Pancreatic cancer

I'm having pain either side of middle and sometimes in left shoulder blade and a soreness and burning in my stomach. I had h pylori but last test was negative, but they still put me on a course of pylera. The doctor thinks i might have IBS, i don't think so, i have been on an urgent waiting list for a camera down the throat for nearly two years. I feel desperately worried.

  • I’m not sure why you’ve entitled this Pancreatic Cancer. 
    Is this what you’re worried your symptoms might be caused by? 
    Talk to your GP and ask to be referred for an urgent gastroscopy. Those symptoms are common to a range of conditions including a peptic ulcer. If you’ve been in pain for two years, someone needs to pull their finger out. 
    It’s always possible that your original referral has been lost (believe me, that happens more often than it should).

    Good luck!
    Dave

  • Hi there Doublebass and thanks for the post

    I am sorry to hear about the ongoing symptoms you have and the long wait you are having to have an endoscopy.

    Do let the doctor know about any worsening symptoms in case they can upgrade your referral to a more urgent one.

    There can be many causes for symptoms and most won't be the result of a cancer. However I appreciate how worrying symptoms that don't go away can be for people.

    I hope you know more soon and that you will be okay.

    Take care

    Naomi