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jaypo:
My mum had that pain too, she was a very stoic woman,so to see her scream in pain like she did was very scary, they dissolved her stones and she passed them .
I have diverticulitis also,just recovered from a flare up and a dose of ABs it can be painful but not like the pain you are describing,it's more a left sided pain but can radiate to other parts. Ask to speak to your GP again.
My dad also had pancreatic cancer,so it's a worry for me too but they can do a yearly blood test for it,or at least include it in any blood tests if you ask them

Thumper:
Thank you both! My last round of blood tests from the GP came back as normal and some borderline but nothing concerning. I actually got the email today as my Osteopath wants to view them. I noticed they did do a Ca19-9 blood test which is used as an indicator for pancreatic cancer, it was totally normal at 4. Now I do know that this can still happen with Pancreatic cancer because my Dad's bloods were fine, he had a CT and MRI which were also fine. It was only when he turned yellow overnight he got diagnosed and only lived 5 days after that as it had already spread to his lungs and liver. I was only 19 when he passed and it shook me a lot, hence it is a real concern of mine.

I have a lot of gastric issues already hence it's hard to differentiate. I managed to book a follow up with my upper GI surgeon, I was so lucky as I a) found the letter and b) they had forgotten to take me off the patient led follow up list so they've honoured it. I have to wait until November though!!

Not knowing is the worst thing. It took me 8 years to get diagnosed with M.E, 4 years to get a GP to listen to me about peri menopause and now this, there's never been any real rush or concern in my life from medial people so my lack of trust is a thing.

Oh and full disclosure my Mum died young from Breast Cancer with full body mets, that was diagnosed as anxiety. I never had the BRAC gene testing as I didn't want that kind of stress in my life. I suppose now I'm heading towards my parents "death date" it's playing on my mind!

jaypo:
Gee we must've been separated at birth,my mum too had BC and had a mastectomy, I also decided against the BRAC test,my sister did it though,didn't ask the outcome,she passed a few year's ago but didn't have BC. The reason they found my dad had pancreatic cancer was post mortem but it was a blood clot that killed him,apparently one of the symptoms of PC .
 No much wonder health anxiety gets us 🙄

Uma17:
Might be wild but did you ever got diagnosed with endometriosis or fibroids? I had endo and lots of fibroids and had a lot of all over stomach pains including under my right rib and sometimes went up to my shoulder. Nothing could be seen in scan but when I had a laparoscopy for endo, I woke up with pain under my rib where they found and removed endo lesions on my diaphragm. The fibroids caused me a lot of issues too, bloating, constipation, pains. Didn’t quite realise how bad it was until after my hysterectomy.

MrsMitch:
My husband thinks in a similar way, Thumper, because of his dad's pancreatic cancer. He has what seems to be like a repetitive strain on muscles all down his side. He can go months with no pain & then work seems to aggregate them & they flare up. He also has digestive issues that flare up from time to time & with that & his side I know his first thought is the fact his dad had the same symptoms prior to his cancer diagnosis. We never got to the bottom of his digestive issues but as both have been going on for over 10 years I doesn't appear to be anything sinister. It does seem to be the first thing we think about when we have some symptoms that were suffered by a loved one who then passed away. I do it every time I get horrendous lower intestine spasms - my thoughts go to my mum who died from a perforated bowel. I always wonder 'is this it, do I have the same as her'.
It's good you've got your appointment in November but a bit of a wait for you. It does seen to be normal with a lot of things these days in that it takes so long to get diagnosis & treatment, more so with certain things such as menopause & ME. Did they send you home with some diclofenic?  Maybe using them for a while might help?

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