Rib Pain

I have been having left side rib pain for several years. The pain is located on the lowest point of the last rib. If I push on the rib and let off quickly the pain is extremely intense. When this started the pain would go away sometimes but then return. I guess I have just lived with it. However, it seens like in the past year the pain never goes away. If I press anywhere else besides the point of the last rib there is not pain. I tend to think that there might be a problem with one of my vertabres in the middle of my back. Because when you press on the left side of my back in the middle the pain radiates around to the area of that rib.Also when you press the rib pain seems to radiate down to the hip flexor. Lately the pain is starting to go to the right lower rib in the exact area. Has anyone experienced this. I have been told it might be the intercostal nerve between the ribs.


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[angela1000]

I was diagnosed apprx 8 yrs ago,but had stomach pain most of my life.
When I get a flare up,In addition to LLR pain radiating to lower  back,I get pain radiating down my left leg loose stools.mouth blisters..Drs tell me its not related,But I know it is.I am on pancrelipase,low fat diet.
I have had several Ct scans that were read as normal.I have had stents twice which were very helpul.
TM

[Shiva1]

What were you Dx'ed with??? I am 37yrs old and have dealt with recurring bouts of SEVERE pain under my left rib cage for several years now. I have had my blood drawn multiple times and when blood work comes back normal the doctor looks at me like I'm some kind of attention seeking nut! The pain gets so bad that I can't even think! After writhing in pain for hours in the fetal position a couple of nights ago my husband finally loaded me into the car and took me in to the closest ER. The doctor was a complete arrogant jackA** but finally had the nurse inject Dilauded (sp?) into my iv and that FINALLY calmed the pain down to a 2...enough to be able to go home...started @ 4pm gradually got worse and worse, drive to ER at 1am-ish' to get treated like sh*t and put under more stress by the "doctor", released and back home able to breathe again by 4am-ish'. Not the first time I've had to ultimately go to ER for this thing...usually can just ride it out by getting off my feet & laying flat on the floor...this method seems to work less and less these days and attacks seem to be worse!!! The doctors don't have any solid answers to offer me. I'm NOT some crazy woman imagining excruciating pain! Does anyone out there know what this is or might be??? My biggest fear that lingers in the back of my mind is the BIG-C. Pain has been striking me down for over 10yrs. I can't take another attack like this recent one...please dear god, I just can't. Childbirth was less painful!!! And I was in labor for over 20hrs so I don't make that comment lightly. Anyone - help?!?

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