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Chronic Upper Abdominal Pain without an answer
Digestive Health | Last Active: Oct 5, 2019 | Replies (27)Comment receiving replies
I have had chronic upper abdominal pain across/near lower rib cage for about 1 1/2 years. Pressure, burning, aching, swollen feeling, prickly sharp pains like bees stinging me, etc. Had a carcinoid tumor test Octreatide Scan, ct abdominal with contrast. also facial flushing so had the Mast cell test, Gastrin test, blood work up.....all negative. Feels like nerve or tendons or muscle. Waiting on results of Hida Scan. ....then will probably have abdominal mri....anyone have similar side effects. It really interferes with my life ...debilitating...
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Check into compression Syndromes. There are several out there.
Have similar feelings for a long while then broke out with singles. Singles gone but upper abdominal discomfort now worse
I had all tests octreatide scan for carcinoid tumor, 24 urine test , blood test, abdominal ct with contrast, abdomen mri, hida scan showed gallbladder 95% ejection fraction. I had gallbladder removed still have upper abdominal pain if not worse. Facial flushing, bloodshot irritated eyes etc. Thyroid med not absorbing. Could have rosecea...
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I agree with @astaingegerdm bc that's what I was going to ask as well.... What kind of specialists or Drs are seeing you for all of this? Definitely sounds like nerves and muscle from what you described - maybe osteopathic, neurologist, or even rheumatologist can sometimes get to the bottom of these mysteries, if you already have a good GI and Internist who aren't sure where else to go for you.