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what is causing my back to ache between the sholder blades, a stabing pain

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jeannine98499
jeannine98499

have been diagnosed with L.P.R. (silent reflux effecting the vocal cords.

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  • lily65668
    lily65668 jeannine98499

    Posted

    Jeannine, it's the acid in your oesophagus (gullet) that's causing the pain. Stomach and oesophageal pain is often felt in the back. I hope you can get some help with the acid reflux.
    • seagull104
      seagull104 lily65668

      Posted

      By coincidence, I have suffered from heartburn (acid reflux) for years till I went for an upper endoscopy some months ago. This revealed a hiatus hernia, again a common complaint. I was prescribed Lanzaprozole which has totally cured the heartburn. A sad side effect is that I now get immediate hiccups if I drink anything stronger than beer. Good red wine and brandy will be sadly missed. I tried stopping the Lanzaprozole for a couple of weeks but I still got hiccups!
  • seagull104
    seagull104 jeannine98499

    Posted

    Hi Jeannine

    I experienced exactly that feeling a few months ago following a bit of unusual exercise. It got worse very quickly so after a few days I went to see the doc who suggsted it was "muscular" and would eventiually fix itself. I returned three weeks later no better but £80 worse off spent on a reccomended chiropractor so was sent for Xray. Result is that I have arthritis in the spine, not an uncommon situation among the "more mature". Now that I know what it is I can live with it. If its too painful I take a couple of paracetomol but quite often I forget I have it. At first I was frightened to lift anything for fear of the pain but now have learned to live with it. If you find a "cure" please let me know.

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