YYYYAAAAYYY XRays & Bloodwork Came back negative

[matcom]

i have had HORRIBLE abdominal pain for the last 3 days. was up all night with it. hurts like HELL right now! :grr:

anyhoo, went to the doc today. he poked and proded, sent me to the hospital for bloodwork and xrays for tumors. since we have been through this with Mrs Matcom (more than 5 years ago thank her very much), i was pretty nervous.

he just called. all negative. might be food poisening or just an infection (stomach flu or something)

it hurts like hell right now (still) :grr: but it ain't nutin' major! :bounce:

looks like this too shall pass ;)

[elshiva]

1. Good!

:toast:

[Shell Beau]

2. Yay!

:woohoo: :applause: I know you are relieved!

[ewagner]

3. gotta watch what you eat!

you're getting older and your poor, abused stomach can't handle all that stuff you're pouring down it......back off a little.....

[GOPisEvil]

4. Glad it's nothing major.

I have periodic bouts with something similar. Feels like the Hindenburg is inside me, and it hurts like hell.

I hope the pain goes away soon.

[matcom]

8. what do you take for it?

i have NEVER had this before. did you find something that works?

[GOPisEvil]

11. I've tried all manner of gas remedies, but they don't work.

The pink stuff does the best. Aside from that I have to sit in a certain position to be comfortable.

[matcom]

12. this is mostly my upper abdomen

no probs sitting :shrug:

[GOPisEvil]

17. It's just that sitting a certain way is most comfortable.

I can't sleep, and any pressure on my stomach hurts like hell. I missed a good friend's wedding because of this.

[matcom]

18. how long does it usually last?

[GOPisEvil]

27. 8-12 hours usually.

I haven't had this crop up in a while though.

[matcom]

33. i'm on 3 days

beware :grr:

[GOPisEvil]

34. Yikes!

:scared:

I've never had pain for that long. At least not THERE. I've had two kidney infections which were MUCH worse.

[yvr girl]

5. It sucks that you're not feeling well

but I'm glad it's nothing serious. :hug:

[purr]

6. YAY!

Good to hear!

[Raster]

7. do you still have your appendix. I had horrible abdominal pain

for a couple of days, then it moved to my right side. Yep, apendicitus.

[matcom]

9. still do

if it moves, i'll keep that in mind. thanks :hi:

[Raster]

22. and don't necessarily trust the doctors. My regular doctor who is an

internist didn't think it was appendicitis. It was the day before Christmas Eve, so they sent me through the emergency room at the local hospital. They didn't think I had appendicitis. I went down to radiology for some type of scan and the radiologist said that if I did have appendicitis it was a very mild case of it. I was in the process of changing jobs, and told them if they were gonna need to operate, now was the time. I HEAVILY insisted and they finally decided to do the surgery. I woke up to the female surgeon telling me that "I don't know what the radiologist was talking about, your appendix was definitely swollen, and you definitely have appendicitis." I asked her if it was close to bursting and she said that if they had let me go home without doing the surgery, there was a VERY good chance I would be back in the ER on Christmas with a burst appendix.

Moral to the story: go to Web MD AND several other medical sites. Check out the symptoms and compare them to yours. And appendicitis hurts like hell in the general lower-ish abdomen in the early stages. Then it tends to localize in the lower right. Oh, and you don't want that puppy to burst. That's when it moves from a relatively routine procedure to life-threatening.

I also thought appendicitis was something kids get, not 48 year old men. WRONG!

Take care of yourself.

[meegbear]

10. Excellent!

Get well soon big boy!

[leftofthedial]

13. I'm glad there's nothing nasty

up your precious butt

[supernova]

14. Good to hear, matcom! Try this

yay!

We don't need any more sick people around here. :grr:

Try eating or drinking anything with ginger*. Ginger does help digestion. Ginger snaps, crystalized ginger, fresh ginger, make a tea with it.

*Except national ginger ale brands. If you find a local boutique one, that likely still has ginger in it.

[matcom]

16. i will.

thank you!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

15. Get well soon sweetie

get some rest! :hi:

[libodem]

19. Glad you will eventually feel better

sorry to hear you've been ill. Stomach stuff really hurts.

[Midlodemocrat]

20. Glad to hear it is nothing major.

And glad the Mrs. is okay as well.

I had a similar experience several years back with excruitiating pain, turned out to be a virus.

[In_The_Wind]

21. the good news should help you to feel better too

[amazona]

23. great and a possible suggestion

A relative of mine had horrible abdominal pain and all tests came back negative. She finally learned that it was caused by the cereal and milk she was eating every morning. Apparently it is not uncommon to develop lactose intolerance after a certain age. You might want to try it.

You can still eat cheese because it doesn't have lactose. But avoid liquid milk for awhile. She really thought she was going to die, the pain was so severe, she had no idea that lactose intolerance could have those symptoms.

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[Blue-Jay]

24. Nothing a good dump won't solve, most likely.

Seriously - Good news, matcom!

[WindRavenX]

25. hope you feel better dude

:hug:

[graywarrior]

26. Exact same thing happened to me last month

Congratulations...I know how you feel.

[VOX]

28. Good thing you had everything checked, matcom!

It's always a good thing, especially when you've been feeling lousy like you have.

Take care, dude, and get well! :toast:

[underpants]

29. Good to hear

My wife was diagnosed with gestational diabetes today (tests on Monday) resulting from the pregnancy. She goes next Monday to find out the treatment.

I am sure it will be okay.

Good to hear there bud.

[matcom]

35. aw shit dude

is that serious?

[underpants]

37. From what I am reading ----no

but anything associated with a pregnancy is at least a little serious. They didn't have her rushing in for treatment though.


Really high sugar level, she is hypoglacimic so this isn't completely unexpected.

Generally it goes away after birth but it does increase her chances of diabetes later and the baby's risk of obesity.

[Redstone]

30. Good. Now have a drink. May I suggest Jack Daniel's and Pepto?

Redstone

[VelmaD]

31. *deep relieved sigh*

I am so glad it wasn't anything really nasty. Get better soon. :hug:

[GalleryGod]

32. I'd ask for an Upper GI series, Mat.

Do what you think is best, but, I'd lay off the booze,etc. until something more definitive is done....I'm not a health care professional, but my lurker-wife,is....she says "this is NOT good" and it ain't 'just gas' .

Take care...really take care.
:loveya: G.G.

[matcom]

38. doc says its viral

OR mild food poisening. would you mind asking her for me if that makes any sense?

thanks

[GalleryGod]

46. OK-Will do!

O8)

[Aristus]

36. Hooray, matcom! I'm thrilled for you!

Sounds like you're gonna be all right, dude.

Big, manly macho hugs for ya! B-)

[VelmaD]

39. 'Ristus!

I"m gonna threadjack Matt's thread to give you a big ol' hug. :hug:

[Aristus]

43. Mmmmmmmm! Back atcha, Gorgeous!

:hug::pals::hug:

If you're feeling trepidacious about threadjacking, start up another thread where we can talk. Or PM me. :-) I'm going to see "Hitchhiker's Guide" in about 45 minutes, but I can talk 'til then....... B-)

[VelmaD]

44. I pmed you

:)

[cassandra uprising]

40. good news Matcom!

:bounce:

[SOteric]

41. I'm very glad to hear you're going to be better soon.

:hug:

And from now on, stay out of Martin's stash of hot sauce. That stuff'll burn holes in your laundry.

[TX-RAT]

42. Could be IPS

Impacted Pecker Syndrome.

It's Terrible.

[cally]

45. I'm glad it's nothing major

Hope the pain goes away soon. :hug:

[Bunny]

47. Great news matcom!

:bounce: