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Does anyone have chest pain as a result of stomach issues? Especially the feeling that there are rocks sitting on the top of your stomach? How about pain in the shoulder?

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i wonder if maybe you might have reflux? i used to get chest pain from reflux----and it would hurt in the middle of my back and radiate up into my neck and sometimes it even made my teeth hurt.

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Does anyone have chest pain as a result of stomach issues? Especially the feeling that there are rocks sitting on the top of your stomach? How about pain in the shoulder?

I have dx of GERD/gastritis (GERD is "silent") I take nexium daily, for a year now. I get a pressure/discomfort in the midsternal area and a sharp pain straight through to my back. I have this almost daily. Though not as intensely. When this all first started, I felt like a was swallowing around lumps in my throat, mid sternum and top of stomach.

Suzanne

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Thanks for the responses, that's exactly what I experience. I thought gerd was just a burning.

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suzanne, sounds like the nexium isn't doing it's job----you shouldn't still be having pain while you are on it----you can still feel stuff come up, but it shouldn't be causing you pain. maybe you need to try a different PPI.

kalynn----you should probably be on medication for reflux.

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Im glad you said the bit about the rocks. I always say I feel like i have bricks in my stomach. GERD was suspected, but i think it is overdiagnosed. For me, the burning like fire is when i am having an acid reflux episode. The bricks (rocks) are different - they are accompanied by this overwhelming intense nausea...that only subsides with going to the bathroom. Onset is quick and doesn't usually last too long....I dont know if that helps you. Talk to your doc about taking the meds though b/c they are diagnosing it so much & the meds have side effects that they are beginning to uncover....

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suzanne, sounds like the nexium isn't doing it's job----you shouldn't still be having pain while you are on it----you can still feel stuff come up, but it shouldn't be causing you pain. maybe you need to try a different PPI.

kalynn----you should probably be on medication for reflux.

Hi.

You know, I don't believe I have GERD/heartburn. Never have had a burning sensation. I had an upper GI that showed a "little reflux" last January. I was on zegerid for a month, nausea and the lumps/discomfort only got worse. New dr. says it's gastritis causing nausea and muscle spasms in my back (for over a year now!) for which I am on Cymbalta. He said I'm depressed. Of course I was, I thought I was dying for awhile, I was so sick. Anyway, very frustrating. I try every few months or so to go off the Nexium. I've been on it for a year now. Last time was this past Sat and Sun. By Sunday afternoon I was nauseated and lightheaded, more than usual. So, Mon I took it and today I am ok. So, though it may not be GERD, the nexium is keeping the nausea manageable.

This is all just soooo frustrating. I know I am sick. The dr. believes I don't feel well, but can't find a definate cause. Just a bunch of symptoms. Hopefully the test results will be in soon and I will finally have some sort of answer. I could live with this much easier if I only had a name to give it!

Suzanne

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I am curious about this - I have sharp pains in my lower left side and also stabbing pains (not burning or the rock feeling that you all are talking about) in my chest just under my rib cage. The GI said my esophogus was inflamed (have had 2 endoscopies recently) and told me to try nexium, but I had heard that once you start taking it, it is hard to stop (sounds like what Suzanne is going through). Anyone else ever heard this? Why would that be? I tried taking a sample he gave me for 2 days but I actually had heartburn from it! So, I stopped, thinking I don't need anymore problems :) I know this "silent reflux" is bad, but I don't feel any burning like heartburn and I just don't see the point in taking more medicine for the rest of my life (I also have Hashimotos) if it doesn't help me feel better. Anyone have any input?

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