Abdominal upper right quadrant pain, just below ribs

[Mark M.]

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.

[N0510]

Has anyone considered that it could be chronic lyme disease.    I have had the same right sided pain for months.   2 emergency visits, cat scans, hide a scans, sonograms, sec.  All blood work is fine.   I did go on antibiotic 2 times and felt much better, my psoriasis on my palms completely disappeared but came back 3 weeks later upon stopping the treatment.   I just finished another round of antibiotic and felt great til I stopped now the pain is back and the hand is itching again which means the skin condition is returning.   Everyone is puzzled.   I am doing holistic treatment for lyme disease no even though I tested negative the last two tests.   If anyone comes up with an answer please post ASAP.   It is making me nervous.  So afraid at this point that they are missing something and this bug is getting stronger against the antibiotic and will take  over some day.  N

[corey12373]

Have you found out any results because it sounds like what my son is having, he has every test you can imagine and nothing,  The catscan reports inflamation and fluid in that area, but they still can not figure it out.  He is 23 years old and is depressed, misreable and sleeps all the time.  He is thinking the worst also.  Please HELP US figure this out.

[RUQetall]

I am having the same symptoms for a few weeks now and it is mind blowingly annoying ...irritable pain URQ just under rib cage radiates and follows to scapular region in back, sometimes dull, sometimes sharp and more bothersome at night time.  Also some indigestion and gas at times (my diet isn't all that great but I try), I am slightly overweight but no where close to obese (20 pounds left over from 2 year old), I am age 42, feels like a racket ball is under my rib at times and new the last 2 days is itching at the site URQ.  I am female, a nurse and relate to the drill of test after test but I have decided to skip all that and not even see a doctor right now (not anxious for them to want to remove any of my parts or insert objects into them) and go for the raw garlic/hot tea and flaxseed gel caps.  Wish me luck.  If this works out maybe I will learn to quit smoking and eat even more natural and organic foods because I do believe the variety of processed foods we eat are slowly killing us all.

[pshawilk]

This remedy seems to cut to the core...God does ask us to put our lives into His hands...takes the stress away like wading up a piece of paper and throwing it in the trash.
Good God...:)!

[MadCatz53]

Thanks so much for sharing and  all the great insights and info. you've given  here. I just developed this symptom a few months ago for a week or  two and now today it started again. I was tested  last year and  my pcp Dr. found that my calcium and vit D levels are low. He does prescribe me a prescription vit D3 off and on . when i have the vit D 3 script,I take one pill a  week on the same day,so I choose sunday. I take them for about 4 to 6 wks. Then, when I'm off them for a while,I've been retested and  the findings are the dame ,low vit D and calcium. My Dr. also had me buy  viactiv calcium chews with vit D and k. when using those,I'm to take two a day;one in the morning and one at night,12 hrs apart,so that I get the recomended amounts of calcium  with the benefit of vits D and K.  I've been disabled since spring of 2003,when after having IBD  since march of 1988,I kept getting worse  again,but now with lower back pain,left leg sciatica, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue immune disfunction,chronic epstein barr  virus,chronic gastritis(had gastritis since I was 5 yrs old and was always constipated as a child and teen),I had untreated  ADD as a 10 yr old and think I still have it, hypothyroid,nausea,migrains,multiple chemical sensitivities, low level asthma,lactose intolerance,bad bone density,going through menopause,depression,gerd and many overlapping symptoms,illnesses, medicine side effects and misc.     And,my dentist says  the reason my teeth are decaying ,chipping and falling out,is due to dry mouth caused  by my medications. I've lost 6 teeth within the past 6 months and some fillings and parts of teeth too. One of which is my right front tooth,and the two beside those and some others.  It seemed to me that everytime I'd go to the dentist,especially to have my teeth cleaned,and if when i was there  my dentist didn't fix the small loose teeth,fillings and cavities right away,they's get worse. Not wanting to blame anyone,but,I've watched it up, three of the teeth I've lost,were right after I'd come home  from a cleaning within a day to a week afterwards. White fillings won't stay in either. I wonder if there's more than one reason why I'm literally loosing my teeth.like those dreams  you often have of your teeth falling out: mine actually are.  I'm now going to have to have oral surgery in a hospital about 2 hrs away from my home,due to dentists  and oral surgeons not wanting to accept my  UPMC  medicare advantage  special needs plan and/or pa medicaid,since I'm low income and a duel eligeble patient.  It's always like I'm chashing my tail,or constantly putting out fires,or trying to with all my medical problems.  I'm worried about going under ,being put asleep  to have all my teeth taken out,then get dentures.  I didn't do well with a laproscopic gallbladder surgery  in spring of 1993,when i was 33 yrs old,in Palmerton ,Pa hospital. I had complications,was in alot of pain and  was in the hospital hooked up to tubes and ect. for several days,and then after a week ,I was discharged. then,to find out that there wasn't anything wrong with my gallbladder afterall! So, why on earth did they remove it then? They'd done a prior  sona gram or ultrasound. They should have just closed me up,if they were in there and knew it was a healthy gallbladder. This might have been a case of unneeded surgery.    I'm not sure ,if i survive the oral surgery,if and how I'll adapt to and afford comfortable dentures. I don't own a vehicle ,so i must depend on others and pay them to take me to my dr's appointments and ect.                          Sorry to go on and on,but  I'm wondering If I'll ever be able to get out of bed,for  several hrs at a time,without alot of pain and other symptoms. I need  and would like to find  out how to get a better "Quality of Life"../ Then,My ex and some others,are on me for having to take prescription narcotics and going to a pain management clinic. I was on tylenol since 1988 for my ibd cramps and leg pain. Dr's tell me it could have a bad effect on my liver and heart,if i take tylenol. I weaned myself off all narcotics for 4 to 6 months in spring and summer of 2011 and took  OTC Aleve liquid gel caps. They did help some,but they also ended up making my upper stomach much worse too. So, when I'd gone back to a pain management center in  Aug or sept. of 2011,they'd told me that Aleve is very hard on the upper stomach. So, I'm dammed if I do,and dammed if I don't.      Again,so sorry to go on and on,but without going into some detail and explaining most of everything I'm dealing with every day and night,it's hard to get the total picture of me and my medical probs.   Don't get me wrong,I know there are people out there much worse off than i am.And I'm very greatfull for all my blessings as well as the blessings of others.     If anyone  has any insights,info or comments,please feel free to  post them. God Bless,Meldy

[john581]

problems after gallbladder removal, I've had all the test MRi, ERCP  ultra sound,Catscan , Endoscope,Barriam test, straight shot all the way down no blockage.etc. The docs find nothing, Must be scar tissue,final answer. Pain pills and home. This October  will be 1 full year of extreme pain. I have Doctors bill up the yang yang, Thank GOD for Medi-care. I feel so bad using all that money from Medi-care. Pain and or pulling down from under rib cage, right side, hip to the back, sometimes I can't stand up so severe,also been to the emergency hospital they find nothing. Was planning a trip to GERMANY to visit daughter, now can't go. Its miserable.
If anyone has an answer to my problem plse call. 559-471-5301, th u