputum sample for culture but the samples that I sent in keep saying they are contamniated.  It takes too much of my time to try to provide sample over and over again.  Any other opinions?
  • papote53
    papote53 swckv

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    To soon and you are coughing blood, pooping blood with abdominal pain?  I had so far 4 endoscopies and 2 colonoscopies and al I had was pressure on my belly.  X-ray will not help them ad is a waste of your time and even your health.  It I was yu, I will not ask them, but tell htem I want it done ASAP.
    • swckv
      swckv papote53

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      I told them but the doctor in my area can not just give out tests.  I am in Canada.  They have offered a stool culture and stool sample.  The x-rays were for the chest.  I think I might have a viral or bacterial infection somewhere.
    • papote53
      papote53 swckv

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      OK, I see the problem.  Here in the USA they need a medical reason as well but I know is not that easy in Canada.  Chest pain can be anxiety but they have to eliminate any cardio condition first.  I have chest pain as well but I have been cleared by my Cardio and Pulmo becuase the x-ray showed COPD, but the chest CT and the Pulmo test showed no COPD. Then a Heart CT showed my heart is 100% healthy.   Now I'm going to see my ENT to have a test done which will show if my reflux is getting stock and creating this chest and vocal problems I have.  But If I let them they will just conclude is Anxiety which I have also been cleared by my Phychiastrist is not anxiety the main reason.
    • swckv
      swckv papote53

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      My echocardiogram is fine and x-ray showed nothing.  But I have constant chest pain, headache, and recently I cough up blood and poop out blood.  That is why they want to check stool sample and culture.  I want to get my digistive system check out too. The reason I said Bronschoscopy is because I tried to provide my sputum sample for culture but the samples that I sent in keep saying they are contamniated.  It takes too much of my time to try to provide sample over and over again. So I might have to do Bronschoscopy.
    • papote53
      papote53 swckv

      Posted

      Never had one of those but I believe is similar to an Endoscopy but they use the nose to check all the way to your lungs.  Humm, maybe I should request one for myself.  Now, my ENT is going to do a laryngoscopy which is by the mouth and they look on the back of your throat, including your voice box, behind your ribs and lungs.  Once that is clear and they find the reason and the cure (if they do) then my Phychiatrist is going to take me out of the only medication I'm still taking.   But when this first started 2 1/2 years ago they had me on 9 medications thinking it was my heart, COPD or Asthma. Sure, I do have a mild Sinus, reflux and gastritis.  Sometimes you feel like a Guinea Pig because is all a testing and guessing game. ;-)
    • swckv
      swckv papote53

      Posted

      Wow it happend to you for 2.5 years already? Oh man.  Yeah I want to to the Bronschoscopy by mouth.  I think they can.
    • papote53
      papote53 swckv

      Posted

      Yes, my main problem was chest pain so they started with the heart, then 2 x-rays showed hyperinflated lungs so they said it was COPD, then after passing the COPD test with a pulmonologist and a hest CT my GI and Pulmo had an up and down disagreement but they ended up saying it was Asthma. Together with all that they said I had high Cholesterol and HBP so I was on 9 medications.  Nothing a little better eating did not fix. So now I'm down to one which is for anxiety but my Phychistrist said the only reason he has me on medication is because they have not resolved the real chest/vocal problem I have.  At one time they said it was my mild gastritis and they ended up taking out my Galbladder which did not help but so far no problem as well.  They took it out and it was like nothing for. ;-)  I really hope they have an answer for you, not knowing is what makes this so hard to handle. Sure, after 2 1/2 years is not that urgent anymore fo me because I came to peace with myself and God.   Let me know how it goes
  • jmcg2014
    jmcg2014 swckv

    Posted

    If your really coughing blood then goto A&E and refuse to leave until they find why. I'm surprised they haven't found why, coughing with blood can only be so many things and they generally will check for them very quickly.
  • elizabeth2244
    elizabeth2244 swckv

    Posted

    I am sorry you are going through this. Do you have Acid Reflux that can make the chest hurt and if its hurting your esophagus that may be the reason for the blood. 

    You should go see a GI doctor because something does not sound right to me 

    • swckv
      swckv elizabeth2244

      Posted

      I am having a stool culture done today.  I will follow up more with my burping and chest pains, and headache.
    • swckv
      swckv papote53

      Posted

      Yeah stool culture is sent in.  I will go frome here.
    • swckv
      swckv papote53

      Posted

      Stool culture is in, I will go from here.
    • papote53
      papote53 swckv

      Posted

      Great, hopefully they will have some answers for you. confused
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