Does Acid Reflux give stabbing pain in chest?

I would be so very grateful for anyone's experience of having a constant stabbing pain in the chest, near the breastbone. It feels like barbed wire and at night its like something is stuck in my throat. I am suffering with a foul taste in my mouth, a little reflux, gnawing feeling in stomach and pain like a rod along my front of my tummy.

I have been having this for 2 months now and currently waiting for an urgent endoscope to see what it is. (Been waiting 4 weeks) I have been back and forth to docs, NHS 24 calls, and A&E with severe griping upper tummy pain. So far I have been diagnosed with - Costochondritis - was given high dose of 75mg x2 diclofenec and Sopadol (this only made the pain worse) so i had to stop taking the anti-inflammatories, as the pain had moved into my upper stomach after taking these anti-inflammatories, the doc thought perhaps I had an ulcer and possible hiatus hernia??

Then on having to go to A&E early hours of the morning, (one week ago) I couldn't breathe, felt sick and could only taste bile, the pain in my upper tummy was absolutely excruciating like it had been cut open, my chest area felt on fire. After blood tests came back negative and an ECG, the doc there said it was likely to be gastritis and its very common, read up on it and have bland meals till the endoscope.

I was then sent home with an increase in Lansoprazole 30mg to twice daily. (they have took me off my ompeprazole) I have completely changed my diet to a bland rice, chicken, bananas, very small portions and only drinking water and chamomile tea, I am also taking manuka honey and priobiotic tablets. One week on the pain in upper stomach has eased a lot but this barbed wire nipping feeling rarely leaves my chest area. Feels like something is stuck there.

I have tried to read as much as possible on gastritis, acid reflux but there never seems to mention much about this stabbing pain and I'm worried sick.

I am female, 52 years of age, 5ft 4" and 10.7 st. (weight is now less than this as i've hardly ate this past 2 weeks) I suffer from IBS and was on Omperazole once a day and Mebeverine (3 times a day) my diet was not that horrific, having IBS (D) i was always quite good in what i ate i my only down fall was a bag of crisps daily and occasional chocolate bar. Alcohol was some wine at weekends. I am a very energetic person and always on the go. However, I am a constant worrier and just left a very stressful job. So that has maybe a lot to do with it.

I've trawled through so many Google diagnoses i have had to stop as it only gets grim.

The day that this pain all started, I hurt myself drinking a large glass of water, it seemed to get stuck like down the wrong way and it really hurt my chest, i had to spit the water out.

I would be grateful for any similar experiences. Thank you in advance,

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