Every time I eat I get the worse pain on my left side about 2 ribs up from the bottom of my rib cage, I was in a major car wreck years ago but had laser surgery removing my spleen, part of my intestines part of my stomach, I had a severed liver, my appendix was removed. I have been diagnosed with Barretts Esophagus, cirrhosis of the liver (non-alcoholic) Tuberculosis, Epstein Barr Disease & since have had a emergency gull bladder removal. I have become needle phobic from numerous Dr visits & surgeries. My problem is I can t force myself to go to Dr s or hospitals as I have been traumatized by horrible nurses & dr s trying to draw blood when my veins don t work, they are super tiny, they roll around & if they do manage to get a needle in with the help of ultra sound, hot packs, etc... it will immediately collapse. Any way, I can t get myself to see a Dr any more. But everything I eat it feels like the food (especially meat) I swallow it goes down & instantly my left side gets a stabbing pain that I double over it goes in to my back & feels like my psyiatic nerve kicks in & someone is stabbing me 2 ribs up on my left & stabbing through my back, like the food is going through a hole in my intestines I don t know if that really happens or if it just feels that way. When this happens I can t even sit up to do anything.. The only position I can be most comfortable is to bring my knees up & reaching my arms out from my sides. If I sit still & make myself relax it goes away but if it happens when I m driving I have to pull over & it seems to get worse in my back making it impossible to drive. Please, this is not a joke & I m not a hypochondriac. My husband keeps trying to get me to go see a Dr but if u seen what they do to me cause they always insist that they won t do anything unless I let them put an I.V. in me when my gull bladder was removed I counted 22 cotton balls taped to my arms. (They finally were able to get one in my neck.) They always act as if I am purposely trying to not get a I.V. also I almost forgot since this started I also have not been able to stop peeing my pants. The second I feel the urge to either urinate or have a bowel movement if I don t instantly find a bathroom a few steps away I have not been able to hold either for more then a couple min. I guess I should tell u that I am a 55 year old women & I haven t had a period in quite a few years. But have horrific hot flashes that feel like I m going to spontaneous combust, I don t know if that s the correct spelling but my husband can tell you that I just radiate heat severely. Again if I lay down & take deep breaths & relax this also goes away. I know that s a lot of info for a Internet Dr. But I just can t go through a clinic or hospItal unless I am unconscious.