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351724 tn?1267537018

what may be causing this ? pls help

hello im a 32 y/o female ive been having these pains under my left ribcage and at the bottem base of ribcage and  i can also feel it in my back also same area as the front. ive been feeling this on and off for the last 3 yrs i thought it was because of my fibroid tumors pushing everything up , but when i had my hysterectomy done last yr i was still having these pains it comes and goes . and when i sit is  when i feel it the most . it feels like something is there like its pushing against my front left ribs and back . its very sore to touch  both front and back. i was thinking maybe its my spleen or my kidney i just dont know . is anyone else having these same feelings and if so what might it be ? im also starting to bruise easy on my legs i had gotten several of them within the last 2wks and dont know how . unless its from me scratching because my legs have been itchy lately also . i havent change any of my soaps or laundry soaps or anytihng and i know i dont have any skin disorders . i am a smoker  been smoking on and off for the last 19 yrs about 1/2 to one pk a day . i rarely drink . diabetisis runs in my family , my great grand mother and great great grandmother died of liver cancer , my grand mother died of lung and bone cancer . and this is all on my mothers side of the family . if anyone has any ideas as to what i should look for  as to what this might be pls i would like to know. before i go to any docs . or if anyone else is expereancing these same or simalier pains  pls i would like to hear your story as to whats going on !..... thank you !
P.S.-  it almost feels like something is in there that shouldnt be , like it pressing agaist my ribs and back
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351724 tn?1267537018
ps  i made a docs apt for 2morrow ill update you after im done !
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yes i have and he told me we will deal withthat  later , and before that he said it was muscle pains , but i doubt that it is because ive been dealing with it for almost 3 yrs now. i do feel something right below my left ribcage  like a smooth lump at first i thought it was an extra rib or as they call it floating rib lol . but i dont think its that . when i sit it feels like something is there pushing on my ribs . i had someone tell me it might be kidney stone but again i dont think so can you have those for a lenthy period of time ? and as far as cancer goes i dont have it, it just runs in my family , just like diabetis does .  also a cpl of yrs ago i have a sever upper respatory infection  at first they thought it was copd (broncitis ) and astma . gave me several inhalers but wasnt really working , then went to the E.R.  and found it was the upper resp. infection with broncitis . also a few yrs ago they did a x-ray on me and saw a small shadow/spot  on my left lung well when they did the cat scan they really couldnt see anything . so i left that alone . anyways it seems like the longer i wait the more it gets intense . and like i said this pain comes and goes like something swells up and then goes down for a short period and comes back swells up for a cpl of wks . its actually getting annoying lol . i thank you for your response !!
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you need to have an ultrasound of your spleen,pancrease,stomach,and left kidney... you need to have a CBC done...the fact that there is history of cancer in your family and yourself; you should be tested for everything on the western side of the world...i would start at saying possibility of a peptic ulcer,hiatal hernia, severe GERD, spleenomegaly(inflammation of the spleen), renal calculi(kidney stones),or worst case some sort of tumor---unlikely but should be checked for...also the leg bruising can signify a sign of severe anemia,iron deficiency,leukemia, or another sort of blood disorder...i suggest you get this looked at ASAP. have you brought this up to your doctor?  
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