Pain in left side

[jenni1217]

I am a 31 year old female with moderate and sometimes severe pain in my left side that radiates up to my shoulder.   My recent lab report revealed high liver enzymes.  But my doctor didn't seem very concerned and didn't think that it was indicative of the pain on my left side.  My doctor said my pain was due to colic and prescribed bentyl but I haven't seen any improvement and it has been almost two weeks. If  anyone has had a similar experience or can offer some advice it would be greatly appreciated.

[jenni1217]

Thank you so much.  I will use your advice and see if I can resolve this matter.
          
Thanks again, Jenni

[CalGal]

If your liver enzymes were significantly elevated, get pushy. Go back and talk to your doc about doing some checking on what is going on with your gallbladder and liver. Despite the fact the gallbladder is on the right, some people do have pain on the left. It sounds strange but it happens.

If your doc won't cooperate, find another doc.

In the meantime, stay on a low fat diet and see if that's of help.

The tests you'd probably like to get done are a gallbladder ultrasound and HIDA scan with CCK injection. Neither of the tests are perfect, but they'll at least give you some idea if something is going on. You also want to get a full liver enzyme and pancreatic enzyme panel done.