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So, as many of you know i recently had an issue with chest pain radiating to the back/shoulder blade are. atypical type pain for a leak or stricture. After a stay in the ER and a nuclear stress test cardiac problems were rules out, a ct scan showed enlarged abdominal lymph nodes, which brought up the cancer word.

I had an endoscopy a few days back that showed no abnormalities, no stricture leaks or ulcers. But i still live now daily, with this pain, which is very hard. I have been doing as much research etc as possible and am leaning towards pancreatitis or stones of some kind, i don't have my gallbladder but evidently you can still get stones in the bile ducts.

Now i've started getting very lightheaded, especially when moving from, say a seated position, to a standing one, or vice versa. I dont think I am dehydrated. I try to drink as much as possible.

Has anyone else had to deal with these things. While I am losing weight etc, these issues have taken a toll on my physically, mentally and emotionally.

Any help, or suggestions would be appreciated.

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Sound like hypotension (low B/P) to me. Which can be caused by a variety of things. Have they looked into Stones? Nobody should have to live with that kind of pain. Best of luck to you.

Judy

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The dizzy feeling you're getting when you stand up from a seated position sounds like orthostatic hypotension. There are a lot of potential causes, some of which you didn't mention in your post and which are relatively easy to fix if they can be diagnosed.

Hope you feel better!

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/orthostatic-hypotension/basics/causes/con-20031255

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