Tummy or chest pain

[Jrp90]

Hi I’m jennifer and wanted to know if others are facing episodes of extreme tummy pain due to gastro problems or frequent chest pain due to anxiety

[Hidden]

What medications are you taking, sometimes medications can upset the tummy if you take them without food and drink

BOB

[Jrp90 in reply to Hidden]

Hi no I’m only taking vitamins, beta blocker, gastro tablet and sleeping tablets. Nothing that needs to be taken with food but I know what you mean thank you

[masterreenotgee]

Yep, I have both. And with this virus going around, this feeling scares me 😳 and to top it off my gallbladder is only operating at 20% 🙄 my gastroenterologist says "I need to have it removed" I said " no thank you, let me think about it first and I will let you know" this feeling causes bad anxiety attacks, it just wears me out 😫😒☹

[Jrp90 in reply to masterreenotgee]

I’m sorry to hear. I know people like us already with worrying pain, this virus does heighten anxiety. I feel in a constant state of extreme anxiety due to already problems and then this causes insomnia..,,

I hope your gastroenterologist listens to you, mine never has

[masterreenotgee in reply to Jrp90]

Thank you, I really hope he does also. I wish you best and be safe.

[Soxie in reply to masterreenotgee]

Dont worry about op for gall bladder removal. I had the old fashioned way, scar down chest to tummy, under anaesthetic. Nowadays its so easy keyhole surgery can be done under epidural.

You take care and dont fret too much

[masterreenotgee in reply to Soxie]

Oh my goodness "scar down chest to tummy? Yikes. But I have had enough organs removed. I have too sit this one out. I am still debating, thank you though.

[morphalot in reply to Soxie]

Me too!!

[Arnhem]

Hi....exactly that Jennifer...I have constant tummy pain, and intermittent chest pains from worry....I ve had the 'top to bottom' scar from the old gall bladder removal, and had the same scar opened 3 times for first a 2 inscisional hernia repair and then 7 inscisional hernia repairs 18 months ago.....last 7 months been getting pain, and both cardiac and gastro teams looking at it.....I did have gastritis and my GP sent me back to gastro to do a repeat endoscopy.....he's reluctant, why I don't know...GP thinks they missed something first time...didn't even call me back on a confirmed telephone appointment because ' he had nothing else to say '....called GP again and put me on tramadol for the pain and something for the sickness....IF we hadn't had this virus going round I would have been to A&E by now but reluctant to go to give them more to do AND because I'm worried about catching it...I do now see a councillor ref the anxiety and that really helps.....just have to stick with it until you get some relief, but don't worry about the surgery... that was a breeze compared to this pain now......good luck...Martyn

[Cha1077 in reply to Arnhem]

Hi .. i do have exact symtoms .. how are feeling now .. any update from gp and a&e please let me know

[Arnhem in reply to Cha1077]

Hi....ended up at A&E in the end with really bad pain, no need to worry about COVID, no-one else there and well away from that area....had CT scan, bloods etc.....bloods normal CT showed some Diverticulitis (no meds yet) also had endoscopy which showed Gastritis had healed a bit......gastro consultant waiting for other floods to come back so due to speak 14 May......but now have right side head pain, tinnitus and earache.....perhaps is neuropathic pain but it's still real.....

[Cha1077 in reply to Arnhem]

Thankyou very much for the reply .. i have been suffering with this since march 15 due to anxity of corona.. i ahve been to a&e last month on april 12 th . They said chest scan ok and blood ok but liver has bit infection .

Still having chest pain and shoulder pain and bloating stomoch ... not feeling hungry.. always feeling something in my throat and bubbling sound in my upper throat when laying down

[Arnhem in reply to Cha1077]

Meant bloods not floods sorry....

[Stobban]

Hi Jennifer,

As a younger man I suffered both ailments you mention and the most upsetting was the chest pain which caused me a great deal of upset. The GP's thought it to be Heart Trouble or that I, was convinced, it to be Heart Trouble, which I did not. Eventually, after years it was finally diagnosed as Anxiety which had troubled me for six years, with agonising pain at times. I do still have it but much less. Seemingly, I learned it's really harmless and the pain is purely your muscles tightening when 'they' feel like doing so. But good painkillers do ease the pain.