Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Really scared, could use some advice

Hey Guys,
I've been having alot of trouble lately and been getting myself very stressed out, and I've got to get some advice for how to cope because it's really causing my tummy to flare out of control!
The reason I'm so stressed is because my stomach problems have been getting worse, especially over the last week or so, and I've developed some curious other symptoms such as a racing heart, bad chest pain, and tons of bruises. My legs look like I've been beat up, and they hurt like crazy!
I had been doing some research on Celiac and since I have alot of the symptoms of that I did push my doctor for the test, but none of the doctors seem to think it's anything but simply "all in my head."
Then, I read that Celiac makes people more succeptible to pancreatic problems and intestinal cancers, and of course I started worrying. Now, I realize I don't even know if I have Celiac yet, but it's one of those things that is primarily hereditary, and my mom died of pancreatic cancer at a fairly young age (48) and so did my grandma (in her case, suspected pancreatic cancer, it was cancer of unknown primary cause with the "best guess" being pancreas), so I'm at a higher risk for pancreatic cancer (or so I've been told).
So, obviously since my stomach problems have started getting worse I want to be sure to rule out anything that could further increase my cancer risk, and I'm just getting so frustrated that no one seems to be taking me seriously. They all say it's just stress or all in my head, and even though they're finally running some tests, I hate that I had to be the one who was pushing for them! I just feel like I want someone else to take control and figure out what's going on, so that I don't have to be scared.
I'm sorry for making this too long, it's just that my mom died so quickly, and pancreatic cancer is so deadly, that I really feel like I should be taken more seriously and doctors should be more willing to investigate what's going on.
Anyways, if anyone has any advice or anything, I would really appreciate it.
Thanks for letting me vent

Kelly

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