Severe upper quadrant pain

[lefel2002]

Dear all,
I happy having severe uper quadrant pain and if i prees or touch the right side of my abdomen it hurts real bad, am also very dizzy and dont know what to do, and the pain is going to my back, i have a temp of 101.5 and i cant get into a comfortable any help would be appreciated.
libby

[lefel2002]

sorry i left out that they did not check the ovaries because they said that the ovaries are no where near where my pain was so he said it couldn't be an ovarian cyst so they didnt even look for one even though last year when i went they did a ct scan and found a 5cm one he said a ct was not worth it.

[lefel2002]

Thanks for ur ANSWER. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I ENDED UP IN the ER last night and all they did was an ultrasound of the abdomen and blood work they said that looked fine so they sent me home still in excrutiating pain. so i dont know what to do anymore this pain is so bad

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

There are many possibilities to your symptoms.Upper right abdominal pain can be caused by biliary colic, cholecystitis(inflammation of gall bladder), irritable bowel syndrome, hepatitis(inflammation of the liver), kidney stones, pneumonia, musculoskeletal pain,lower rib fracture and malignancy.Irritation of the nerves supplying this area can also cause pain.Irritation can be due to nerve compression or pinching due to any spine related pathology.

Infemales,ovarian cysts can also cause pain in abdomen usually in lower part but it can be a referred pain in upper abdomen also.So ovarian cysts also have to be ruled out.
Confirmation can be done only after ultrasound or CT abdomen.Blood tests may also be required in some cases.Till the time you consult a doctor,pls take some over the counter pain reliever like ibuprofen or diclofenac.

Hope it helps. Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional queries.