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Advice on pain under ribs right side
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@debrn2005 it definitely is not gallstones since I had my gallbladder removed in the nineties. My liver enzymes show normal always, despite the fatty liver. I did have pain eating fatty foods for several months - at least eighteen - after by gallbladder surgery, but have been able to tolerate fatty and fried foods now. In any case, I rarely eat fatty foods and even less fried because I don’t like deep fried food anyway.
I certainly will discuss the CA-19 test with my physician. If my liver enzymes show normal this test may show normal too - but definitely worth investigating. Thank you for the suggestion!
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I had similar pain for months and all my tests came back normal. They did lab tests and radiology imaging CT scan. Everything was normal. The pain finally went away in about four months and then came back in a few months and then again did more testing, and nobody could discover anything wrong. I noticed when stop exercising completely and just rest the pain eventually goes away, but it usually takes a long while for it to go away, sometimes up to a few months, so I think in my case, it might be muscle related even though it feels like it’s under the rib cage on the right side.
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Liver Drs are taught that the Liver has no pain receptors. Newer Drs know that isn’t true. I suffered for decades with this pain before and after my liver transplant. The liver can also be enlarged, or swell. This causes pain all along the right side, under rib cage and around to the back. Using ice or heat can help. Sometimes something a littler stronger is needed for pain. In this day and age there is no reason to be in pain and suffer. Keep telling your Drs. If you can go to a large hospital with Liver Drs, Pain Mahagement. Keep up with various tests CT, MRI, Liver ultrasound etc. I hope you can find relief ,Good Luck!