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Hi i am wondering if any of you havew experienced upper abdominal pain that is very intense and painful. Along with that before i was having nausea along with constant heartburn now i get a burning sensation from upper abdomen below breast bone down both sides across to where bellly button is on both sides. I have had catscan and xrays so far done. I am getting an upper endocopy on wednesday but am taking pain killers to kill the pain . The pain is still there and constant. I went to the hospitol 6 weeks ago and all tests were run. THey kept me in three days and said i needed to see my gyno i did and just fininshed laproscomy and nothing again was found. My stomach is so swollen i look like i am 8 months pregnant along with pain throughout back. Let me know if lyme can cause this if so what helped it go away ?Thanks Tammy
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aklnwlf
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Hi there,
Do a search in medical for 'cranial nerves'. There's a post there from Tincup that covers alot of things.
The burning sensation you mentioned sounded like nerve involvement to me.
Course, I'm not a doctor but have had similar burning sensations in my neck and chest area.
This subsided when I was taken off of Minocycline.
Now it's not as severe.
Hope this helps.
-------------------- Do not take this as medical advice. This comment is based on opinion and personal experience only.
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Beverly
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Here is Tincup's post aklnwlf was talking about, hope it helps some. And I hope you start feeling better.
Bell's palsy occurs suddenly and is often first noticed when the patient wakes up and looks in the mirror. Normally there is no pain, but there may be a slight discomfort in the region of the jaw or behind the ear. Features of the syndrome include sagging of the muscles of the lower half of the face on one side. In mild cases, the facial weakness is noted only when the patient smiles. Sometimes, the eye cannot be fully closed on the affected side; when this is attempted, the eye elevates. Abnormal tearing from the eye may result when the weakened eyelid can no longer funnel tears into the lacrimal ducts. Examination by a neurologist is important to exclude the possibility of injury to other nerves or the central nervous system. In some cases, electrophysiologic testing of facial nerve function may locate a lesion. Although this test is not required for diagnosis, it can offer a more detailed evaluation of the condition if weakness persists and recovery has not begun in 6 or more months. Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux), the most frequent of all neuralgias, causes severe, stabbing paroxysmal pain on one side of the face. The condition results from dysfunction of the trigeminal nerve that runs from the brain stem to the face. Attacks of trigeminal neuralgia may be incapacitating and interfere with eating, but it is not fatal and causes no other symptoms. Other neuropathies: Serial examinations by a neurologist over time can be essential to diagnose the disease and suggest a prognosis
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