I may need to stop smoking

Hello fellow ents, I’m writing seeking advice and to see if anyone has had the problem I have. I have been smoking for 30 years and I am just a huge fan. I prefer the bong.

About a year or more I started to feel a discomfort on my left side, just below my ribs. It’s not a pain per se but it’s really not fun. It makes me feel like something bad is about to happen, and I feel the need to apply pressure there, twist my body, etc but only time seems to relive it.

When I smoke, about 10 minutes later I’ll start to really feel it - again not pain but a growing discomfort. I’ve realized now the more potent the weed, the more uncomfortable it feels. If I take an edible it’s completely intolerable.

I had started going to doctors and first they send me to heart and that all checked out fine. Next I went to GI and we think it’s that. They prescribed basically Prilosec which does make it feel less uncomfortable but doesn’t make it go away. The GI says I can get an endoscopy but so far hasn’t diagnosed or seen anything.

I know smoking raises your heart rate. It’s almost as if I’m more sensitive to feeling on the left side of my body when this happens. My mom had Bell’s palsy (mentioning because sometimes I think this is neurological and that’s one doctor I have never seen.)

I could stand to lose weight for sure (5’9 250lbs). Moderately stressful like, and I eat ok. I’m 44M

Even if I don’t smoke I do feel it, but it’s at its least uncomfortable - I am a happy camper. But lately smoking isn’t fun (I’ve tried different methods and eating it is way worse.) so I’m giving it up for now hoping whatever it is heals, either by not smoking, perhaps losing weight or medical route.

I know yall aren’t doctors and I will seek that type of help, just curious if anyone has felt this? If Reddit has taught me one thing it’s that I have no original thought so I hope I’m not unique here. Doctors never say to stop the weed but they are stumped to what it is it seems. I am bad in my discipline in following up over and over with these doctors and taking pills.

Hope I didn’t bum anyone out!! Thanks for reading.