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Right rib cage pain.. Liver disease?

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lulu73
lulu73

I have been having a discomfort on my right rib cage for the last 4 months. It all started when I was experiencing severe abdominal pain one day. The pain I was experiencing was right under my sternum. Very painful and sore. I went to see my doctor. Blood test were done and came back fine.. Yet the pains were still there..

A little bit of insight about myself..

I'm 42.

I have been a heavy drinker for 20 years. I would drink a 12 pack of beer every other night. No hard alcohol. Not much of a Smoker. I do tend to smoke when I drink but if I'm not drinking I smoke one cigarette before going to sleep.

Aproximately 3 years ago I decided to change my habits. I started running daily.. I went from 240 lbs to 195 in no time. Doing 5 miles a day 5 times a week. Kept my drinking down to twice a week. To me drinking is not a beer or two.. I drink until the beer is gone. Usually a 12 pack or more.

I had been feeling the best I have ever felt in my life... Running continuously and then I had a major catastrophe in my life that over stressed me and I was binge drinking for a week straight.. Then my body said no more... My abdomen started to hurt.. Right below my sternum and above my belly button... I eased of the alcohol and it went away.. A week later at a camping party I let loose... Had my fill of goodies and booze as well.. The pain returned... Same place.. Hard stabbing pains that wouldn't let me sleep..

So I went to see the doctor.. All blood tests came back fine. As a matter of fact the doctor told me I was in very good shape. He was not concerned with my pains.. A few days later my pain was so severe I went back to my doctor and he sent me to a GI. I told my GI that I was worried it was my liver and after the tests he said my liver was fine.. He also said my pancreas was fine except for a little fat in it it and all tests he did showed no problem other than I may have a mild case of gastritis. He then said that gastritis would not cause the kind of pain I have been experiencing so he sent me to see a pain doctor. The pain doctors gave me an epidural.. Which didn't help...

I went back to the GI which then gave me some anti acids and sent me on my way... I returned to the GI a week later with the same pains and then he prescribed me some Pantoprazole. It seemed to help but my pains persisted. I called my GI to make another appointment and he refused to see me. He told me that my problem was not GI related and I should go back to my GP... I was furious.. My pain is in my stomach.. I know it..

I decided to go see a different GP and this new doctor seemed to care. He actually spent more time than needed. He listened to me and eventually told me that all the tests that had been done previously had been fine but he would like to do one more..He had my poo analyzed and he concluded that my Pancras is deficient. The test came back just a little bit unde normal at 189 , where 200 is normal.

He said that the deficiency of the enzymes was the cause of my pain and constipation.. Which makes sense.. So he prescribed me some Creon. Which helped me have better bowel movements.. Stinky stinky bowel movements..

But now I still have the grawing pain on my right side. My tummy pains are gone but my right rib cage area still feels bad.. I have pain in my upper right shoulder, stiff neck, my lower ribs feel like some one cut them open and poured salt all over them. A burning sensation that will not go away...pain right under my right arm pit in the rib area...

I am very concerned that my liver is having issues and some how my doctors haven't found it yet..

Although every time I see a doctor I tell them my past and how I feel that this may be my liver going out they don't seem concerned..

I have obtained from alcohol. Yet the sensation is still there. If I keep my body moving while at work I tend to forget about it.. But once I sit down the pain comes back.. Is it in my head? For many years I struggled and told my self I had to stop.. I would drink and felt guilty as I did... I know u have some liver issues but is my mind telling me something.... I know the pain is real and I often get depressed and feel like I'm gonna die soon.. I am very concerned and confused.. My doctors tell me I'm OK... My body tells me I'm not...

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  • NottyQueen
    NottyQueen lulu73

    Posted

    Maybe some digestive problem this is, Change your eating plan and habit and work as your doctor said. at least go to 3 doctors to make any health related decessions.
  • aryt
    aryt lulu73

    Posted

    I have had the same problem with Doctors and their So called tests that they have been doing over the past 2 years'.. Blood tests, Urine Tests, Stool Test, Endoscopy . Barium Swallow Test, You name it. I have bad abdominal Pains and nauseated everytime I eat practically anything and they were saying Oh no its just acid reflux. but it come back negative.. then they said oh no its irritable Bowel Syndrome'. They had no Answers for me for two frikn Years'. Like honestly wtf is wrong with these Doctors.. Iv been smokefree for 3 years. and dont drink alcohol. at all hardly'.. if I do. I dont like it'.. it makes me sick'.. to the point where I dont want to eat or drink anything'.. Im fed up with doctors not being able to Diagnose Patients'... Isnt that there Job'... to Find answers.. They were getting sick and tired of me going backwards and forths to the Doctors'.. I never gave up.. everybody keep thinking oh Shes just Crazy. Shes making things Up;. Help Me Lord'. I have been suffering in silence because everybody thinks I talk alot of s**** I would cry sometimes when I get sick'. every week this Happens'. now they have come back with something... a lump after 3 years'?

    • robert09095
      robert09095 aryt

      Posted

      Hi,

      I've been going through the same thing with pain in my right side under the ribs. I have gone to doctors and been told it's IBS and a lot of other BS. It's a dull pain that comes and goes . I feel my liver swells up. Did you ever find out what it was?

    • jennifer11970
      jennifer11970 robert09095

      Posted

      Here is what an MRI revealed back in early 2018. BUT, I also had another test done with my Gastro guy this March 2020. I'm looking to retrieve the actual report from him, can't find it at the moment - but recall it was a 'don't worry' about it message. When I find it, I'm happy to share! -- Bottom line is that the pain is still a mystery, and it still persists. Mostly dull pain that comes and goes, or temporarily acute if my husband hugs me too tightly on that side, then I gasp with an "ouch".

      ....

      Comments from the Doctor's Office

      Hi Jennifer,

      Good news--your MRI of the abdomen has very reassuring findings. The two tiny lesions in the right posterior segment of the liver appear to be hemangiomas, which are benign blood vessel growths and do not require any sort of treatment or follow-up. There are a few simple cysts in the kidneys which are not significant and do not require any sort of treatment. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

      Dr. N

      Study Result

      Impression

      IMPRESSION:

      1. Two tiny lesions in the right posterior segment of the liver most likely represent hemangiomas. A third lesion seen on prior CT is not appreciable on current exam.
      2. Few small simple bilateral renal cysts.
    • robert09095
      robert09095 jennifer11970

      Posted

      Thank you for responding and I hope we all can find some treatment for this. Its been two years for me and after so many doctors appointments and always been told i'm ok I've even come as far as to think it's in my head. But I feel my liver and it most definitely hurts.

    • jennifer11970
      jennifer11970 robert09095

      Posted

      Found my Abdominal Ultrasound report from March 2020. It detected a 15mm lesion in the right lobe probably a slightly enlarged hemangioma. All other organs - spleen, gallbladder, pancrease, kidney, etc. were "normal". He basically said it was a group of blood vessels, and to not be alarmed. STILL, I worry.... STILL I have the discomfort.

  • dawn63126
    dawn63126 lulu73

    Posted

    What helps with a tightness in your right rib cage I was told I have a little bit of a fatty liver but its functioning fine???But it always feels like it is enlarged 

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