JeeptheDog
10-02-19, 20:03
So this is my first post about HA I am 46 years old. I am worried about stomach cancer or pancreatic cancer. I have had trouble with Indigestion on and off for many years but this year I got indigestion in November and has been with me for ever since. It is often just a dull ache or light burning sensation or I feel really bloated after eating. Sometimes it is a short sharp pain. I haven’t lost my appetite or any weight and sometimes eating more can mask the burning. I am not throwing up or have any diarrhea symptoms. At night sometimes I get acid in my throat or a nasty taste in my mouth. If I am getting hungry I also get a burning sensation below the rib cage. It is driving me mad.
I have had a blood test in December which came back with no “red flags”, I was given Omeprazole for a month. It seemed to have a bit of an affect at first but then Christmas with all the food and alcohol came and so did the indigestion. I stopped alcohol and caffeine for January with no change. I had a helicobacter pylori breath test which came be negative. I went back to the doctor who said they wouldn’t be sending me for an endoscopy because there are no “red flags”. I have been put on Ranitidine and 1 week into it and no joy. I looked up the cost for private endoscopy and it was extortionate.
I am driving myself crazy thinking that it is some early stage cancer, obviously I google all the time. I tell myself the “red flags” the doctors are waiting for are only when you are in serious trouble, stage 4 cancers. Sometimes when I think about it makes me feel sick, it is stopping me for being my normal self. I eat healthy (a mostly vegan diet), I do lots of exercise (it’s the only thing that stops me from thinking about it). I do have a very stressful job and have a young family with 3 kids and that can be stressful too.
Anything advise would be appreciated.
I have had a blood test in December which came back with no “red flags”, I was given Omeprazole for a month. It seemed to have a bit of an affect at first but then Christmas with all the food and alcohol came and so did the indigestion. I stopped alcohol and caffeine for January with no change. I had a helicobacter pylori breath test which came be negative. I went back to the doctor who said they wouldn’t be sending me for an endoscopy because there are no “red flags”. I have been put on Ranitidine and 1 week into it and no joy. I looked up the cost for private endoscopy and it was extortionate.
I am driving myself crazy thinking that it is some early stage cancer, obviously I google all the time. I tell myself the “red flags” the doctors are waiting for are only when you are in serious trouble, stage 4 cancers. Sometimes when I think about it makes me feel sick, it is stopping me for being my normal self. I eat healthy (a mostly vegan diet), I do lots of exercise (it’s the only thing that stops me from thinking about it). I do have a very stressful job and have a young family with 3 kids and that can be stressful too.
Anything advise would be appreciated.