Update, my stomach pains subsided a bit but, theres a spot on the back of my upper right thigh. right at the crease? So confused and scared now, when i walk and when i sit it hurts...
also depression can manifest itself as physical pain but many people think it's just in your head, witch it is but unfortunately it also moves into your body and many people dont realise that
ask you doctor to check for auto immune disorders, and it could be post traumatic stress disorder related but thats only something you and a shrink(or a strong unbiased mind) can figure out. also it could be fibromyalgia wich i was diagnosed with when i was 22, 25 now, male. unfortunately the criteria for diagnosing fibromyalgia is bull in my opinion, i've been doing massage therapy for a number of years now and to diagnose fibro a doctor will press on i believe 16 different areas of the body and if 11 or more are tender you have fibro but out of the people i've massaged of both genders of all ages i've realized that these areas press on for diagnosing are generally sore in every person i've ever layed my hands on. in reality they tend to be areas known in martial arts as pressure points and also in things like accupunture as points of focus, and in ym own studies they seem to be aggrevated from the stresses of everyday life so i still have to wonder if fibromyalgia is actually what's affecting me and many others or if it's something completely different that the doctors have no idea how to diagnose or treat and use the pressure point scam as an excuse to prescribe meds that sponsor their next summer cruise or just a way of saying "i have no idea whats wrong but im going to give you the security blanket of a doctor's diagnosis rather than let you sit and wonder whats really wrong" i reccomend you see a massage therapist
I haven't had much chest pain at all since I posted. I would have periods where i'd feel as if I was getting better, but then something else would hurt and freak me out all over again. Most recent ( as of yesterday) i was having horrible prickling pain in my right side. It felt like someone was poking me with a bunch of really sharp needles at the same time, mostly when i was walking around. Sometimes it would be so bad that i'd stop what i was doing. Previously most of my pain was left sided. I go back and forth from being nauseous to starving, and my ears have been plugged off and on for the better part of three months. Now stomach is throbbing or pulsing, on the left, a few inches from the belly button. Its scaring me, and as I was just diagnosed with depression everyone thinks its because of that and brushes it off.
Also I have contact dermatitis on my upper body, and my hands due to not rinsing out a hand washed shirt probably. I also keep getting a feeling in my chest like i'm mildly congested and random feelings like I need to cough. But its not productive at all.
Just when I thought I was getting better, a whole new crop of symptoms. I'm getting so tired of it.
An update. On Dec 30th the left side of my neck started aching and throbbing, and i was convinced that i was having the onset of a stroke. I had also been feeling some discomfort my upper abdomen, right under my lungs. The next day I spent part of my new years eve in the hospital getting it checked out. They pressed down on my abdomen, and asked me if it hurt when i did it, and I told them that it had been hurting in the past few days, but not when he was pushing on it. A few more questions later and the doctor suggested it could be anxiety/depression related and sent me to a counsellor in the hospital. I was prescribed some ativan and a list of referrals for counselling.
However the discomfort in my abdomen has continued, if many of my other symptoms have eased.. I've been gassy, and my bowel movements smell way more then they have in the past. Sometimes they are a dark greenish tint. Too much info I know. The other night i felt that same area throbbing, and now i'm freaked out all over again.When i've gotten the discomfort in my abdomen, usually from the right side towards my belly button. I usually just get rid of the gas some how and it gets better. I don't have an appointment with my doctor till jan 28th. And i still have bills from previous visits. All day today, the only time I don't feel that my abdomen is sticking out is when I'm sitting up.
hey, i to have had some problems like that latley. i too am 24, male,it just came outa the blue. it started out as dizziness, overall fatigue and sickness. lost 30 pounds. then i started geting irregular heart beats, kinda spasms in my chest.It all stated in august,doc put me on anti-depressants for anxiety, starting to feel little better. Really scary though. thought i was gunna die.
Hope u find out whats going on, and feel better soon.
Hi. Do you think that maybe you may have fibromyalgia? It's a diffuse pain disorder. Costochondritis may occur as part of it, I've heard of women going to the ER with fibro when they confused the muscle spasms in their chest with some other serious disorder. I have fibromyalgia. At one time I thought I was having a gall bladder attack, the pain was so bad and in my right side. I had tests done and it was not the gall bladder. Maybe you should see a rheumatologist, they would also give you a more exact diagnosis if you really do have costochondritis. Also, they are the ones who would treat fibromyalgia if you have it.