Acidomoduso
25-02-10, 20:44
Hi all,
OK... I am having a bad week and just need to get it off my chest really. My wife has been brought up to be kind of hard when it comes to the issues I have so i thought I'd chew your ears off instead!
I've had a cough for a couple of months now, coupled with strange right-sided pains. The pains are almost like you've been running and you try to breathe heavily afterwards. They seem to be in a straight line from my throat to my upper abdomen (if you draw a line from my right jaw bone down, that's where they are). They appear to be in three places - just below my rib on the soft part of my abdomen, on my chest just up and left of my right nipple, and on the right side of my throat. I also feel a little pain in the right side of my back. When I breathe in heavily, it almost tickles my throat and makes me cough. It also feels like there's a lump in the top of my abdomen, just below the sternum. It is tender when pressed and does seem to be worse when I'm a bit panicky. I also feel almost a rush feeling (probably the panic). I have felt quite sick (nauseous) this week too.
Now, as you may or may not be aware, I've had blood tests and x-rays and the only thing the x-ray saw was a line "vascular in nature" near (or on) my liver. Bloods came back clear (apart from a slightly raise liver reading - not enough to be a worry) and I've had many a doctor feel my abdomen. So, I'm pretty sure there's nothing serious going on (just not 100% sure! :D )
I've kind of become obsessed with this area and this week have been feeling a little panicky for the first time in quite a few years. My sleep is suffering and I'm sure that isn't helping. I'm not prodding daily but do seem to be checking the area every 3-4 days. Sometimes I feel OK and other times I feel quite rough.
I suppose my questions are... do these symptoms sound familiar to anyone? Am I panicking over nothing? Could I be suffering from IBS and mistaking the symptoms? Does anyone have any tips to bring myself back down?
Sorry to ramble guys but you are the only ones that will understand what I'm going through! :blush: Any advice would be appreciated.
btw... I have managed to abstain from Google for once! :yesyes:
OK... I am having a bad week and just need to get it off my chest really. My wife has been brought up to be kind of hard when it comes to the issues I have so i thought I'd chew your ears off instead!
I've had a cough for a couple of months now, coupled with strange right-sided pains. The pains are almost like you've been running and you try to breathe heavily afterwards. They seem to be in a straight line from my throat to my upper abdomen (if you draw a line from my right jaw bone down, that's where they are). They appear to be in three places - just below my rib on the soft part of my abdomen, on my chest just up and left of my right nipple, and on the right side of my throat. I also feel a little pain in the right side of my back. When I breathe in heavily, it almost tickles my throat and makes me cough. It also feels like there's a lump in the top of my abdomen, just below the sternum. It is tender when pressed and does seem to be worse when I'm a bit panicky. I also feel almost a rush feeling (probably the panic). I have felt quite sick (nauseous) this week too.
Now, as you may or may not be aware, I've had blood tests and x-rays and the only thing the x-ray saw was a line "vascular in nature" near (or on) my liver. Bloods came back clear (apart from a slightly raise liver reading - not enough to be a worry) and I've had many a doctor feel my abdomen. So, I'm pretty sure there's nothing serious going on (just not 100% sure! :D )
I've kind of become obsessed with this area and this week have been feeling a little panicky for the first time in quite a few years. My sleep is suffering and I'm sure that isn't helping. I'm not prodding daily but do seem to be checking the area every 3-4 days. Sometimes I feel OK and other times I feel quite rough.
I suppose my questions are... do these symptoms sound familiar to anyone? Am I panicking over nothing? Could I be suffering from IBS and mistaking the symptoms? Does anyone have any tips to bring myself back down?
Sorry to ramble guys but you are the only ones that will understand what I'm going through! :blush: Any advice would be appreciated.
btw... I have managed to abstain from Google for once! :yesyes: