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Have you had a colonoscopy to check if colon is causing any issues? Endoscopy can check esophagus, stomach and duodenum small intestine but your colon is right at the bottom of your liver/gallbladder/pancreas and stomach. In addition to these exams not sure if there are other functional test that could be done to determine root cause of your gastro/abdominal pain.
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@dlydailyhope Yes, I had a colonoscopy and endoscopy less than a year ago, and all was normal. Just before this, I was having pain when eating, and it has continued since then. He also did an abdominal CT before that. So I don't know how they couldn't see anything, but he said everything looked great, no gastritis or ulcers, etc. I had 1 polyp removed that was benign in my stomach. He thought it may be clogged lines feeding blood to the stomach, so I had an ultrasound right after for that which was clear. What @rashida mentioned about the gallbladder interests me, and I'm going to discuss with my gastro next month.
Also, because these issues always come in groups, yesterday the back of my eye or eye socket started having stabbing pains. I've had these when I move my eyes in the past, but this time seemed random. It was worse in some positions while trying to sleep than others, so somehow pressure from something in my neck or head made it worse. Also shooting pain on my heart beat, like every other pain I have...none are just solid.
I got some lab work back from yesterday, and my iron ferritin level was 1 point above the minimum threshold. Going to buy some more extensive iron tests for next week.
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Here are diagram pictures from my gastro surgeon’s office.