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02-08-11, 09:47
Hello everyone,
If somebody can maybe help put my mind at rest just a little bit I'd be really grateful.
For the last week or so I've been getting pains/twinges in my sides (often the left), between/below my shoulders and have also noticed acid in my throat, causing muck from, presumably, post nasal drip, triggered by stomach acid. I'm belching a lot too and my voice feels a little bit different - almost as if it's a bit higher than usual, again, presumably because of the acid.
The symptoms don't seem to be there in the morning - or if they are, they aren't particularly pronounced - but within 5 - 10 minutes after eating something, there they are.
Occasionally I get the 'lump in throat' feeling but that I think is more down to me becoming more & more anxious about my symptoms & it often goes away within an hour or two.
I am on 10mg of Omeprazole & have been for the last few months - this was prescribed to relieve PND which was suspected as being caused by mild reflux, although I've never had acid reflux (if that's what this is) as badly as this as it seems to come and go all day.
I do suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome too although this doesn't seem to be too bad at the moment so I'm not sure if these are linked.
I have been very anxious in the last week or two about my job security, so wonder whether this outbreak of whatever it is could have been exacerbated by worry?
My mind is doing overtime & I'm trying to ignore all my very real fears that this is cancer of either stomach, pancreas, bowel, oesophegus etc.
On the plus side, I do actually have a pretty good appetite at the moment so that gives me some hope that this isn't neccesarily anything sinister.
Anyway, if someone might be able to give me a bit of reassurance I'd be very, very grateful.
Thanks in advance,
Added: I'm now incredibly worried that I might have Pancreatic cancer as the pain I'm getting after eating is in my left side, underneath my ribcage. I've also had a pale coloured 'movement' (apologies if too much info) & darker than normal urine - both apparently symptoms as well as sweating a lot, although this might be due to anxiety and the fact that it's very warm at the moment.
If somebody can maybe help put my mind at rest just a little bit I'd be really grateful.
For the last week or so I've been getting pains/twinges in my sides (often the left), between/below my shoulders and have also noticed acid in my throat, causing muck from, presumably, post nasal drip, triggered by stomach acid. I'm belching a lot too and my voice feels a little bit different - almost as if it's a bit higher than usual, again, presumably because of the acid.
The symptoms don't seem to be there in the morning - or if they are, they aren't particularly pronounced - but within 5 - 10 minutes after eating something, there they are.
Occasionally I get the 'lump in throat' feeling but that I think is more down to me becoming more & more anxious about my symptoms & it often goes away within an hour or two.
I am on 10mg of Omeprazole & have been for the last few months - this was prescribed to relieve PND which was suspected as being caused by mild reflux, although I've never had acid reflux (if that's what this is) as badly as this as it seems to come and go all day.
I do suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome too although this doesn't seem to be too bad at the moment so I'm not sure if these are linked.
I have been very anxious in the last week or two about my job security, so wonder whether this outbreak of whatever it is could have been exacerbated by worry?
My mind is doing overtime & I'm trying to ignore all my very real fears that this is cancer of either stomach, pancreas, bowel, oesophegus etc.
On the plus side, I do actually have a pretty good appetite at the moment so that gives me some hope that this isn't neccesarily anything sinister.
Anyway, if someone might be able to give me a bit of reassurance I'd be very, very grateful.
Thanks in advance,
Added: I'm now incredibly worried that I might have Pancreatic cancer as the pain I'm getting after eating is in my left side, underneath my ribcage. I've also had a pale coloured 'movement' (apologies if too much info) & darker than normal urine - both apparently symptoms as well as sweating a lot, although this might be due to anxiety and the fact that it's very warm at the moment.