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Sent to Health Experts May 24, 2006 12:17 a.m.

I have a cramping sore feeling on the left side of my abdomen just under the rib cage on the left flank. That radiates up under my left armpit and a little in to my back any ideas ?

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I have tried nothing so far. I have been using digestive enzymes for the past 5 months to help with stomach acid. I recently stopped taking lisinopril for high BP to see if it may be cause of eczema in the genital area. I am using Protopic for the eczema. Lisinopril was stopped 4 days ago at 30 mg a day.

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May 24, 2006 1:01 a.m. (43 minutes and 57 seconds later)

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You could have renal colic or pancreatitis. You should have a CT scan or an ultrasound
for a definitive diagnosis. I recommend that you be examined and treated in person by your personal physician or an emergency room physician.

Conventional treatment for pancreatitis requires hospitalization, nothing by mouth for 24 to 48 hours, analgesics for pain, intravenous fluids and colloids to maintain normal intravascular volume, and sometimes nasogastric suction is used to decrease gastrin release from the stomach and prevent gastric contents from entering the duodenum.

If you have a kidney stone you will feel the urge to urinate but will have difficulty passing any urine because of the stone blocking your ureter.

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Sent May 24, 2006 1:08 a.m. (7 minutes and 38 seconds later)

Since asking this qestion I have also had pain/ discomfort in the middle of my chest off to the left side of my chest. I just took some antacids and those have helped slightly. Is this something that is an emergency or can I wait to see the doctor. I also have a bloated feeling some belching. I only ate some soup and bread for dinner to see if this would help. No help so far.

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May 24, 2006 1:28 a.m. (19 minutes and 53 seconds later)

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Now that you mentioned the chest discomfort off to the left side, I am certain that you should be seen emergently by a physician in person.

Your pain may be from a heart attack or myocardial infarction.

PLEASE CALL 911 RIGHT NOW AND TELL THEM YOUR SYMPTOMS.

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