Could this be pancreatitis?!


Question: Could this be pancreatitis?
I'm hurting in my left side, just below the rib cage. It's been like this for nearly 2 weeks now. It feels like someone is putting a hot poker in me and it's coming out my back. This actually feels a lot like the symptoms I had when I had gall bladder disease--and had it surgically removed. Also, I'm weak and exhausted all the time. The pain gets worse after eating and it doesn't help to lay flat on my back.

I know there's not a lot on your left side besides your pancreas/speen/and intestines...so what on earth could this be? I'm scared of hospitals bc of past history. Do I need to go to the hospital anyway?

Answers:

You might be scared of hospitals, but it's better to go now and get things all sorted out than to sit around and have it escalate and possibly hurt you more in the long run. I don't really know if it might be pancreatitis, but it could be something else. I would go to the hospital, or at least a doctor.




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