Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Eastern ORegon
Left Side Pain Story Posted: 01-10-06 00:50am
Hi all,
i know there is currently a post on left
side pain. But, please, with my anxiety,
let me start one with my situation.
I am 26 years old. For 3.5 years, I have
severe anxiety, ocd, etc. This all
started when my wife got pregnant with our
1st kid. I never really ever was
concerned with my health, but as soon as
she got pregnant, it changed my thinking,
for the worst. She's now pregnant with
our 3rd child. I had neck pain from
muscle tension 3.5 years ago and diagnosed
myself with lymphoma since neck pain=lymph
nodes, lymph nodes=cancer. This has
stuck around unfortunately for the last
3.5 years. I have tons of tests, etc
over the last 3.5 years.
What really has me whacked right now is
the pain I have in my upper left area of
my ribcage. It's intermittant. I
doesn't come after I eat, I could just be
sitting around on an empty stomach and
it'll hurt. I can eat a full, big meal
with no problems. It just really bothers
me that it;s my spleen. Of course,
swollen spleen=cancer. I already had
mono, 6 years ago, so it ain't that. The
pain with move around a little bit, but
mainly in the area at the edge of my ribs.
Been to the doc, they don't feel
anything, they said if it were my spleen,
they'd be able to feel it. I know I can
get an unltrasound, etc, but I don't think
I could go through it.
If I push around by my ribs, it seems
llike I can feel something move, but, I
can't feel it with my hand, but I can feel
it on the inside move around. I wish I
didn't worry about it. I wish they pain
would go away. I hope it;s just gas....
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dtpatt21
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Eastern ORegon
Hello? Anyone? Posted: 01-11-06 23:26pm
Hello? Anyone?
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bryshef
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 May 2008 Posts: 2
possible answer to your problem! Posted: 05-13-08 10:13am
Hello there! I had the same problems for
a few years...pain under left rib cage
(near spleen), and it caused me a lot of
anxiety for a long time. Doctors did all
sorts of tests and scans. Nothing was
found. The pain feels like a burning,
bloating pressure that is intermittent,
but always noticeable. Sometimes it was
agonizing.
I finally found a Dr who suggested that I
might have Splenic Flexure Syndrome, which
is simply trapped gas at the bend in your
colon near the spleen. Some people become
very sensitive to this gas pressure. I
was told to take Simethicone, which is
sold over the counter as Gas-X, Mylanta,
or even multi-symptom Rolaids. Just look
for simethicone on the active ingredients
list. I am 100% cured, and much more
relaxed now that I know I am not going to
die After all this
time, it was only trapped gas!
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After all this
time, it was only trapped gas!