Caseyg89
18-10-18, 15:23
Hey everyone,
Been a while since I have visited. I have been worried about stomach/pancreatic cancer for almost two years now. It started in January of 2017, when I woke up suddenly burping 100+ times a day. I also developed reflux that I had never had once before in my life. I also experience regular bouts of nausea. For the first time, this caused me to develop health anxiety. I received counselling, medication etc.
Since developing this fear, I have had 4 endoscopes (they saw erosion in my esophagus from extensive vomiting I had in pregnancy and with food poisoning), 2 barium swallows, 2 abdominal CT scans, pelvic MRI, Abdominal MRI focusing on pancreas and ducts, multiple ultrasounds, gastric emptying study. My last endoscope, the doctor wrote that there were no abnormalities and my stomach looked very healthy.
I have been on PPI medication, which stops heartburn but does nothing for the burping. I literally burp waking up, drinking water, on an empty stomach etc.
***If worried about stomach cancer, I recommend not reading the next part***
As I used to search so much on google (this compulsion I have stopped, and it does help with anxiety), a post came up on my facebook (my husband told me its because of past googling) of a young man who had excessive belching only and was found to have stage 3 cancer. He also took PPI medication that stopped any discomfort but the burping wouldn't stop. Naturally, I look at the similarities in his story and worry that my case is the same.
I also remember reading that endoscopes miss like 10% of stomach cancers. This thought cannot leave my head.
My symptoms are still here two years later and I cannot get over the fear that something was missed.
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Do many of you doubt tests? How do you cope when symptoms persist?
Been a while since I have visited. I have been worried about stomach/pancreatic cancer for almost two years now. It started in January of 2017, when I woke up suddenly burping 100+ times a day. I also developed reflux that I had never had once before in my life. I also experience regular bouts of nausea. For the first time, this caused me to develop health anxiety. I received counselling, medication etc.
Since developing this fear, I have had 4 endoscopes (they saw erosion in my esophagus from extensive vomiting I had in pregnancy and with food poisoning), 2 barium swallows, 2 abdominal CT scans, pelvic MRI, Abdominal MRI focusing on pancreas and ducts, multiple ultrasounds, gastric emptying study. My last endoscope, the doctor wrote that there were no abnormalities and my stomach looked very healthy.
I have been on PPI medication, which stops heartburn but does nothing for the burping. I literally burp waking up, drinking water, on an empty stomach etc.
***If worried about stomach cancer, I recommend not reading the next part***
As I used to search so much on google (this compulsion I have stopped, and it does help with anxiety), a post came up on my facebook (my husband told me its because of past googling) of a young man who had excessive belching only and was found to have stage 3 cancer. He also took PPI medication that stopped any discomfort but the burping wouldn't stop. Naturally, I look at the similarities in his story and worry that my case is the same.
I also remember reading that endoscopes miss like 10% of stomach cancers. This thought cannot leave my head.
My symptoms are still here two years later and I cannot get over the fear that something was missed.
************************************************** **********
Do many of you doubt tests? How do you cope when symptoms persist?