Upper Abdomen Pain, Between Esophagus And Stomach Posted: 08-21-04 23:06pm
About 1 year ago I had pain under the left
rib cage, close to esternon. At first I
thought I had ripped a muscle. From that
point every time I drank water it felt
cold on that specific spot, between
esophagus and stomach.
It got worst, now is painfull, it feels
discomfort when I eat. Last tuesday I
came back from work and I start having a
burning sensation fever on arms and chest
and pain between the esophagus and
stomach. I started taking antibiotic on
thursday night and as of tonight I still
have the discomfort on the upper abdomen.
Anyone has a suggestion on what this
is?Thank you for any reply.
Tazzmaniacc
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 08-22-04 21:08pm
What is the reason for the antibiotic?
Did you have tests done to show it might
be an infection? I would get to a
gastroenterologist.. They might do an
ultrasound or some tests to make sure you
don't have any strange growths or a
hernia...
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TAZZMANIACC
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 2
Posted: 08-23-04 00:57am
wakkochic17
wrote:
what is the reason for the
antibiotic? Did you have tests done to
show it might be an infection? I would
get to a gastroenterologist.. They
might do an ultrasound or some tests to
make sure you don't have any strange
growths or a
hernia...
thank you for replying. I took the
antibiotic because I told the doctor that
probably was something that I ate and
triggered the sudden fever. You just hit
the jack pot, my next step is to see a
gastroenterologist. I'm going more for a
hernia. For what I have been reading is
called hiatal hernia. The first time
when it happened was like 2 years ago, I
was working out at the gym, since then it
has been painful ,it comes strong when I
apply a lot of strenght with the upper
abdomen.Doctors never pay attention to
your sympthoms.
Thank you wakkochic17.
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 08-23-04 14:53pm
It definitely sounds like a hiatal hernia
then.. My father has that, but his only
bothers him now and then so he's never had
anything done other than going to the
doctor and being diagnosed with it. I
hear though that the surgery to fix it, if
you elect it, is pretty simple as far as
fixing a hernia is concerned. Thankfully
we live in the age of orthoscopic surgery!
Good luck.
