Worried constant pain right side

Last year, I had severe pain on my right side, just below my ribs, that radiated to my back. Nothing seemed to help. The doctors ran a HIDA scan, an MRCP, and a C-19 blood test, which came back at 7. Despite these tests, they couldn’t figure out what was wrong. Eventually, after months of pain, it went away. This was back in April 2024.

Fast forward to today—over the past month, I’ve been experiencing intense pain again on my right side under my ribs. However, this time, I’m also having stomach pain, and the discomfort still radiates to my back. Last year, I underwent both an endoscopy and a colonoscopy, and both came back clean. But in the past few days, the pain has worsened significantly. I’ve been feeling nauseous all the time and experiencing diarrhea.

Now, here’s the strange part. I know a lot about diabetes because my youngest son was diagnosed with type 1 when he was three years old—he’s now 23. Most of my life, my fasting blood sugar levels in the morning were between 78 and 90. However, starting a couple of years ago, I began testing randomly, and my morning blood sugars were consistently around 117 to 125. My doctors ran an A1C test, which came back at 5.2.

Even when I fast for 24 to 48 hours, my morning blood sugar remains around 125. They call it Dawn Phenomenon (Dawn Syndrome), I believe. It takes from 7:00 a.m., when my blood sugar is at 124, until 8:00 p.m. to drop down to 90, even while fasting. Something just doesn’t seem right.

Then yesterday, when the pain got really bad, my doctor ordered blood work, including a full CBC and a lipase test. In the past, my lipase levels averaged between 25 and 35, but this time, it came back at 90. By their standards, this is only slightly high, but it’s a big change from my usual levels. I don’t think it’s just a coincidence considering how awful I feel.

Now, I’m waiting to hear back from the doctors, but I just don’t know what to do anymore. I think I’ve had about 12 scans in the past 24 months, and I’m starting to wonder how much radiation one person can take before it becomes detrimental to their health.

I’m just wondering—has anyone else dealt with similar symptoms and found out what was going on?