Left upper abdominal pain for FIVE MONTHS

[Onedayatatime]

Some days i can deal with it, some i completely crash. Today i crashed. I went to my GP crying. She feels sympathetic but has no clue how to help me. I am so scared and worried and most of all : IN PAIN. Reassurance or experiences needed!

short history of complaints:
Upper left quadrant abdominal pain, daily for five months now. Pretty much the same spot always. About 2 inches left above the bellybutton. Some days more of a pressure/fullness, others a stabbing/ripping pain every few seconds. Not very deep, but not skin-superficial either. Not connected to eating, bowel movements, movement, anything.

Tests done:
All sorts of blood tests: clear
Abdominal ultrasound: clear
Stool test: clear
Urine: clear
Colonoscopy 4,5 years ago: clear

note: i am 20 weeks pregnant so further testing is not allowed at this point (CT / MRI etc), but also painkillers are contraindicated..

pregnancy is not making the pain worse per say, but it seems to be moving it Up a bit and getting slightly deeper/more tearing (instead of more superficial stabbing) with my growing belly.

my worst fear is it being something like cancer (pancreatic? Colon? Gastric?) and me finding out in a scan after delivery five months from now and it being too late by then. Something i break down over this thought. Other i can reassure myself a bit. doctor has no clue whatsoever which is what drives me insane worrying.
Positives stories needed!!

 

[Stressed out]

Some days i can deal with it, some i completely crash. Today i crashed. I went to my GP crying. She feels sympathetic but has no clue how to help me. I am so scared and worried and most of all : IN PAIN. Reassurance or experiences needed!

short history of complaints:
Upper left quadrant abdominal pain, daily for five months now. Pretty much the same spot always. About 2 inches left above the bellybutton. Some days more of a pressure/fullness, others a stabbing/ripping pain every few seconds. Not very deep, but not skin-superficial either. Not connected to eating, bowel movements, movement, anything.

Tests done:
All sorts of blood tests: clear
Abdominal ultrasound: clear
Stool test: clear
Urine: clear
Colonoscopy 4,5 years ago: clear

note: i am 20 weeks pregnant so further testing is not allowed at this point (CT / MRI etc), but also painkillers are contraindicated..

pregnancy is not making the pain worse per say, but it seems to be moving it Up a bit and getting slightly deeper/more tearing (instead of more superficial stabbing) with my growing belly.

my worst fear is it being something like cancer (pancreatic? Colon? Gastric?) and me finding out in a scan after delivery five months from now and it being too late by then. Something i break down over this thought. Other i can reassure myself a bit. doctor has no clue whatsoever which is what drives me insane worrying.
Positives stories needed!!

Did you have the pain before you got pregnant?

 

[Onedayatatime]

Did you have the pain before you got pregnant?

yes it started around the same time but just before (2weeks) with the pressure feeling

 

[Ms.Honey]

I have a similar pain on my right side. All tests have been clear. The only thing that seems to be related is possibly my back.
mom sorry I don’t have any advice- but maybe you could try seeing a physiotherapist?

 

[Onedayatatime]

Having a particularly bad day today with this. In addition to my abdominal pain, my back also started hurting a few days ago (tuesday) also the left side and around the same location as the front. Completely terrified now that in might be pancreatic cancer.. seems to be textbook pain pattern for pancreatic cancer when in the middle or end part of the pancreas.. and it absolutely kills me i cannot do anything about it or even get tested for it for another 4,5 months...

 

[Ms.Honey]

Having a particularly bad day today with this. In addition to my abdominal pain, my back also started hurting a few days ago (tuesday) also the left side and around the same location as the front. Completely terrified now that in might be pancreatic cancer.. seems to be textbook pain pattern for pancreatic cancer when in the middle or end part of the pancreas.. and it absolutely kills me i cannot do anything about it or even get tested for it for another 4,5 months...

Does your pain go away if you do something that takes your mind off of it?
Yoga or stretching might help too?

 

[Onedayatatime]

No it doesnt. Always there even when super distracted..

 

[SallyHart]

You are able to get a ultrasound of the organs done when pregnant. They checked my liver and Gallbladder with Ultrasound when I was pregnant many moons ago.

 

[Onedayatatime]

I know i had an ultrasound two months ago and it came back clear.. but they also said that ultrasound is only like 70% accurate

 

[Bhawesh]

Some days i can deal with it, some i completely crash. Today i crashed. I went to my GP crying. She feels sympathetic but has no clue how to help me. I am so scared and worried and most of all : IN PAIN. Reassurance or experiences needed!

short history of complaints:
Upper left quadrant abdominal pain, daily for five months now. Pretty much the same spot always. About 2 inches left above the bellybutton. Some days more of a pressure/fullness, others a stabbing/ripping pain every few seconds. Not very deep, but not skin-superficial either. Not connected to eating, bowel movements, movement, anything.

Tests done:
All sorts of blood tests: clear
Abdominal ultrasound: clear
Stool test: clear
Urine: clear
Colonoscopy 4,5 years ago: clear

note: i am 20 weeks pregnant so further testing is not allowed at this point (CT / MRI etc), but also painkillers are contraindicated..

pregnancy is not making the pain worse per say, but it seems to be moving it Up a bit and getting slightly deeper/more tearing (instead of more superficial stabbing) with my growing belly.

my worst fear is it being something like cancer (pancreatic? Colon? Gastric?) and me finding out in a scan after delivery five months from now and it being too late by then. Something i break down over this thought. Other i can reassure myself a bit. doctor has no clue whatsoever which is what drives me insane worrying.
Positives stories needed!!

Maybe something about nerves. My father's right-arm pained a lot. It was due to extra pressure on the nerves at the back of the neck. I don't know exactly what the condition was. The pain was for months, he could not even ride a bike. Now he is fine.
I suggest you practice yoga with meditation. Anxiety aggravates the symptoms as your mind is totally focussed on it. Since you have cleared all your tests, I don't think there is anything bad. I'll tell you my story, hope it will reassure you.

This was around 2014. I got a very bad dry cough, I used to feel that heaviness in my lungs. Since I was an anxiety sufferer, so the cough combined with breathlessness due to panic attack terrified me so much.
I did an x-ray, the doctor told me everything was fine, gave me some meds to de-congest my lungs and told me not to worry much but we know how anxiety sufferers think.
My anxiety and OCD made the condition so much worse than I was convinced either I had lung cancer, asthma or COPD. I read so much about it in google from authoritative sites that every symptom would match.
I had lost some weight, my entire ribs would hurt when I used to take a deep breath and I use to purposefully take a deep breath to check whether my ribs hurt or not to do that compulsion of OCD.
I was in college and this used to spoil my mood so much that when I was with my friends I was physically not with them. I feared to get out of the house in fear that what if I could not breathe or pass out when I am traveling. My house became a comfort zone for me where my anxiety was relatively less.

The positive thing was the cough was long gone with the initial medicines. I never visited the doctor again because deep down I knew it was my OCD/ anxiety coupled with panic attacks that controlled everything. I did not even do any tests apart from that initial X-ray.
I started practicing yoga with meditation seriously and gradually everything went away.
This does not mean I am in total control, my HA is back with a bang now and it's been long since I have meditated. I regularly feel chest pains in various areas, that stabbing pain, sometimes that like if its a heart attack. But I have accepted it. I can't visit the doctor every time, not only does it costs me money but my anxiety won't be convinced, its a never-ending cycle. What else can we do apart from accepting it?
Currently, I am suffering from an upset stomach (loose motions) for a month, although I will visit the doctor soon I am not assuming anything, not googling anything.
Remember the human body is a result of evolution, it is one the fittest, therefore, it has survived for millions of years, so trust it.

 

[AnxiousLiz]

Maybe something about nerves. My father's right-arm pained a lot. It was due to extra pressure on the nerves at the back of the neck. I don't know exactly what the condition was. The pain was for months, he could not even ride a bike. Now he is fine.
I suggest you practice yoga with meditation. Anxiety aggravates the symptoms as your mind is totally focussed on it. Since you have cleared all your tests, I don't think there is anything bad. I'll tell you my story, hope it will reassure you.

This was around 2014. I got a very bad dry cough, I used to feel that heaviness in my lungs. Since I was an anxiety sufferer, so the cough combined with breathlessness due to panic attack terrified me so much.
I did an x-ray, the doctor told me everything was fine, gave me some meds to de-congest my lungs and told me not to worry much but we know how anxiety sufferers think.
My anxiety and OCD made the condition so much worse than I was convinced either I had lung cancer, asthma or COPD. I read so much about it in google from authoritative sites that every symptom would match.
I had lost some weight, my entire ribs would hurt when I used to take a deep breath and I use to purposefully take a deep breath to check whether my ribs hurt or not to do that compulsion of OCD.
I was in college and this used to spoil my mood so much that when I was with my friends I was physically not with them. I feared to get out of the house in fear that what if I could not breathe or pass out when I am traveling. My house became a comfort zone for me where my anxiety was relatively less.

The positive thing was the cough was long gone with the initial medicines. I never visited the doctor again because deep down I knew it was my OCD/ anxiety coupled with panic attacks that controlled everything. I did not even do any tests apart from that initial X-ray.
I started practicing yoga with meditation seriously and gradually everything went away.
This does not mean I am in total control, my HA is back with a bang now and it's been long since I have meditated. I regularly feel chest pains in various areas, that stabbing pain, sometimes that like if its a heart attack. But I have accepted it. I can't visit the doctor every time, not only does it costs me money but my anxiety won't be convinced, its a never-ending cycle. What else can we do apart from accepting it?
Currently, I am suffering from an upset stomach (loose motions) for a month, although I will visit the doctor soon I am not assuming anything, not googling anything.
Remember the human body is a result of evolution, it is one the fittest, therefore, it has survived for millions of years, so trust it.

I’m scrolling through old posts and saw your reply on this thread. It gave me great reassurance. I’m experiencing shortness of breath which my anxiety is making work... started with chest burning now every time I breath my ribs hurt and I just have this general sick feeling. Blood work, chest X-ray, ekg and urine came back fine. I’m on week 4 of a major spiral..

 

[Danaaa07]

Some days i can deal with it, some i completely crash. Today i crashed. I went to my GP crying. She feels sympathetic but has no clue how to help me. I am so scared and worried and most of all : IN PAIN. Reassurance or experiences needed!

short history of complaints:
Upper left quadrant abdominal pain, daily for five months now. Pretty much the same spot always. About 2 inches left above the bellybutton. Some days more of a pressure/fullness, others a stabbing/ripping pain every few seconds. Not very deep, but not skin-superficial either. Not connected to eating, bowel movements, movement, anything.

Tests done:
All sorts of blood tests: clear
Abdominal ultrasound: clear
Stool test: clear
Urine: clear
Colonoscopy 4,5 years ago: clear

note: i am 20 weeks pregnant so further testing is not allowed at this point (CT / MRI etc), but also painkillers are contraindicated..

pregnancy is not making the pain worse per say, but it seems to be moving it Up a bit and getting slightly deeper/more tearing (instead of more superficial stabbing) with my growing belly.

my worst fear is it being something like cancer (pancreatic? Colon? Gastric?) and me finding out in a scan after delivery five months from now and it being too late by then. Something i break down over this thought. Other i can reassure myself a bit. doctor has no clue whatsoever which is what drives me insane worrying.
Positives stories needed!!

I get this with my IBS A dull upper left sided pain, I think it’s a gas pain personally

 

[Asgmiami1]

Having a particularly bad day today with this. In addition to my abdominal pain, my back also started hurting a few days ago (tuesday) also the left side and around the same location as the front. Completely terrified now that in might be pancreatic cancer.. seems to be textbook pain pattern for pancreatic cancer when in the middle or end part of the pancreas.. and it absolutely kills me i cannot do anything about it or even get tested for it for another 4,5 months...

I'm spiraling down hard right now with the same fear and a lot of the same symptoms.
How are you doing now?