Since takedown 3 months ago I get terrible chest pains. Ive tried taking tums, malox and a whole bunch of heartburn stuff, but nothing seems to work. I went to the doc and she gave me pantaloc which was also prescribed when i had an ulcer its supposed to settle the stomach acid. It was working for a while, but it now seems like even if i take it i can still end up with really bad chest pain.
Would this have anything to do with the surgery?
The doc said that if it continues i might need a scope done, what would they check for with a scope?
Thanks

Hi Ash,

They would probably do an upper endoscopy to check your gallbladder or to see if there were any ulcers in your stomach. I've had this done a few times for different reasons. My first one showed that I have gastritis. The pain is the same as you described. If it does show somthing like gastritis they will probably put you on a long term proton pump inhibitor such as Lansoprazole.

I think you should ask your doctor to schedule a gastroscopy so that he can get to the bottom of what's causing your pain.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Shell