I'm not sure where to start. A lot has been going on in the past month. It all started when I started to feel like I had a couple of drinks when I had not. I was able to calm myself down because I thought I might be having some sort of anxiety attack. Long story short the symptoms did not go away. So I saw my doctor last week. With my vague answers to his questions he mentioned he wanted to do some further testing. Part of the testing was blood work and a 24 hour urine. That was last Wednesday. I had the blood draw on Thursday and turn my 24 hour urine and on Friday morning. It just so happened that I started my period on Friday. Its normal for me to feel a lot of lower back pain during my periods. this time is a little different. I started to feel the lower back pain then the pain moved to my upper abdomen on the left side. Then the pain moved to my lower right side of my back. now the pain is back on the left side of my upper abdomen. Of course everything that I have been reading leads to one thing... Pancreas. after calling my doctor my blood work has come back normal. However my urine test has not come back yet. They told me it could take up to a week. In the past this pain may have been here and it has gone away. But because of how much reading I have been doing on whyI have been feeling funny I've noticed the back pain and the abdomen pain a little more.
I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon. However I'm really scared.
I'm not saying it's not your pancreas but I have pain on my left side just under my ribs and in the same place on the back but after several years of testing only thing found was a hiatal hernia so I am just suggesting that it can be that possibly I have had this now for 3 years
good luck
this all came on after a lot of stress.....thanks for replying
Went to GP and was told gas. 24 hour urine was not back. So he took my urine just to make sure there was no blood and there wasn't. He decided to send that urine off to test for cancers since he did not have that down to test for the 24 hour one. I expressed my concerns about the pancres and all I have read. He stated the symptoms I mentioned to him he assured me he wasn't concerned or thought there were anY concerns regarding the pancreas.
That night I started feeling very weird. Tingle and heaviness in my left leg....heart palpitations. ....tingle through out my body and tingle in my jaw like you get when you blow up a balloon. Didn't get much sleep that night.
Next day...m.back pain gone but still felt the funny feeling minus the heart palpitations. Laid around ALL day. Woke up this morning and lower left side of back hurting again. I also feel the feeling in my jaw ....no vomiting.
Any feedback would be appreciated. ....freaking out a bit.
Went to GP and was told gas. 24 hour urine was not back. So he took my urine just to make sure there was no blood and there wasn't. He decided to send that urine off to test for cancers since he did not have that down to test for the 24 hour one. I expressed my concerns about the pancres and all I have read. He stated the symptoms I mentioned to him he assured me he wasn't concerned or thought there were anY concerns regarding the pancreas.
That night I started feeling very weird. Tingle and heaviness in my left leg....heart palpitations. ....tingle through out my body and tingle in my jaw like you get when you blow up a balloon. Didn't get much sleep that night.
Next day...m.back pain gone but still felt the funny feeling minus the heart palpitations. Laid around ALL day. Woke up this morning and lower left side of back hurting again. I also feel the feeling in my jaw ....no vomiting.
He also ordered a ultrasound as he mentioned any cyst or hernia.
Any feedback would be appreciated. ....freaking out a bit.
Well atheist you are getting some help I wish I had more insight as I get daily left back and left from pain just under the ribs and in the same location in the back but my dr tells me it's not pancrea the all the test I've had and I mean them all he says its just this hiatal hernia causing all my discomfort by pulling up my stomach up into where it doesn't belong check out hiatal hernia and vagus nerve
good luck keep me updated please I am very concerned about this
I to am worried sick. I have had sciatica in my left side for 20 months. For more than a year I have had bad indigestion and pain in my left side under my ribs. Now I also have bad windy pains during the night and bad back pain. Not sleeping and after trawling the Internet I am sure it is my pancreas. I went to my GP yesterday and he has referred me for an ultrasound. Not sleeping, not eating, shattered and worried sick. I just want my old life back.
I have muscle spasms in my left leg which has been an ongoing problem for a year. I have now discovered it is another sign of pancreatic cancer. I am ticking too many boxes now and absolutely terrified. Everyone thinks I am over reacting but I am not. Ultrasound booked for next Friday. Not sure I how I will cope until then. even then it's two weeks more beforeI get results. I am at my wits end. Things not looking good as far as I can see,
Nellie74408
i feel your pain I think a lot of us on here can admit that we worriy about our health issues to the point that it takes over our daily thoughts it would be nice to turn off the switch and ignore it until solid finding have been found I have exp a lot of the pains that you have and still do although not the leg cramping I was convinced I had some pancrea disorder or even worse cancer ! But after ever test known to themedical world nothing was found that would signal my Untimely death all I ever have had in slightly elevated levels of my pancrea so I live daily with thesis in the ULQ pain in the front and in the back same spot although all the test say negative except for a hiatal hernia the on and off again pains linger in my thoughts I keep them down for the most otherwise if I continued to voice my daily concerns I would be thought of as a hypochondriac or just crazy neither of which I am all you can do is wake up ever day take a deep breath and tell yourself a mantra ever day sound a bit quacky but it helps me when my thoughts get a bit out of line almost like scolding naughty children to behave good luck it will work itself out day by day try to enjoy what you have today and not worry about what tomorrow will bring
Currently lying in bed feeling so pained and depressed. Have now had real bad night sweats and very bad leg cramp and spasms. Tried a reflexologist yesterday to see if this could help remove some of my anxiety. No joy. Not sleeping at all. Got a Gp appointment later today. Hubby is going with me to explain just how bad I am. Not eating, unable to get up and feeling a squeezing pain in front and back at left side. I think things are really bad and I am really freaked.
well been to GP. Blood test booked for tomorrow 9am. Need to provide a stool sample. Have ultrasound on Friday then wait for results. Have also been put on Mirtazapine to hopefully allow me to sleep and switch offthecogs as the GP put it. Hope tomorrow is a better day. more importantly hope tonight is a good night and I get some painless sleep.
Please keep the updates coming and keep talking about it on here like a dairy of sorts perhaps some anxiety meds would be in order also to help you relax at night to sleep glad your husband is going with you make a list of questions or test you and your GP talked about a checklists of sorts
Hi nelly i feel the same way as you do
Been having upper left abdominal pain that radiates to the back on and off for ober a year but recently it became a constant pain with yellow loose stool for over 2 weeks now
Also ive experience nigh sweats for 2 nights but went away on the third night
Last night i suddenly feel itching all over my body its like pins and niddle pokint from under my skin and feels cold but went away in the morning
I have had whole abdominal ct scan the with oral and iv contrast whick came back normal blood test all normal except for amylase and lipase was a little elevated but doctor said its ok
Im still so very scared taking antibitics for bowel movement if it doesnt improve will do colonoscopy
Oh and i also lost 8 lbs in 3 weeks
Im so worried that it my pancrease and anxiety has taken control and i hate that feeling
Let me know what your doctor will say to you
Hope that you will get your answer soon
i've got the same feeling I got it when i was 16 years old. Now im 20 i am diagnosed with hepatitis b and im getting treated. But the problem with my upper left abdomen is still there. When you tap the area you will hear a tumble sound. My doctor requested for an ultrasound. Has any of you had their results? Please update me!
A month ago my 5 year old pushed me down our wood stairs. She did it a year ago too. So I've fallen twice. So my back always hurt. The last fall I cracked my rib and bruised my left internally. But 4 days ago I could barely get out of bed I had an extreme pain under left rib. I have to take half breaths. A few days before that I got sick for two days and was light headed. How can I tell if its my rib or my pancreas?
I have had pain like this for 6 years had every test and all clear. I'm so sure it's my pancreas as worse after alcohol but docs rule it out completely telling me it's ibs. Will type my actual symptoms and story below. Might not make sense as it was written for a pancreas site asking people's advice and I'm copy and pasting it but you will get the jist!
I've always had ibs from a child and had lower stomach cramps and nausea when stressed from an early age. 6 years ago (aged 26) I had a usual ibs pain attack but this one was a little different I had pain in upper left quadrant, no vomiting just nausea and it lasted a few days. Bearable though I didn't go to hospital with it. That pain in that certain spot (see pic below) has haunted me on and off ever since that day! It comes in waves and lasts a couple of days, then seems to spread to rest of tummy and then slowly go away. I can't pinpoint foods that set it off, some days I can eat crap and be fine some days it can play up, same with alcohol sometimes I'm ok other times it aggravates it. I am mainly constipated but do have upset tummy occasionally. My stools are never pale, always dark brown and flush easily, sometimes mucus on outside if very constipated. I never vomit with the pain or run a fever I just feel sick and go off my food, haven't lost lots of weight I'm quite slim and stayed same weight. The pain isn't constant either it comes in a stabbing pain sometimes or a dull pain that only lasts few seconds and eases, it's mainly in pictured spot but also get it on left side and upper left back opposite where it is on tummy! I feel if I rub the spot I can almost wind myself which helps a bit and I feel it slushing about like a hot water bottle in area that hurts.
When all this started I had CT, ultrasound, endoscopy, bloods all clear. Symptoms went for a year after leaving a bad relationship and during that time I was drinking and eating rubbish more than ever and completely symptom free! When I got in another rocky relationship and had my daughter via c-section it came back! Now I'm back under a specialist at the hospital after seeing about 12 different gp's that all say ibs! I had colonoscopy, more bloods, stool sample tests, ultrasound and a detailed MRI of pancreas just before Xmas and nothing shown again!
Could this just be ibs and stress causing flare up as I don't have any symptoms of chronic pancreatitis except for location of pain! Google freaks me out and always comes up with it!
Hi nellie
I suffered with a hiatus hernia for over 20 years before being semi sorted by surgery.
The NHS op took ten years to get sorted .. from original Drs appointment to the actual op. Thousands spent on various drugs and finally anti depressants to deal with the day to day direness of the 24 / 7 pain.
What you describe isn't anything like a hiatus hernia, but three years after the op I now get the pains under the ribcage and cramps
I'm now having to go through all of the NHS hoops again to find out what's going on.
Several cameras and scans later there is no solution .... hope you're having more luck.
Did you ever find out if it was pancreatitis? I have been battling similar symptoms for over a year. I even underwent treatment for leaky gut and I gained all of my weight back after and felt ok for awhile. But lately the pain is coming back and I am having a lot of anxiety over it again,