louise123_uk
23-11-17, 09:42
I have been noticing pain in the left side of my back and slightly up a bit, as well as in my left side, its a stabbing pain that mainly just comes on when I twist my body in either direction or bend forward.
I think I've had it very mildly for a while, as I have often felt a left side/back pain when twisting but I only started noticing it as my boyfriend has recently been going to docs for back pain (which they think is posture/office work related). This made me think about the pain I've just ignored.
Que lots of twisting and bending forward until its really painful, oops! Well you guessed it I googled and am now terrified I have something like chronic pancreatitis!!! I do drink regularly at weekends, probs what would be classed as bingeing (I know bad!) but have been cutting back recently and not anymore excessively than my boyfriend and friends - so I've linked oh god I drink alcohol to I have a risk factor (thank god I don't smoke or every cough would be lung cancer...). But now I've thought it I can't stop thinking what if its more than my health anxiety.
Has anyone any experience of chronic pancreatitis? Would I be more in constant pain rather than when twist in either direction and bend forward? Would the pain be more at the front in my abdomen? I have no other symptoms.
I sleep in a funny position either curled up in foetal position all twisted with arm on left side underneath me or on stomach with left arms stretched out - both ways stretching the left side of my body, plus I have always had an office job spending long hours on the comp not sitting properly, so I know this could be muscular but so scared myself I have chronic pancreatitis and will never be able to drink or have food with fat again.
I'm only 34! :-( - can anyone reassure me I'm being silly? xx
I think I've had it very mildly for a while, as I have often felt a left side/back pain when twisting but I only started noticing it as my boyfriend has recently been going to docs for back pain (which they think is posture/office work related). This made me think about the pain I've just ignored.
Que lots of twisting and bending forward until its really painful, oops! Well you guessed it I googled and am now terrified I have something like chronic pancreatitis!!! I do drink regularly at weekends, probs what would be classed as bingeing (I know bad!) but have been cutting back recently and not anymore excessively than my boyfriend and friends - so I've linked oh god I drink alcohol to I have a risk factor (thank god I don't smoke or every cough would be lung cancer...). But now I've thought it I can't stop thinking what if its more than my health anxiety.
Has anyone any experience of chronic pancreatitis? Would I be more in constant pain rather than when twist in either direction and bend forward? Would the pain be more at the front in my abdomen? I have no other symptoms.
I sleep in a funny position either curled up in foetal position all twisted with arm on left side underneath me or on stomach with left arms stretched out - both ways stretching the left side of my body, plus I have always had an office job spending long hours on the comp not sitting properly, so I know this could be muscular but so scared myself I have chronic pancreatitis and will never be able to drink or have food with fat again.
I'm only 34! :-( - can anyone reassure me I'm being silly? xx