countrygirl
11-06-12, 12:00
Five years ago i developed a bad ache around my ribs and felt as if I had a tight elastic band round my middle, when i tried to lay down at night I would get a terrible pulling sensation around my tummy button and could not sleep at all unless I sat bolt upright. I also seemed to have irritable bowel with wind and having to go to the loo in the night when I could not sleep but did not know if this was because I was in such a panic or not. I had loads of tests, abdominal ultrasound to check my gallstones were not causing a problem or anything else wrong, loads of blood tests, sigmoidoscopy and then colonscopy and gastroscopy ( I have a hiatus hernia). I had a terrible 3 months with these symptoms and I was even worrying about carcinoid syndrome!
I subsequently had my appendix out and a good rummage around a year later and all was fine for different symptoms!
Eventually it went away and I had a variety of possible causes from Drs- I have degenerated spinal discs so this could have been causing it, it could be bad attacks of IBS but obvioulsy it was not life threatening and I had not had it again until now.
About 4 weeks ago I started with the aching ribs again and was worrying about my acid reflux that was not being well controlled with my medication and also I had not had an abdominal ultrasound to check my gallstones etc for 4 years and generally worrying about every pain and ache of the ribs. Yesterday it got really bad and I had the tight elastic band round middle feeling and the horrible pulling sensation was back when I tried to lay down in bed. I spent all night sat bold upright in a panic not being able to sleep with a racing heart. I also had the wind and had to go to the loo for bm in the night but again is this panic or not??
Saw my GP today who is very understanding, he thinks back muscular but my worrying or just the irritation of spinal nerves can upset bowels as well.
He agreed for me to have loads of bloods done like fbc, liver, kidneys , bones, esr and cealiac and also for my benefit only he is arranging an abdominal ultrasound to put my mind at rest on pancreas etc.
I know whatever this is is not life threatening as its exactly same symptoms as 5 years ago and I am still here but am panicking about not being able to sleep at all as I cannot sleep sitting up, also my heart is racing at about 100 al the time, I hate hate this!
I subsequently had my appendix out and a good rummage around a year later and all was fine for different symptoms!
Eventually it went away and I had a variety of possible causes from Drs- I have degenerated spinal discs so this could have been causing it, it could be bad attacks of IBS but obvioulsy it was not life threatening and I had not had it again until now.
About 4 weeks ago I started with the aching ribs again and was worrying about my acid reflux that was not being well controlled with my medication and also I had not had an abdominal ultrasound to check my gallstones etc for 4 years and generally worrying about every pain and ache of the ribs. Yesterday it got really bad and I had the tight elastic band round middle feeling and the horrible pulling sensation was back when I tried to lay down in bed. I spent all night sat bold upright in a panic not being able to sleep with a racing heart. I also had the wind and had to go to the loo for bm in the night but again is this panic or not??
Saw my GP today who is very understanding, he thinks back muscular but my worrying or just the irritation of spinal nerves can upset bowels as well.
He agreed for me to have loads of bloods done like fbc, liver, kidneys , bones, esr and cealiac and also for my benefit only he is arranging an abdominal ultrasound to put my mind at rest on pancreas etc.
I know whatever this is is not life threatening as its exactly same symptoms as 5 years ago and I am still here but am panicking about not being able to sleep at all as I cannot sleep sitting up, also my heart is racing at about 100 al the time, I hate hate this!