Has Anybody Else Felt These Pains with Acid Reflux?? - Digestive Disorders Message Board

ajal28 · 10-16-2003, 12:44 PM

Hi, I am 20 years old and over the past 4 weeks have been suffering with pains.I have been taking Nexium for about seven days now. I have sharp chest pain ocassionally on the right,left and middle of my chest, my left arm has been bothering me lately after starting the Nexium. I also get bloated alot and sometimes have sharp pains in my stomach area. I am scared that it could be my heart but I have had three EKG's preformed on me and the all come back normal and my blood pressure is normal. The Gastro Specialist thinks that the pains in my chest are because of my esophagus which radiates pain across the chest. Has anyone had this before?? and should I go back again to the doctor because the pains are not being aleviated by the Nexium?? I also have taken Zantac 75 which did not do anything and Aciphex which made my symptoms worse. I just am a little scared because I have never exprerience anything like this before.

swingline · 10-16-2003, 01:18 PM

It may just be a bad case of gerd. Did the doctors perform an endoscopic procedure on you?? If not, they rally should just to see what is going on inside. As for the nexium, it may take much more then 7 days to start working on the gerd, so you should stay on it just to see what happens. Try taking acidophillus too, that should relieve the bloating a whole lot. It may even take those pains away. It's over the counter and herbal so no presciption is needed. Try it out see if it works.

ajal28 · 10-16-2003, 04:12 PM

No I did not have an endoscopic perform yet, but my regular doctor wanted that to be done. When I went to see the Gastro Specialist he wanted me to have a gallbladder sonogram done on me first and to take nexium and I see him in a week for a follow up. I will try the herbal medicine for the bloating thanks

Fudge7000 · 10-16-2003, 04:47 PM

i've had similar symptoms with GERD - i was worried it was a heart attack! but i had right arm pain, not left. try and push for endoscopy etc, you'll find out whats going on - i'm having a nissan fundoplication in 6 weeks to cure it
good luck!

suzyshop1 · 10-16-2003, 09:16 PM

Yes to all your questions.

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