Cancer ? Dull pain spreading into abdomen Posted: 06-10-07 02:21am
What are the possible causes of this pain
i've had. It seems to have migrated from
my right side (appendix location) up to
where my gall bladder is and causing
pressure in my chest at times. Also i've
had extremely bad gurgling of my stomach
at night because of it. The pain is mostly
dull, although sometimes if I move in a
certain way it can cause a stinging pain
that feels like its going from one side of
the ribcage to the other. There is also
dull discomfort in my stomach (near the
top). If I press on my stomach (top
abdominal muscles) it is a bit more
painful, but nothing extreme. After the 4
blood tests, 3 urinalysis, 2 abdominal
ultrasounds and 1 chest xray i've had in
the last 2 months is it possible this is
some sort of cancer spreading that hasn't
been noticed? Is there a chance my
occasional testicular discomfort is
related?
You wrote: "urrent medical status:
Starting approximately 2 months ago I had
a dull pain in my right side (where you
would expect appendix pain to be) however
I had an ultrasound, a blood test and a
urinalysis and the doctor decided from
those 3 things that it was not my
appendix. Infact, they found nothing wrong
with me. The pain in my side continued and
eventually seemed to move up into my
chest. At random times during the day it
would feel like my chest was really
compressed. The chest pains started about
3 weeks after the side pain. I went to the
hospital and got a Chest X-ray, Blood test
and ultrasound. All came back perfectly
normal (with the exception of 'sorta thick
bile in the gall bladder') according to
the doctor. I asked him if it was a gall
bladder problem but he said the rest of
the gall bladder seemed fine and
discharged me from the hospital. I
immediately made an appointment with my
doctor because I knew this wasnt going to
get better on its own, however my do! ctor
is booked solid for a month. I've gone to
the walk-in clinic after my second visit
to the hospital (about 4 weeks into the
pain) and the doctor diagnosed me with
Gastritis, I took Prilosec for 2 weeks but
it did not help overly. The pain in my
side now has almost all gone away, but now
I have a recurring pain in my stomach, as
well as the occasional chest pain. Feeling
hungry now does not feel the same as it
did before, i know i'm hungry but I dont
feel the same as i did before when I was
hungry. I have been avoiding unhealthy and
greasy foods lately as well as spicy foods
and carbonated drinks. My stools have been
relatively normal with the exception of
occasional constipation, occasionally my
stools look like they have tiny roots
coming out of them, and occasionally
theyre green, almost moss-covered looking.
Every night while I go to sleep my stomach
gurgles loudly and constantly almost until
I fall asleep. Another thing that may be
unrelated is lately i've had a bit! of
pain in my testicles at random times, I
checked for lumps ! and may have found one
on my left one at the very top, although
it could be the epidymisis. I went to a
walk-in doctor to check it out and he said
it was nothing, although i've heard from
others he is not the most educated or
accurate doctor. I will definatley ask my
doctor about it when I have an appointment
with him.
Current medical treatment: No current
medical treatment. Was using Prilosec
(Omeprazole) for 2 weeks ending
approximately 2 weeks ago."
Given all the negative results from all
the medical diagnostic procedures you’ve
taken and still continue to research, it
seems that you will be satisfied only when
you really find something wrong. Cancer
does not manifest with “dull moving pain
from testicles to chest” . Further,
all your diagnostic tests are
simultaneously negative. The only
diagnostic procedure that remains is a
gastroscopy for checking the stomach. If
the gastroscopy is OK then the remaining
possibility is that you are experiencing
hypochondria. Hypochondria is a type of
neurotic disorder wherein psycho-emotional
suffering manifests by feeling symptoms of
various types of organic diseases.
Hypochondria can be treated with the help
of a mental health professional.
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