traceace
27-02-13, 18:28
I've been having a lot of pain lately with eating. It's often like a band across my ribs, either my left side hurts or my right, often going into my back. I gave my doctor a call and he wants to set up an endoscopy. All should be OK, right?
Except I'm a right mess right now. He thinks I may have ulcers, which I would be fine with, but I'm taking this fear and running with it. I've had a lot of stomach fears before, and to say the least this pain especially has set off my fear of pancreatitis.
So my question is, have any of you had an ulcer before? Can you describe how you felt? Was the pain sharp? Because that's what's getting to me - many sites describe it as burning but when I get the pain it's pretty noticeable and sometimes goes to my back. I'm also so nauseous. I started taking prilosec yesterday and I have no idea when that'll kick in. :scared15:
Except I'm a right mess right now. He thinks I may have ulcers, which I would be fine with, but I'm taking this fear and running with it. I've had a lot of stomach fears before, and to say the least this pain especially has set off my fear of pancreatitis.
So my question is, have any of you had an ulcer before? Can you describe how you felt? Was the pain sharp? Because that's what's getting to me - many sites describe it as burning but when I get the pain it's pretty noticeable and sometimes goes to my back. I'm also so nauseous. I started taking prilosec yesterday and I have no idea when that'll kick in. :scared15: