Ulcers from H Pylori

I have a what the Dr called an ulcer on my belly on the outside of my belly which I have had for several years in comes n goes but is extremely painful I also know from my Dr that I have the hpylori infection now the Drs could not figure out y I had the ulcer n y it kept resurfing I also had surgery on it they dug n dug to see what was causing it n still were unable to figure it out could the py Lori infection have anything to do with it