Stomach Problem? opinion appreciated

[adam2000]

Hi All

I have been in hell for about 2 months now. I started getting alot of heartburn and also weird feeling when I breath (almost like bloating is causing a problem or somthing. its hard to explain). Ive also had a temperature that is always hovering 99.5-99.9 in the evening. When I am healthy, i am ALWAYS at 98.6.

I have had an Upper GI, Lower Abdominal Ultrasound and an EEG (just in case) all being normal. The doc gave me prevacid, which killed the burn. One note, when the lady was doing the ultrasound, she mentioned there was alot of gas, cause she had a tough timeright below my sternum where the rib cage ends. I have also had blood work done, (thyroid, blood count, lyme check) all normal. No sign of infection.

To this day, I am still having a weird feeling when i breath, for example, i cant get a good yawn, or it feels as if i cant get a good deeeep breath. I also have feelings of pressure along the bottom edge of my rib cage, especially on the left side where my stomache is. I get some aches and small sharp pains there, and it even looks like the skin might be puffed out at bit. I have a feeling like I always want to burp, but i dont really, and sometimes this all feels worse after i eat. Alot of times when i burp, stuff comes back up too.

I know there is alot of garbage here, but does anyone make ANY sense of any of it?

Thanks all......

[TammyT]

I know what you are feeling, especially the breathing part. I feel like that all the time. Like I have to keep trying to breath deeply to get a good breath, or yawn alot. I also get pains under my rib, chest and arm (usually left of course), I have had many EKG's so I know it is not my heart. I have been told I have GERD too. I am not on anything cause it comes and goes, but recently has been around alot.

I hope you see this and we can talk more.

Tammy

[adam2000]

I just went to another doctor and he said he thinks i have some type of inflammation in my chest wall. He told me to take aleve 2x a day for 10 days and call him back if it isnt gone...this should be fun... how are you feeling?

[TammyT]

I am about the same. Let me see he told you, you have Costeochondritis (spelling isn't right I am sure) but it is an inflammation of the chest wall cavity. It can resemble a heart attack. I have had that too.

I was told that GERD can cause the inflammation. My chest today is so sore and I feel like there are a ton of bricks on my chest. I also have Anxeity Attacks, which make the situation even worse.

Hope to talk with you again.

Tammy

[arkie6]

adam2000,

Most heartburn and excess gas can be relieved by cutting back on the carbohydrates that you are eating, especially grain products (wheat, corn, rice, etc.). I know this sounds counter intuitive, but it really works. I've been on a low carb diet for over 2 years and can't remember the last time I had heartburn or gas. If I remember correctly, this is discussed in some detail in the book "Protein Power". They say that most if not all people that adopt the low carb way of eating get similar results.

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Alan
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