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Briony

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Re: Sore and anxious
« Reply #15 on: January 14, 2015, 11:36:26 PM »

It sounds a bit obvious, but I was amazed what a difference a hot water bottle made when things were bad. Didn't stop the burps, but eased the rib/shoulder/bra area pain. X
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HorsesHorses

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Re: Sore and anxious
« Reply #16 on: January 15, 2015, 10:33:37 AM »

Hi all
CLKD, my sharp pains seem to be anywhere in my upper body. They change places often. Sometimes under my ribs and collar bone, sometimes in my shoulders and back and neck. They seem to be worse when I'm extra gassy I think but the burping doesn't seem to ease them, they just go eventually and then a new pain starts up somewhere else. The tabs I'm on (I forget the name now and they're at home) are to be taken in the morning each day before food.

If this medicine doesn't help I think I'll see if i can get an endoscopy to see what's going on and to hopefully ease my mind also. As you'll all probably know already, I've found that if you look up these symptoms you get all sorts of horrible scary things come up and then i get into a right panic.  :-\

Sparkle, thanks so much for your reply. It sounds awful for you and I really wish you weren't suffering so much but it also calmed me down a bit to know that it seems many of us are suffering these things and that everything I'm feeling might just be menopause after all and not some awful illness. I too have the throat clearing thing everyday and a sore tummy after eating at times. I really hope you get to the bottom of yours and find some relief soon. I'm new to this whole menopause thing and doing it a bit early (I'm 36) so I think really that if I can just be reassured that what I'm feeling is defo peri or meno related then I might calm down and learn to cope with the symptoms a bit better. At the moment though I'm worrying there's something more serious going on.  :(

This is not an easy time. Who'd have known fluctuating hormones could cause such trouble!



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CJ-sleepless

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Re: Sore and anxious
« Reply #17 on: January 15, 2015, 11:00:43 AM »

I had similar and turned out I had gallstones - just thought I'd mention in case you haven't had that checked out! 
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HorsesHorses

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Re: Sore and anxious
« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2015, 11:17:26 PM »

Don't mean to drag this out but can I just ask if these are the symptoms you all get please as mine feel a bit weird at times and trying to make sure I'm not confusing it with anything else. My 'heartburn' pain seems to feel more like a bruised achy area where I imagine the food pipe to be rather than a burn. (The shooting pains all over Im pretty sure are trapped wind/ gas pains.) It always seems worse towards the end of the day and if I slouch or lie down. Then the weird one... I feel as if something is where my bra would be at the front and a bit lower (stomach area i guess) if I was still wearing it if that makes sense. Not pain exactly, but a bit of pressure and tightness. It's pretty uncomfortable and I'm trying to work out whether that's a bloating sensation or something else. If anyone happens to know what I'm going on about and could let me know, that would be great. Sorry to sound like a nervy hypochondriac again.
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Millykin

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Re: Sore and anxious
« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2015, 11:46:36 PM »

Everything you just described in last post is exactly what I feel especially wear bra would be under left breast. I've noticed this since starting HRT, bloated, trapped moving wind at night uncomfortable. I take oemprozole works sometimes but not often now, I'm going to mention at next check.
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Briony

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Re: Sore and anxious
« Reply #20 on: January 18, 2015, 10:06:41 AM »

Yes, I too recognise what you're describing. In fact, and I hate admitting this as I find it quite embarrassing, I have not been able to wear a proper bra since summer 2012. I have had so many MRI s and GI work, only to conclude it's a neurological pain caused by hormones and the related water retention touching nearby nerves. This often happens where nerves 'meet' like under the arm and in the ankle, causing referred pain and or tingling  in the shoulder/back/arm/chest/foot. There is also a condition called costochondrosis which can be affected by low estrogen too apparently (another member told me this). I am convinced that my burping is linked to the nerve in the oesophagus, though that's just my little theory! Isn't it interesting that a lot of us who have these symptoms also have the nausea?

The most frustrating thing of all is that so much worry and money could be saved if only the medical profession was better informed. So many doctors think if you have anything other than anxiety and hot flushes, it's not hormones. Even on here, I have seen people say to another member 'that doesn't sound like hormones to me'  only for another member to say 'yes, it is hormonal!'. Every time someone questions it (and I do understand that things need to be checked out) a little voice whispers to me '.... so maybe it is something else, something terrible/fatal blah blah blah' and so begins the horrible anxiety! Once that kicks in, all the reassuring tests I've had mean zilch!! Does anyone else feel like this, or am I just nuts?

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Briony

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Re: Sore and anxious
« Reply #21 on: January 18, 2015, 02:34:59 PM »

Reassuring words, Sparkle, thank you  ::) xx
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HorsesHorses

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Re: Sore and anxious
« Reply #22 on: January 19, 2015, 12:14:49 PM »

Ditto! I spend most days thinking I'm properly ill because of all the symptoms sounding like something else more serious. Going to try and keep calm and tell my gp anything new. Been on Lansoprazole for a week now and still burpy and bloated so if not making a difference soon, I'll go back and see about an endoscopy. I won't be surprised it there's something there hiatus hernia-wise or similar. This tight full feeling is very uncomfortable and is ruining my love of eating haha.
Thanks for the replies. They do help so much.  :)
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bev567901

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Re: Sore and anxious
« Reply #23 on: January 19, 2015, 01:43:06 PM »

This all sounds very familiar. I really thought I would be diagnosed with something serious but have had to accept all hormonal/anxiety & not sure where one starts & the other ends. The gastrointestinal problems have been the worst symptom for me. Things are more settled now, I had every stomach/nausea med prescribed but gave them all up as I felt they where making me worse. I am left with 'pooey' days now that are most definitely related to my periods. That full feeling & thing in the throat feeling is horrible isn't it. I don't fight it anymore but accept it & think that stops it sooner. Now try & get a GP to agree with all this, not a chance! B xx
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