Pain in upper left quadrant

Hello Stephanie,

First of all, you should take the blood results and the imaging performed as a good sign. Many people, including myself, have jump into horrible conclusions without rationalizing the situation. I too had pain in my stomach which has passed, but a dull tense feeling is still felt in the area (for the past 4 weeks). I too thought I have cancer and went through speciallists who did blood work and CT scanning and a whole questionaire to eliminate that possibility. I still have that feeling but try to keep it positive and just see it goes away with time.

My point in this is that you should first rationalize and think why do you think you have cancer? first of all you are young, mostly cancer is an old age disease. Cases coming up in young individuals are usually have to do with some genetic relationship, so you should first check if your family had cases of cancer, if so, at what age (suppose to show up in early ages) and then how close that person is to you. Also, having cancer cases in the family doesnt mean you will have cancer, so dont try to scare yourself.

Second, try to do some small research and check your symptoms, usually pain could be caused by so many things, and only having pain doesnt mean that there is cancer, usually there are multiple symptoms that you should look for when thinking about stuff like that.

My recommendation is that if you are still feeling bad, do some research, consult with speciallist, and maintain some calm attitude. Like I said, pain could arise from multiple reasons, dont rush to think of the worse since it just not healthy for you mentally.

Im sure it will go away with time and if needed proper treatment.

Hi Stephanie,

Do you have any other symptoms appart from the pain?

Stools ok? Integration? Abdominal cramps? Heart burn? Acid reflux? Can you eat food ok?

Gem

Hi Steph. I suffer from ibs-d, colitis, fructose & bile acid malabsorption, all largely controlled now with meds & diet. There is a condition called consochondritis which is inflammation around the ribs. I have had this before which creates the pain you describe. Also, I still get mild pain randomlybelow the left breast/left rib area after i have eaten stodgy foods or a large portioned meal & a visible "bulge" in that area. It's also worse if i feel bloated & take my bra off for comfort after a while of breast drooping more on ribcage due to no bra on(sorry no other way to describe this!!). this never happens on right side. Before all my diagnosis's & appropriate treatment, I used to have cancer in the back of my mind, but now i have got to know what triggers these symptoms described above, & have had regular bloods done & other tests like scans, scopes etc & under gastro consultant at hosp, I no longer worry about this. I think it is not knowing or lack of investigation that creates the worry in us. Once you know, you stop worrying so much. Hope this helps. x

Please read my note to Alex. I feel like I need to shout this from the rooftops! My son and uncle (no blood relation) suffered HORRIBLY with undiagnosed abdominal pain.  My uncle just had an ERCP and I am scrambling to get my son in to have it done!! 

More than likely gas trapping in the fold of large intestine just under stomach. If the bulge was hard it wld have been discovered. I have same, stop worrying.