This is now getting filled with bad advice and advertising. I think good suggestions that will come up have come up, and the discussion is over.
Please take the time to read this. I am extremely sick and not sure if I am going to survive much longer.31M. 5'8"; 125LB; Caucasian; trouble breathing/abdominal pressure; 7 year duration; condition undiagnosed - separate diagnosis of reactive hypoglycemia; current medication (Acarbose 50mg every meal); ZERO drugs/drinking/smoking/vaping/caffeine;My name is Jason Otto. I've been so sick for so long I don't care about online anonymity anymore. Here's a pic of me to prove I'm not making this up:https://ibb.co/1vHzn3xI am extremely messed up. I have been unable to work for the last 8 years and savings have nearly run out. I am now homeless (living out of my car). I have traveled the United States in search of help and I am currently at Harvard. I thought I would get help here but it's more of the same: condescending doctors who take very little time to even talk to the patient and figure out what's wrong. I don't know where else to turn.I am currently looking for a doctor that gives a shit about his/her patients. I'm looking with someone with integrity. I am willing to travel anywhere in the country and can be there within 24 hours. Most dismiss me after the usual 20 minute appointment and tell me nothing else can be done. There is no brainstorming, no critical thinking, no followup, nothing. I don't think that these people understand how serious this situation is. I cannot work, I can barely get out of bed (now my car-seat) in the morning, my cognition is in the toilet and I am unable to function in daily life. I am a vegetable.My problems began in April 2013. I had been having gastritis for a good 6 months and was treated unsuccessfully by several GI docs and their PPIs and H2 blockers. Out of desperation, I went to a chiropractor at the recommendation of a friend. He said he sees all sorts of weird stuff and he will ACTUALLY LISTEN TO YOU. Sold.I see this guy and he thinks my gastritis is due to a hiatal hernia. I now know that this can be seen on an xray and that he was completely full of shit, but I was desperate so just told him to "fix me please". Desperation breeds bad decision making, and without family support I didn't think twice about it.He said he could manipulate it back into place and laid me down on the table, stuck his fingers in exceptionally hard, deep into my abdomen, just under my ribs, about an inch below my xiphoid process, and pushed in and pulled down toward my naval very forcefully.I feel like he moved something out of place.Since then I have had trouble breathing, eating, and feel like I'm constantly being hit in the stomach. I feel like the life is being sucked out of me. It's hard for me to move, it's hard for me to think, refreshing sleep is next to impossible, and I feel like I'm stuck in overdrive all the time because I am so uncomfortable that I cannot calm down. Something feels out of place in my abdomen, almost like it was shifted downward, and no one can seem to tell me what it is or how to treat it.I've had CTs, MRIs, xrays, and many other tests. GI has been ruled out with extensive testing (EGD, barium swallow studies, gastric emptying scans, etc.) It feels like it is outside of my GI tract, almost as if my liver has been displaced. When you go to a doctor and say you are having problems in the epigastric area, you are referred to a GI. GI has been ruled out, and there is nothing wrong. It feels like it's some sort of organ or something else that has been forcefully moved. I feel like I'm in hell in my own body.I struggle to focus because I feel the need to constantly lay down. It's like being hit in the stomach and needing to sit there for a moment to just relax and catch your breath, but the feeling is constant and never goes away. This has crippled me and I cannot do simple things like reading books.If anyone has any idea on what this could be, or has any recommendation on where to go or who to see, PLEASE let me know. I'm someone who always repays the favor, and if you can point me in the right direction or help me in any way, I will more than make it up to you.I used to be a somebody, and now I'm rotting away in my vehicle. I've lost 40 pounds because the thought of food makes me sick, and I cannot find relief.Thank you.-MAlso, THERE IS NO PAIN. I need to make that clear. It's pressure/tension that is constant and I do not feel pain with this at all.I also feel a beating heartbeat in the area, like my heart is pushing against it. The heartbeat is pronounced.Here is a link to an image I uploaded showing the area (under xiphoid process, near liver and diaphragm): https://ibb.co/ByrJ4xSScan list:CT chest, abdomen; MRI chest, pelvis, abdomen; xray chest, pelvis, abdomen; Abdominal ultrasound; Echo, stress test; Tons of blood workEGD; Barium Swallow Study; Colonoscopy; Gastric Emptying Scan; Capsule Endoscopy; Pillcam