so many things hurting, tests all clear
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Sorry for being such a hypocondriac but I am at my wits end. I am a 56 year old menopausal female living in UK. I have GERD and diverticular disease so lots of stomach type problems. SInce a virul infection in January I have had so many trips to to GP nothing is showing but still in great discomfort.
Chest pains - all tests clear, ECG, Stress Test, CT Angiogram - heart healthy and also chest X ray shows lungs healthy.
Pain between breasts into ribs and along ribs where bra sits - ultra sound scan yesterday shows no kidney stones, no gall stones, no liver problems nothing at all to worry about, but while it was being done the pain around ribs was incredible and today am in agony between breasts and rib area where pressed. It feels like a foot wide belt has been put aound my chest and pulled.
All blood tests including LFT and CRP clear showing no infection or liver problems.
Several urine tests clear although urine dark and smells a bit
Just had first diverticular flair up since diagnosis last October so do accept some of the symptons could be that. Some of the symptoms could also be feflux related but this is just not going away.
I have arthritis in neck and was told some of the pain could be arthritis starting in chest or costocondritis.
The reason for this post is that today I sat at work and the pain just above my belly button and lower left side is agony, I was convinced something was going to burst, could it just all be wind which I have a bit of following flair up, would it really be this painful.
Sorry to be so dramatic but now convinced it must be stomach cancer, GP laughs and said as bloods etc ok, not likely, also not being sick or even feeling sick or bleeding from anywhere or losing weight. But GP never does complete bloods only full which I know is different.
I am not looking forward to going back to GP for full scan results as she will only say nothing itswrong, the next test is H Pylori, but would that be painful.
I am trying to pull myself together and accept negative tests results are good but this constant pain is getting me down.
Any constructive replies grealty appreciated.
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loopy_lou_71 youngatheart1
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Strange question for you do you have bad night sweets,sometimes during the day,or all the time? Have you dad the camera treatment, ie camera down throat and up rear end? Why I'm asking as my mumwas telling me about a doctor on tv. As iim really hot n sweaty badly, that's beside the point, not why I'm asking. It just sounded a little similar. I wont say what cause these symptoms. May not be yours. Apart from pain stomach pain on left hand side.
Hope to here from you x
youngatheart1 loopy_lou_71
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will24 youngatheart1
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I assume your doctor has ran a full electrolyte blood test( calcium, pottassium, magnesium) to determine if the cause of chest pain is related to potassium.
(highly recomnd he does if he hasnt)
you mention your symptoms got worse after a viral infection however sense the virus has now cleard it is posb that it disturbed your good/bad bacteria in your body and made it off balance.
I recomnd trying a probiotic, i myself drink a glass of kefir every now and then and it helps a lot with my gerd, also if your gerd dosnt improve with antacids it is posb your gerd could be caused by lack of stomach acid, inwhich you should try and drink a spoonfull of applecider viger in water and see if it goes away.
For digestive issues i recomd trying a tea composed of honey cinnamon and small ammounts of cayanne pepper, aswell as tumeric. it may help your diverticulits however if it gets worse then just drink the cinnamon and honey.
youngatheart1 will24
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loopy_lou_71 youngatheart1
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I didn't think for one minute blood cancer.
Holland and Barret did blood tests for this, you go get the blood taken at docs and it is then sent away. Don't know if they still do it, but look on line.
Or to put your mind at rest have a private consaltaion with a doctor sounds expensive, I think its about £60 so not that bad.
Acupuncture could help to. There are so many things to try.
A doc on telly suspected he had celliac disease, it took him ages to get diagnosis. He felt written all the while,kept going to the loo etc. If this is a doctor not being diagnosed straightway it just shows sometimes things aren't always straightforward in getting a diagnosis.
will24 youngatheart1
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youngatheart1 loopy_lou_71
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lisalisa67 youngatheart1
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Ploddingon youngatheart1
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I only say this because I had my level checked recently and it was 'right at the bottom end of low'. When I researched the symptoms of this, I was amazed to find so many and I seemed to have most of them! I've got an appt soon with a Consultant Endocrinologist, to investigate.
Docs only seem to go down one avenue at a time, rather than looking at a few things at once. I guess this is why a holistic approach is so good.
It might be worth asking your GP to do the simple blood test to check your level, if you haven't had this done already.....just an idea.
Good luck and I hope you get some answers soon
Plodding on