I know this can't diagnose me but I'm feeling very scared right now.
I'm 37, I have had epigastric pain since November. Some days are worse than others. At first I thought it was muscle pain so I didn't get it checked until January. The best was to describe it, it feels bruised when you touch it or upon some movement. I also have hiccups and burping more.
I was put on PPIs for a month and it hasn't worked. Went back to the GP yesterday and he took my bloods. Results came back today and everything is fine except my iron levels are very low. I can't see the GP until March now.
I asked yesterday if he thought it could something sinister and he said unlikely because my appetite isn't low. I do eat a lot. He thinks it's just non-ulcer dyspepsia which isn't a stomach ulcer but pain that can't be diagnosed? I have suffered IBS for years.
I have since read the connection between stomach cancer and low iron and it scares me. I have three young children and the thought of leaving them while they are young terrifies me.
I had a fit test In September and that came back normal.
Do these symptoms sound like cancer could be likely? I can't see anyone else that's had the same symptoms as me.
Thank you for taking the time to read.