Gastritis / Stomach Ulcer

Misstake in my last reply, should have my glasses on, they said the pain could NOT be put down to what they saw!!!!

Last post has been sent to the mods for some reason james but should be up soon.

James, really dont under estimate​ the pain a little bit of gastritis can give, you'll be fine.  Try putting a cut finger in lemon juice or a better example woud be to put lemon juice on a mouth ulcer most of the day. Once you have the tests and now what it is you can work on getting well and you will.  Good luck James.  And try not to read blogs on your symptom​s as we've all been there and all it leads to is panic lol I've even seen loads of blogs on here that link it to enlarged liver even when blood tests and ultra sound tests are fine.  Theres alot going on in a small area, its a wonder how it all fits in lol. 

Hi James, well thats semi good news, lets hope the meds do the trick.  If you have to go back next week ensure he fast-tracks you or you could have a long wait.  I really fail to understand some docs, surly its best to find and treat or if they find nothing to move on to the next test???? I'm sure some wait until you go to A&E and get admitted.  If he went to the garage with his/her car and said its only going 20mph and the mechanic told him to put some different petrol in and come back in a week, they'd not be happy!!!!!!!!!!!  Pro active is far better than re-active, that what my docs say. Whichever you see they send you for tests, went on Friday untrasound Tuesday 9am, enscope within 7days and ct scan within 14days.  Why do they differ so much???????  Keep us informed.

I really cant say James, everyone seems to have simular but different pains (if that makes any sense at all).  I can still have pains on the left and right and one in the middle too which will double me up.  I can have a week of what seems to be a better time and then just like you, you've got it.  I find when my pain is really bad in the middle (always after eating) it can be easied by my wife rubbing/thumping hard on my back and me passing wind wind can give pain that is really bad believe me) then I have to lay down but with my head raised.  I'm lucky and semi retired and work from home.  If not my working life would be through, I could'nt hold down a job with this.  And remember they cant find anything apart from the HH???  I'm hoping someone else will reply too with their experiences​ to reasure you that 1000s of us have this.  In the past (over 20 years) I've had this come and go but also with pain in my back 24-7 and then had a few years of normal living and then it comes back for around 10-12months, no reason they can find but of cause there as to be.  Remember if acid as indeed caused you some damage it takes time, not the 4 weeks it tells you on the meds box.  I cant say its simply this or that James all I can do is tell you its more likey to be something simple (yes even with such pain) but dont expect a few weeks and your better.  I would push for the ES which if nothing else will put your mind at rest.  Oh, this time when it kicked off (about sept) the pain in the middle was really bad for 90% of the day, I started to think just the same as you, but after 6 weeks I could eat a few bits and the bad pain just comes for a hour or so now.  So please dont worry too much.  Please someone else reply and try and reasure James at this time.

Hi James, how you doing this week????? 

Thats better, like i said before theres no silver bullet james and what works for one is useless for another.  I've upped my dose to 40mg which as made a massive change for the better.  I'm not happy doing it but will drop back to 20mg every third day and then every other day after 2 weeks.  I'm shocked how the Pantoprazole has worked so much better for me.  Alcohol, I'm 100% certain that as something to do with my flare ups.  I've not had any for three months now.  Do you remember me saying that on a few blogs on here a few people linked the pain to fatty livers????  The U/S would pick that up.  It would be intersting.  My pains to the side of the tum have calmed down and I can lay on my sides at night now.  Do your pains get worse when you lay on your side????  To be postive James I'd lay money on the fact that'll you'll be fully better by May.  I've read and been involve in so many threads on this topic.  Everyone has the tests and they all come back ok and slowly it just rights itself and then you have to slowly ween yourself off the meds.  Keep eating and drink lots.  Sounds daft but try apples too. Keep us all informed James.

Ok it's been a while so here's the update. Had a few more tests, Ultrasound, Stool sample To test for H Pylori and a few more blood tests, everything came back normal. I was referred to the Gastro who has booked me in for an Endoscopy under sedation on the 3rd of March. I'll let you know how I get on.

Hi James, I did say/hoped you'd be getting better by May, even if it was just gastritis it takes that long.  Why the meds say treatment should work in just one month I dont know??  Everyone seems to be on the meds for around 6-12 months and within about 4 months there seems to be an improvment. Once recovery does start it also seems again to speed up. Let hope then it was just that, I cant say after reading blog after blog after blog that I'm a true 'Believer​' that diat is the key although lots of people say it does indeed help (thats different to using common sense eating).   I am on the alcohol train though, remember your liver and other organs are all there also, I also though blocked pancreatic duct until most people including me had a cat scan that stated NO!!!  Only thing you can be sure of is no-one seems to know for certain.  But like I said months ago, you be OK by May if you keep taking the meds and then ween yourself off of them and see what occurs.  Good news indeed James.  Let us know how the 'worm in the tum goes' lol.