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Hello @emmie13 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I read, with interest, your post and I am so glad that you decided to be an advocate for yourself. You checked the results of tests that were said to be OK, questioned the results and began seeking other opinions based on those results. It is extremely important in today's medical environment, where medical professionals are so extremely busy for every patient to do their own research, ask questions, and seek more help when it is needed.
I would like to invite @hs314 @leazard and @michellern to this discussion as they are members of Connect who have also discussed splenic cysts.
If you are comfortable sharing more, could you tell me other factors in your medical history and what level is your discomfort at the present time?
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Thank you Teresa! Yes, I’ve been hearing many stories with similar situations, so my fight continues.
I have always been pretty healthy. A few months back I noticed I had a pattern of mentioning to people close to me that my stomach and chest hurts. As far as I can remember is about 3/4 years back. I recently discovered I am prehypertensive, not surprised as my father is being monitored for hypertension. I am still feeling the sharp pain in my lower rib cage, chest pain and some mild shoulder pain. It comes and goes, but recently does not seem to go away for very long.
I mentioned earlier I was going to see a GI, as I’ve been having stomach issues. He is putting me some a medication for 8 weeks and will re assess. He believes I may have acid in my stomach, which he also says is normal.
I am open for more follow ups with other doctors, I just need to research the best doctor to see.