Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Other Health Discussion => Topic started by: countrybumpkin on March 28, 2017, 12:26:01 PM
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I posted about 10 days ago that I had breast pain and pain in ribs which cleared up in a day and said it was probably all due to my prolapsed discs in my spine as I have pain around my ribs and chest all the time to some degree.
Well the pain underarm and in breast went away but now I have pain around my ribs on that side and under the rib/below ribs.
I am being woken up at 4am every morning with awful pain going through to my upper back. No chance of any more sleep.
I am seeing GP today as I would feel better if other conditions can be eliminated. Of course my worse case scenario health anxiety has it as pancreatic cancer :o
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Good luck with the GP. Could it be acid reflux do you think?
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I think we spoke on the thread about your breast pain? I had some kind of stomach bug last week that was causing a lot of pain in my left side around my ribs and through to my upper back. I had lots of wind etc. i do suffer with IBS and thought it was a flare up but I do think now it was a bug. There is a stomach bug going around.
I hope the GP is able to reassure you it's nothing sinister x
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You can get Inflammation of the rib catalege. I had this and it went on for months. Had to go braless in the end. Chuck out your underwired bras
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Hello girls,
I am having similar symptoms.
I have a pain between ribs (left side) that is likely to be a result of coughing (had the flu for almost 2 months) but the pain under armit and breast have got worse after the flu was gone. No chance to sleep for more than an hour with pain and hot flushes >:(
Let us know what your gp says, countrybumpkin.
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Thanks everyone. Gp said I was right to go in as it would be wrong to assume it is all from my spine problems. She examined me and said that she wanted blood tests to check my pancreas and liver and a full blood count. I had fbc and liver just a couple of months ago and all was fine then but its good she is checking.
I have hiatus hernia and have taken ranitidine for 30 years which works well as long as I stick to my diet, the burps can be caused by HH. I have had gallstones (very small ones) diagnosed 20 years ago and had a couple of attacks until I realised it was pastry I could not eat then fine ever since. I have 6 monthly liver tests and usually an ultrasound every 2 years to check they are still happy! It is just 2 years since last one so guess after the blood tests this may be next test.
I have had cameras up and down in the past :o and nothing ever found and I have to say that I would not look forward to have either of those tests again!
It could all be spine related as this sort of pain etc has been reason for all my previous tests where nothing was found but I am glad the Dr took it seriously and is looking further rather than just assuming.
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Sounds like you have a good GP. :)
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Good your GP is being so thorough.
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Hello Menomale, i was wondering how you are. So sorry to hear you're still not feeling better. That was one horrible bout of flu you had. It can linger for months. Get well soon. :foryou:
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Thank you, sparkle, you're always so kind! I've been reading but not posting...this flu virus has been the worst ever, I hope to get a jab soon and never get that again! I'm not willing to do anything really, sounds like depression again :(
Countrybumpkin,
Nice gp, I wish I could have an appt but after the last one (when I got the flu) I'm reluctant to go see her again because it's a large clinic and lots of infectious diseases going around :o Let us know how your tests go.
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It's good they are doing blood tests. I suffered a long time with back pain at bra area that radiated through to stomach. My chiropractor put my mind at rest saying the back and stomach share the same nerve pathways.
I have a kyohosisvand now 2 spine fractures at T8 and T9 which think the kyphosis caused but pain when it's going can come around the front and include ribs too.
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It never fails to amaze me how far pain can be felt from the actual spine conditions, trouble is that Dr's do like to rule out other causes which is good but does mean that I have had an awful lot of medical tests in my 30 years of disintigrating spine!
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Blimey my GP did a whole load of blood tests, I thought when I arrived for the tests yesterday that there were alot of vials waiting to be filled ;D
I had diabetes/ferritin/amylase( pancreas)/full blood count/liver/kidneys/CRP/ESR
Apart from my ESR which is always slightly raised with me although as I am getting older its raised a bit more but they say stable everything else was in normal range.
I can view my test results on the computer which is not necessarily a good thing as I can compare with all previous results and a few things in full blood count like white blood cells ( lower end of normal) haemocrit ( higher end of normal) make me wonder whereas when I rang for results was told the Dr said all were normal except for my usual raised ESR.
I still have the stabbing pains around left side of ribs and lots of wind but also very stiff and painful back so who knows. I will go back and discuss further with GP.
I hate health anxiety and I hate having irritable bowel syndrome and a very damaged spine, they are not a good combination >:( :o
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Hi CB,
I thought of you this morning, and wondered how you are getting on. Has your pain gone or the GP come up with a reason.
I know how worried I was, when I had something similar. Here's hoping yours has a straight forward explanation like mine.
breeze
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Thanks Breeze. The pain is much better although not gone. I still have no idea whether its coming from my digestive system or referred from my spinal issues.
I am back at Drs tomorrow for review.
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Good luck 🍀 with the doc today.
Let us know how you get on.
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Well my Dr is very thorough! She was happy with my blood results and said very few patients have perfectly normal range of results in the blood tests. She reassured me about my slightly evelated esr result as well.
But because I still have the pain she thinks two things are going on - spinal and something else so I have to have chest x ray to rule out anything lung/chest wise. She also wants an abdominal ultrasound specifically pancreas ( my blood test was normal) and because I have haitus hernia and I am getting pain when I eat she wants a gastroscopy to check my stomach/duodenum to make sure I don't have ulcer. Phew.
Neither of these tests are urgent because my bloods are all normal so would expect to wait about 3 weeks for ultrasound but no idea how long for gastroscopy.
I last had gastroscopy 8 years ago ( have had 3) and I hate them, I always ask for sedation but I have such bad white coat syndrome if my bp is taken. GP told me to take a record of my previous weeks reading on the day and only let them take it once.
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What a great doctor you have. Here's hoping they get to the bottom of things or it settles on its own.
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Wow, that's an MOT and a half.
Hope the test results have put your mind at rest. Sounds like the residual pain could be muscular skeletal.
Fingers crossed. :)
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Well I may be off to hospital this afternoon, waiting to see GP as the pain got alot worse overnight and everytime i eat or drink anything as it lands the pain is awful then it eases off somewhat. Just what i don't want as I am totally phobic of hospitlas.
At least my boob is okay today!
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Phew I don't have to go to hospital. The GP said that it sounds very much like stomach and I have already been referrred under the 2 week rule for a gastroscopy.
He said as I am not vomiting or even feeling sick ( if anything I am getting hungry with very noisy rumbles!) and my bowels are working I do not need to go to hospital. He said if i vomit or my bowels stop or slow down alot then panic. I am already taking ranitidine for hiatus hernia and I haven't been able to take omeprazole type drugs due to side effects but Gp is doing presc for a new one to try in hope it helps.
He said I could have bad gastritis ( inflammation of stomach lining) hence the new drug and at least the gastropscopy will be done sooner.
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thanks sparkle. Can I ask exactly where you got your pain. Mine is sort of level or just below where your left rib come up to the v shape at the front. Lots of kicking and popping in that area as well as the sudden sharp spasms going through into my back.
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Update. I have had a clear chest x ray. My gastroscopy is booked for 4th may.
I am having mri of abdomen/pancreas in next 10-14 days and ultrasound in 4 weeks.
REally looking forward to that lot.
I am having better days and worse days with pain, still going towards gastric problem as on the bad days I have loads of wind and gurgling and popping noises/sensations.
I just hope they don't want a colonscopy as well :o Having had one 10 years ago its not something to rush back for!
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Update. I have had a clear chest x ray. My gastroscopy is booked for 4th may.
I am having mri of abdomen/pancreas in next 10-14 days and ultrasound in 4 weeks.
REally looking forward to that lot.
I am having better days and worse days with pain, still going towards gastric problem as on the bad days I have loads of wind and gurgling and popping noises/sensations.
I just hope they don't want a colonscopy as well :o Having had one 10 years ago its not something to rush back for!
Hi, I realise this is an old post but I'm in a similar position with lots of pain under left ribs and back, just wondered if you found out what was causing it in the end?? Thanks x
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Me too, but i have shingles and dont know if its connected, but i think its a bowel thing, might be constipated, had some gurgles in my side,also worse after eating
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Urinary tract/kidney infections often first present as stomach problems. When I first went to the doc with my kidney infection (as an emergency) I already had an appointment booked for recurrent running tum and pain. It's all connected.