New to this site. I find it very interesting.
I have had several problems in the last 5 months or so.
At first I started having pain in the center of my lower rib cage. Went to the doctor and he ran every test possible on me and told me that he thought I had a swollen pancreas,gave me 800 mg of ibuprofen and within days I got worse. Went back to him and requested an ultrasound on my upper and lower abdomen and intestines. They found a gallstone that was too big too pass and ordered surgery. Had the surgery and thought I would be better,but I didn't. The burning,knawing in my stomach was keeping me up at night and I thought I was dying.Went back to doctor and he did an h pylori blood test on me and it came back negative.Told me that he thought I had acid reflex and gave me previcid to take once a day for 6 weeks. I started feeling better after 4 weeks or so and started feeling better.Well that was several months ago and I dont feel any pain or burning now, but i'm experiencing alot of gas in my stomach and almost like there is a gas bubble or something just sitting there.Even though my doctor ruled out a ulcer with the blood test,can I still have one and if so do they take this long to heal? I have also lost over 30 pounds because of this. I have had no fever and a upset stomach a few times. Is there anything else I can do to help my stomach?