Abdominal/Gallbladder/Rib Cage Pain

[saevander]

I was having abdominal pain on my right side with pain around my rib cage so my doctor ordered abdominal and pelvic ultra sounds. The results showed that I had a polyp and or gallstones on/in my gallbladder. I saw a GI MD who said he thought I had polyps on my gallbladder not gallstones and that the pain around my rib case was probably muscular-skeletal. He told me to come back in 5 years, which is what he told me in 12/11 after he removed a pre-cancerous polyp from my colon.  He said to see my internist about the rib-cage pain. The pain is much improved in both my abdomen and rib cage, but still there.In 2007, I was also having abdominal pain on my lower right side and my MD order a CAT scan which showed hypo dense lesions on my liver, a nodule on my adrenal gland and dilated pelvic veins. I had a repeat CAT scan in 2008 which showed the same thing. Both times, the gallbladder findings were unremarkable.I’m wondering if any of these things could be related and if I should have another test done to confirm that there are polyps on my gallbladder rather than gallstones. Maybe see another GI MD? Let me know what you think. Thanks!

[Poorna Chandra, SMD, DM]

Dear saevander,

Thanks for writing in.

Gallbladder polyps are as such asymptomatic and the symptoms associated are either due to gallbladder dysmotility or the co-existing stones.

Polyps in the colon can be a manifestation of polyposis syndrome (when a large number of polyps occur in the colon) which may be associated with precancerous lesions in other parts of the body. Since you had a single polyp, this seems unlikely and they may be chance associations.

You need to get the nature of the adrenal nodule and the liver lesion clarified by your radiologist. Once the nature of these lesions is confirmed, we can take this further. As such, you don’t need to see another gastroenterologist for the polyps in your gall bladder.

Hope that this information helps and hope that you will get better soon.

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Best Regards,
Dr. Poorna Chandra

[BigPaws12]

Are you male or female?  I've got sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (btw warmed prune juice is pretty tasty and a nice natural alt to Miralax) but as an aside during a CT scan it was found that I have an ovarian cyst- and for a year or more I've been swearing something may be wrong with my appendix too- close but not quite :)

[Sugarplum18]

My experience with constipation due to meds. I also had some pain on lower right side. My Dr suggested Miralax I helped me a lot.


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[blake719]

I to have been having right lower abdominal pain for months now . I do not have a gall bladder so i know that is not it. I suffer from chronic constipation for years because of the medicine i take . I have been once and doc said no need for a colonoscopy. Did blood work and nothing . The pain is still there and it has me worried im only 30 years old im to young to be having these problems . Any kinda info/advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Blake

[saevander]

Thank you!