I've had pain under the left side of my rib cage since December... It comes and goes and sometimes wraps around my left side into the middle of my back for a short period... I'm eating normally and sleeping fine and have regular trips to the bathroom. I was under quite a deal of stress the last few months with my job, but I have now since gotten a new one and it is less stressful.. I am wondering if maybe I have a hernia or maybe an ulcer, but like I said eating and sleeping are fine. It seems to hurt more when I sit and think about it. The strange thing is that I'll have pain that travels around my left side, into the middle of my shoulder blades and then onto the upper right side of my back. .... My wife keeps telling me that it's stress related. I did go to see my doctor back in December and she thinks its stress also.

Can prolonged stress do this kind of thing???

My mind starts to wander thinking all sorts of terrible things and that just
exacerbates it even more.... I have never woken up in the middle of the night over it though.... so I guess that is a good thing.

Thanks for taking the time to review my question.

Mike

Cleveland Ohio