I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ACID REFLUX DISEASE. I DO GET QUITE A BIT OF BACK PAIN AND I KNOW EXACTLY THE AREA YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. ALONG WITH THESE SYMPTOMS I ALSO HAVE CHEST PAIN, FLUTTERING, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. HAD EXTENSIVE CARDIAC WORK UP AND MY HEART IS FINE. I AM CONCVINCED THAT ACID REFLUX CAN DEFINATELY CAUSE ALOT OF VERY UNPLEASANT SYMPTOMS. I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS MEDS AND CANNOT TOLERATE THE SIDE EFFECTS. SO, YOU ARE NOT GOING CRAZY, KEEP AFTER IT AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A DR. WHO REALLY LISTENS TO YOU. GOOD LUCK!
Thank you for your comments. I feel as though I am going crazy. Thank you.
Did you have an ultrasound on your gallbladder, not as common in men but tenderness under the left shoulder blad is a giveaway.
Hi Everyone,
The symptoms u have listed sound very much like mine, and like u the medics say that my heart is just fine. Does anyone find that they get palpitations when drinking and find breathing vaguely uncomfortable? I feel as if the dull pain/sensation in my chest, that is associated with the above symptoms, also effects my whole nervous system causing poor co-ordination and even poor concentration!
Has anyone else found similar problems with GERD?
Thanx and hopeeveryone is feeling well
You said tenderness under the LEFT shoulder blade was a giveaway for gallbladder trouble. I have had pain for 6 years under my left shoulder blade and in the left side of my chest. For the last year the pain has gotten worse. I have thought about the gallbladder but all the "doctors" I've seen says you have to have pain in the right shoulder for it to be your gallbladder. I would like to know where you got the information. I had an ultrasound on my gallbladder a few days ago and was told that I have sludge in my gallbladder and that it is nothing to worry about. I've read other people's stories and it seems that sludge could be a problem. Does anyone know what to do about sludge in the gallbladder? I am in constant pain, sometimes it is almost unbearable. It seems like the pain gets worse when I am under extreme stress. Thank you