25, convinced my self I have pancreatic cancer! Terrified.

I cannnot help you other than to say  that if there was pancreatic cancer the blood tests would have likely shown and indicator.     I know from my own experience that you can have a lot ot things 'seriously' affecting you that do not have a serious  (by which they mean terminal) consequence.    That doesn't help your symtoms or give you answers but if you jump from not knowing to think you have pancreatic cancer then you will make yourself ill on top of what you are already. experiencing.   I do wonder from all the symptoms you describe if you have seen a gastroenterologist as it sounds to me a bit like you have a lot of inflamation in your system maybe stomach giving you the throat feeling etc.   The remedy might be straight forward if you can get the right advise.   Easier said than done I know. 

No answers for you other than to say you can because I do experience horrendous pain for no clear reason and that is frustrating.   Good Luck and enjoy that beautiful boy. 

Hi jake 22268

The pain, nausea and burping leads me to think of HPylori the stomach bacteria which are the cause of these symptoms. Do you get heartburn and how are your bowels do you get loose stools. Regarding the chest pain after 4 years I think if there was something serious going on there it would have manifested itself by now.

I get chest pain when I panic and stress.

The itching can be that you are allergic to something you are eating have you started to eat something you haven't eaten before.

Have you tried keeping a food diary to see if a particular food or drink is causing your symptoms. Record each day with the date/day, food and drink consumed and any symptoms..see what emerges.

Your symptoms regarding something stuck in throat and the chest pain may be the symptoms of hiatus hernia..a friend of mine with HH and had those symptoms. You are relatively young to have HH but its worth investigating.

Go back to your doc and asked to be tested for HPylori this can be done via stool test, breath test or endoscopy. As for the Hhernia this is done via endoscopy and other tests......

In the meantime stop stressing....you are young and have a beautiful baby son enjoy him and smile again...keep pushing your doc...the NHS need a boot up the bottom these days because most of the time we have to diagnose ourselves..i hope this has helped a little and you get a speedy diagnosis.....heaps if best wishes....big hug for you and your baby boy...

Hi Jake

I was thinking along the same lines as Lillian.  You seem to have the symptoms of gastritis and possible H. pylori.   Ask for an endoscopy.  Unfortunately worrying about these things causes anxiety which makes it all worse.   Hope you feel better soon.

Hi, jake22268,

Although I am currently extremely busy, busy, (recovering from similar illness to yours, also marriage hitting the rocks, "Seriously." an doing so many other things which cannot be put on the back burner)

I feel i must try to help you if I can.

Ok, here goes, "first of all "Stop Panicking." (6 weeks ago, i was Screaming with excruciating pains, slapping my stomach like you beat a drum, (god is my wittness to this) called 999, Aumbulance arrived (seemed like 4eva an a day) I nearly ended up in a fight with the one of the Paramedics, he was strolling up drive as if he was going on a fishing trip, while i was in agony.

 anyway, coming to your illness,-  stop taking what ever medicine you might be taking, (very likely its tons of cheap prazomole,anmozale, apromozale, "hell whatever the names, they are a common medicine the doctors precribe to the "common Folks.)

Go to an health shop (otherwise an Asian supermarket) and purchase the following- 250 grams, Fennel seed, 250 gram Turmeric root, 250 gram Liqourice sticks. (if you cant grind them yourselve, then buy the powdered form. (if you buy from an Asian Supermarket, make sure you buy East End product, because there is an health scare on another brand's Spices.

Mix all three ingredients in equal quantity, and take one teaspoon with lukewarm mineral water,  3 or 4 times a day. (avoid tap water, since it contains too many impurities.)

Food-wise, eat boiled Lentils (Kidney Beans, Black eye beans, Moong Daal with boiled rice. add a bit of ground black pepper, salt and Cumin Powder ("East End"brand only, to be on the safe side)

Otherwise, Brown Bread with a glass of milk. (Avoid Meat and heavy foodstuff for a few days.)

your Chest pains could be due to Gastritis or too much cholestrol in the system. 

for that, mix 2/3 Table spoons of Barley Flour in 2 cups of Mineral water, put on the cooker and gently simmer for 10-15 minutes, keep stirring, allow to cool, add  a bit of honey and drink this. wonderful remedy to clear the cholestrol .

hope you get well soon. best wishes. from John5114

 

Oh boy. I felt the same way, first I thought it was pancreatic then colon . Had almost the same symptoms including consitpation. Sweats, itchiness, chest pain, nausea, burping, back pain, you name it. After blood tests revealed nothing besides elevated GGT it led me to believe it was my gallbladder. Ultrasound showed gallstones and HIDA scan showed a poorly performing gallbladder which i then assumed had to haven been the culprit. I ended up taking it out as per my Gastro recommendation and my surgeon said it was full of gallstones, inflamed, and causing itchiness, sweats, lack of bile flow and pain obviously. Ever since the surgery I have little to no issues with digestive but it takes some time getting used to or adjusting to a new diet. I am not saying that's what you have and I am not a doctor but I would look into it. By now you may have developed gastritis as well as I probably did. Hope it helps and best of luck

Thanks for everyone's reply, I must admit I'm a bit calmer already

I never used to worry about anything like this until I had my boy now I'm awful!

I had a ultrasound 2 weeks ago and was all clear no sign of gallstones

5 weeks ago I was in a and e with chest pain where they run all sorts of blood tests so I'm assuming with the ultrasound and blood tests if anything was wrong small maker would have appeared.

Also my stomach pain seems to be very mild now more like a constant stitch I'm guessing if it was anything serious I would be in a lot more pain where it would stop be doing things.

I think my worry started when I seemed to start itching as well but as so many say the mind is a funny thing that can play cruel tricks!

I'm going to try and remain positive and not worry so much as I'm sure that's only making me worse, thanks for the replies you'll be surprised how much it has calmed me down already!

Jake

Although I do not want to say it but your symptons are very simillar to mine.  Chronic abdominal pain, nausea, back pain, dizziness, burphing and belching almost all the time, stomach cramps and so on..  I too was very worried about pancreatic cancer and even highlighted this to the doc.  I have had CT, Ultrasound and they took a good look the pancreas and all clear.  Your age make it highlighy unlikley and there a lots of symptons that you have not raised.  I would not get worried and blood test would flag a cancer. 

The pain and burping is so simillar i have a tight waist band effect around my wasit like someone has attached an elastic band to me..... I have not been told yet but I expect some form of infection.....

Hi everyone

Bit of a update I came to a and e this morning with really painful stomach pain doctor said I was ever so slightly jaundiced had blood tests and they have come back all clear, liver is OK, pancreas is OK enzyme levels were all OK, slightly low white blood cell count but he explained could be stress related cause I have been panicking all day and hyperventilating, ultrasound tomorrow but doctors are extremely confident every is a ok!

So fingers crossed I can go home tomorrow and enjoy my little boy and smile again, I'm under no illusion the stress and panic I have put myself under hasn't helped at all and probably developed symptoms in my head, anxiety about your health is easily one of the worse things in life I have experienced so I'm going to find a way to offer my support to people who suffer from it it has easily been the most awful thing I have been through

Thank you every for the messages x x