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Hi.. i was just wondering if anyone has pain in there middle back just to the left of there spine.. and also around the left side of there ribs.... the pain comes in short sharp bursts. Does anyone else suffer from this or is it just me? I was thinking about pancreas. But had ct scan last year aswell as coloniscopy and endoscopy and abdominal ultrasouns.. aswell as my amylase checked with stool samples. Hooe someone can help.

May 15, 2018
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Members rallied around someone experiencing sharp middle back and rib pain, with many sharing similar experiences and offering potential... Read more

Members rallied around someone experiencing sharp middle back and rib pain, with many sharing similar experiences and offering potential explanations including costochondritis (inflammation of the chest wall), radiating pain from spinal issues like degenerative disk disease or collapsed disks, and general fibromyalgia-related pain that shifts unpredictably throughout the body. Several members described finding relief through heat, ice, ibuprofen, stretching, massage, and muscle creams, while emphasizing the importance of seeking medical evaluation when pain persists or worsens. A recurring theme was the frustration of mysterious pain near vital organs and the reassurance that comes from knowing others understand the exhausting uncertainty of chronic pain conditions.

A MyFibroTeam Member

I too have had pain in the chest which radiates to the left side with painful stomach have been like this for the last 6 months. Also sometimes with shortness of breath or that feeling I need to sigh ...

May 15, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

Ive had this for over 2years, asked surgeon to look when he took my gallbladder & stones out to look @ Pancreas But he never said id a problem. Still get pain like you mention somtimes. It's worrying when pain is near an organ.

May 22, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes. I thought I pulled muscles. After an x-ray I was told my degenerative disk disease has spread from my lower back to the middle

May 17, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

I suffer with chronic back pain every day from fibro. One day it's my left side, another day the right side, and yet another day smack in the middle. In those days I'm totally down for the count...ouch!

May 16, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

Costochrondritis could be part of the pain...and my back always hurts in the back..from Fibro..hope you find this helpful on Costochronditis..........https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/...

May 15, 2018 (edited)

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