Pancreatitis referred pain

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Avatar f tn The amylase and lipase test will be high if you have pancreatitis otherwise it may not have been pancreatitis and possibly referred pain. It is good you are following up the GI doc maybe they can figure out why you have these problems. I don't know if there is any connection between the pain near the pancreas and liver bruising. hope you get well soon.
Avatar n tn I HAVE BEEN SENT HOME WITH PAIN MEDS 3 DIFFERENT KINDS WHEN MY STOMACH PAIN COME ON THERE IS NOT MUCH I CAN DO THE ONLY THING THAT SEEM TO CALM MY PAIN DOWN IS I.V. MEDS AT THE ER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I HAVE PANCREATITIS . MY PHYSICIANS(GASTRIC) HAS TRIED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING POSSIBLE. I AM AT MY WITS END. THIS IS NOT HOW I INTENDED TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE IN PAIN, NAUSEATED AND VOMITING. IS THERE ANYTHING OR SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE IN MIND.
Avatar m tn Possible cause of back and side body pain include spinal issues, neuro-muscular causes, renal infections/ inflammations, referred pain due to pancreatitis, gastritis, cardiovascular issues etc. It would be best to have this evaluated by a primary care physician and depending on the cause diagnosed/ suspected, it can be managed accordingly or specialist care may be sought. Hope this helps. Take care!
Avatar n tn Sudden presentation can also be a sign of heart problem which can cause lower chest and upper back pain referred to your stomach area or jaw or left arm. Please consult your doctor immediately. Take care! The medical advice given should not be considered a substitute for medical care provided by a doctor who can examine you. The advice may not be completely correct for you as the doctor cannot examine you and does not know your complete medical history.
Avatar f tn I have pancreatitis. Have had 8 weeks of extreme pain. Pain has now subsided. CT and Ultrasound keep showing mild pancreatitis. A cause cannot be found as i have no gallstones and i dont drink alcohol. I have seen a specialist, who sent me home with pain meds. I now have diarhea, for the past month. Sometimes it is oily. Stool sample shows nothing. Blood work shows slight rise in A + L levels. Nothing to be worried about. I have lost 14kgs in 2.5 months. Most of which was lost in the last month.
Avatar m tn What makes me now wonder about chronic pancreatitis is that in the weeks following the disappearance of the rash the back pain has been joined by a pain in the pit of my gut or just below the rib cage at the upper stomach after eating a bigger meal or at night. Again, it is not debilitating but usually takes an hour or so to subside. I'm not a big drinker, and in fact have had no alcohol (or any other vice) for probably 5 months in effort to lose weight.
Avatar f tn It can be due to abdominal distention, irritable bowel syndrome, pancreatitis, inguinal hernia,kidney stones,or just anxiety that caused pain in testicle as your husband was a bit nervous with his pain in abdomen. Request-Im not to threaten you with all of these scary medical terms but abdominal pain in all of these cases must be associated with other symptoms like nausea, vomiting,diarrhea,long lasting pain,blood in stools and lot more.
Avatar f tn Hiatal hernia with gastric ulcer can also cause chest pain radiating to back. It could also be chronic pancreatitis. Get your serum calcium and lipid profile done to see if high calcium and lipids are a cause of pancreatitis. For more information please refer: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/pancreatitis/ Hope this helps. Do let me know if there is any thing else and keep me posted. Take care!
Avatar m tn Sometimes referred pain from kidneys,ovarian cysts and ectopic pregnancy also cause a referred abdominal pain. Pls get an ultrasound abdomen and CT abdomen along with blood counts done to find out the cause of pain as treatment depends on the same.I feel that a gastroenterologist’s consultation will be the best. Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing and if you have any additional queries.
Avatar n tn Pain under the left shoulder blade is usually a referred pain from abdomen like stomach ulcers, acidity, pancreatitis, or ectopic pregnancy or from the chest like in heart attack, pericarditis, pleuritis, pneumonia, pulmonary embolus, and aortic dissection. Since the pain is not much chances of chest related causes are less. It is in all probability acidity due to medications you took. Raise head end of bed. Take Omeprazole empty stomach in morning and an antacid gel at bedtime.
Avatar f tn Pain under the left shoulder blade is usually a referred pain from abdomen like stomach ulcers, pancreatitis, or ectopic pregnancy or from the chest like in heart attack, pericarditis, pleuritis, pneumonia, pulmonary embolus, and aortic dissection. Acidity too could be the cause for pain. Discuss these possibilities with your doctor. It is difficult to comment beyond this without examining. Hope this helps. Do let me know if there is any thing else and keep me posted. Take care!
Avatar f tn re assuming the cysts are causing the pain - is it possible for them to be causing the pain and pancreatitis attacks? Or could there be something causing the cysts AND pain, such as a blockage or something? Chronic pancreatitis has been ruled out- doc says there are no signs of chronic and each attack was just acute. He hasn't consumed ANY alcohol since feb (after 2nd attack), but does smoke ciggarettes (though cutting down to close to nothing).
Avatar f tn Pain under the left shoulder blade is usually a referred pain from abdomen like stomach ulcers, acidity, pancreatitis, or ectopic pregnancy (unlikely) or from the chest like in heart attack, pericarditis, pleuritis, pneumonia, pulmonary embolus, and aortic dissection. Another possibility is ankylosing spondylitis. Back pain worse when sitting or lying down and feels better with movement is usually caused by ankylosing spondylitis. This is a genetic condition.
1317482 tn?1275234161 Pain under the left shoulder blade is usually a referred pain from abdomen like stomach ulcers, or pancreatitis, or from the chest like in heart attack, pericarditis, pleuritis, pneumonia, pulmonary embolus, and aortic dissection. Please consult your PCP immediately to run tests and clinical examination to rule these out. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
Avatar m tn At times structures in the abdomen can also cause pain in the chest. These are pancreatitis, gall bladder stones and hiatal hernia. Coexistence of two or more conditions is possible such as acidity with GERD along with gall bladder stones. The former will cause referred pain to left shoulder and the latter will cause pain in the right shoulder. Please rule out cardiac causes first immediately. Then you can consult a PCP if all cardiac causes are ruled out. Take care!
Avatar m tn Pain under the left shoulder blade is usually a referred pain from abdomen like stomach ulcers, acidity, pancreatitis, or from the chest like in heart attack, pericarditis, pleuritis, pneumonia, pulmonary embolus, and aortic dissection. So, just like heart causes have been ruled out, other causes will need to be ruled out. Fatty liver and other related liver and gall bladder problems usually cause referred pain to right shoulder and right shoulder blade.
Avatar f tn He even said we probably have a good malpractice case! He said that my husband also should have been referred to a weight loss specialist and a pain specialist many years ago, which he is going to do. However, over this past weekend, my husband got worse. He started developing severe chest pain, felt feverish, and had very bad, shivering chills, even though it was 75 degrees in our house.
Avatar f tn You have not mentioned which shoulder it is, hence I’ll explain regarding both one by one. Pain under the left shoulder blade is usually a referred pain from abdomen like stomach ulcers, pancreatitis, or ectopic pregnancy (unlikely in her case but one has to be sure) or from the chest like in heart attack, pericarditis, pleuritis, pneumonia, pulmonary embolus, and aortic dissection. Pain under right shoulder blade is usually due to gall stones, duodenal ulcer and liver infection.
Avatar m tn My son is 10 years old and has been suffering from pain/nausea above his belly button since 3. He cannot eat anything which contains fat as he gets a tummy ache. He gets nausea when playing soccer, Pain always above belly button. Hes been on losec/iron pills for 2 years. Recent bloods show low on all iron areas and high in inflammation. What could be causing this?
Avatar f tn Pain at the right ribs and right shoulder is usually due to gall stones, duodenal ulcer and liver infection. Pain at the left ribs and leftt shoulder is usually a referred pain from abdomen like stomach ulcers, pancreatitis, and aortic dissection. So apart from taking pain medications for costochondritis discuss with your doctor these possibilities. Also kidney removal could have resulted in adhesions in the abdomen causing these referred pains to ribs and shoulder.
Avatar n tn Thursday, April 23, 2009 Hi Forum, I am 37 year old male and an example for the worst case of Pancreatis. I had acute necrotising pancreatitis on 5th June 2007. It all happened just out of blue. On the previous day I had gastric pain and the local physician (MBBS) gave me tablets to reduce gastric effect & pains. The following day I had this abdominal pain growing by hour. I again visited the same physician with same symptoms.
1955860 tn?1325099528 Possibilities that may need to be considered include postural issues, neuro-muscular causes such as muscle sprain, nerve impingement, injuries to muscles/ ligaments, inflammations, spinal causes such as degeneration, referred pain from thoracic/ abdominal (GI) structures secondary to infection/ inflammation etc.
Avatar n tn Within 3 weeks, I was back in the ER with pancreatitis. I was hospitalized 3 more times with pancreatitis until I could not take all the pain anymore. By this time, we had tried demoral, morphine, and dilaudid for controlling the pain. My liver enzyme tests were still off the charts, and I was on so much dilaudid that the nurses couldn't believe I was still functioning and not knocked out from it.
Avatar n tn If you had thyroid cancer then you should ideally get a bone scan done to rule out any cancer in the bone. It can also be a referred pain from abdomen like stomach ulcers, acidity, pancreatitis, or from the chest like in heart attack, pericarditis, pleuritis, pneumonia, and pulmonary embolus. Please discuss with your doctor. You need some urgent tests. Take care! The medical advice given should not be considered a substitute for medical care provided by a doctor who can examine you.