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Abdominal upper right quadrant pain, just below ribs

Hi,
I too have upper right quad pain just below my ribs. I am a male, 46yrs old 6ft and weigh 175 lbs. My pain comes and goes and has for about 6 months. It is not severe pain, but at times is more annoying than anything. It feels like there is something in there pinching me. I went to an internal med MD in July. He ran blood tests that all came back fine. He sent me to have an abdominal ultrasound which showed only "healthy" organs. No dilated bile duct, no gall stones, liver enzymes were in normal range. It is 4 months later and the pain is still happening. When I sit, or bend at the waist, I can feel the pain. It is not a deep, internal pain, but seems close to the surface, just to the right of that little cartlidge/bone that splits the rib cage...just to the right of the stomach. What the heck could it be? My MD put me on Nexium, thinking maybe it is peptic in nature, but 60 days of Nexium and still the pain persists. I am freaking out because my dad passed away this past March due to a rare appendix cancer (pseudomixoma peritonei) that several MD's could not find, nor diagnose properly once they found it, another story in itself...so you know how the paranoia sets in. I don't have a lot of faith in MD's right now. Anyone out there have any input? Can the liver be screwed up for this long and still avoid being detected? Can inflamation be detected by ultrasound? It feels like it's burning, not like heartburn, but a firey sensation...hard to describe. Someone, please help me settle my fly away brain...thanks.
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I am experiencing the same thing. I have endometriosis and had surgery. than I got sick again. I just had surgery and they found 4 tumors and 27 cists. Unfortunately this surgery didn't help I am scheduled to see a NEW doctor to do an exploratory  surgery. The pain if electrifying. It comes and goes whenever. If you can tell me anything I would be so happy as well as my family and friends. The pain is totally disabling.
P.S. Been going on since October of 2013.....


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I have had pain on my right side below my rib cage going for 2 years I have experienced many test but last test I had was a chemical stress test. When testing I experience no pain in my heart but the faint constant pain that I had in my right side below rib cage really was really intense and couldn't stand the pain but once the test was over my intense pain went away. Dr. didnt want to address my pain because they said it not a heart issue. But my mother had the same pain before dying and Dr.'s told her that she had blockage in her artery that goes to her kidney but my mom didnt die from that,she only had the pain there she died from pulmonary fibrosis .  I have experienced that pain for 2 years. About a year ago when pain developed . I began exercising and stop eating fast food and making everything fresh at home,staying away from carbs anything that was white like breads and pasta.I  Eat or drank anything with the last name berry on it. Eat papaya,mango also try to stay away from alot of sugar and sodium . I bought juices that were not concentrated plus apple cider that was all natural. I put spices in my food like turnike, ginger root,basil. I also paid for B-12 injections at a lose weight clinic for ten dollars each week for my depression. Once i did all this I lost 45lbs and the right side pain went all away.  But after 6 months of loosing weight I have gone back to eating fast food  every day , I have gained my weight all back plus my pain has come back as well.Could not stay away from fast food for long. Hope this makes sense or helps.  
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I have been suffering with pain right under my ribs right side, all organs are fine, no infections, doctors cannot find anything wrong but now that I read your post I pressed deep right under my rib and found a tender spot.
I am going to examine this possibility closely.
Thank you
Blessings
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That is the same thing Im dealing with.....I don't have a clue whats going on ...went to hospital and they said stomach bug or food prison...but it was really bad that time ..most of the time it just feels like a really bad heart burn with pain ...feeling nausea and I have the diarrhea .......
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I am a 53 yo Male that has had RUQ pain for 5 years! Gallbladder removed in 2010 for insufficient empting, Ultrasounds, CT all neg except for fatty Liver. All Blood work normal, I have High Cholesterol. SOD was discussed and I tried a anti-spasmatic drug that did not work. I have had colonoscopy and Upper endoscopy with some erosion in stomach probably caused by NASID. I ma getting tired of this pain. any ideas??
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I am also hving right side abdomen pain for abt 1year.after went to doctor(5doctors,2 gastro,3 medicine) some found it to be gastric ulcer,one liver problem,one found IBS.blood test,amylse,syrume,LFT,CT scan,upper endoscopy,colonoscopy,ultra sound all done.But they are not confirmed what is happening to me!now i still feel the pain sometimes.So i am now on very strict diet,boil...left drinking ,meat,milk ,high protein.So all of you if you are also tired of going to doctors i ask them to make a habit of very selected diet.
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