Upper Abdominal Pain Middle/Right side radiating to the back! Please Help!

[lisa]

I am 38yr old and feeling miserable for about a week.  I have pain that persist on my right side below the ribcage the pain radiates to the middle of my back and the center of my chest.  Like a burning sensation.  I avoid eating as much as possible to help the pain not be so intense.  I notice when I do eat I have alot of belching along with intense pain.  The pressure builds and builds and is relieved by belching, but the pain is still there and persist. The pain has been so bad that many times it wakes me at night. I had similar symptoms last year and seen my doctor and he ordered a ultrasound, catscan and nothing showed up and he sent me to a gastrologist and he wanted to do a endoscopy, but by the time the surgery was scheduled my symptons had improved so much I had decided not to have the endoscopy. From the time I had seen my doctor to the endoscopy a month had past. I am concerned that there may be something more serious going on and wonder if I should have the endoscopy or go back to my Doctor.  I am afraid of not doing the right thing and possibly this being something more serious. I have also been on Diovan for my blood pressure for about 2 years.  Please let me know your opinion and what you think this could be.  Thank you very much!

[Allison 12/8/2000]

I too know the pain from gallstones . When I was 20 weeks pregnant with my second child I started having gall attacks and developed pancreatitus . The pain from both conditions was almost as pain full as giving birth . I was told that six weeks after I gave birth to my baby that I would have to have my gallblader removed . Three weeks after the operation the pains reterned . I had an ERCP done but found nothing . I have had numerous other proceders done but still nothing was found . The doctors made me feel that it was all in my head . As the weeks whent by the attacks were geting stronger , lasting up to 1,1/2hrs and were coming at least 5 times a day . It was geting to the point where I was felling like not wanting to go on . I was taking 8 Panadine forte , 4-6 Buscupan a day and some times Morphine injections from Hosptial Emergancy .  My fiance's mother told me to try her chiropractor as she had heard that other people have had good results with simular experiences . I have been going now for approximitally five months and the attacks have improved drastically . Now I have one or two attacks within a three week period , if Im lucky some times longer and they are not as stong . I no longer have to take daily pain killers ( only when I have an attack ) . Even thoe the attacks have not conpletly gone I'm starting to get my life back . I hope my story may be able to help someone out there .
Good Luck !!

[Juanita Baker]

I have been going thru pains in my chest, belching, right side abdominal pains and back pains for 10 years.  I have been on Tagments, Zantac and  Prilosec.  They would only releive me for a little while.  I had a bad pain to my right side and went to urgent care.  The doctors said I need my gallbladder remove it was infective.  I have been in pain for so long I just hope the removal of my gallblader work for me.  By reading I have gotten different reaction after gallblader surgery, some good and some bad. I pray that the pain of belching which is not lady like go away.  

[peggy]

I have been having pain in right side and around the rib cage to my back and sholder blade. I also hurt on my left side and sick and have pain in my stomach.

[peggy]

I have been having pain in right side and around the rib cage to my back and sholder blade. I also hurt on my left side and sick and have pain in my stomach.

[Lynn]

Hi, I am a 41 yr old female who has severe right side pain from the rib cage to my hip and around my back. I am also having stabbing pains in my lower back with aching and pain down my left leg. And on top of that I have terrible muscle spasms in my shoulders and upper back. I do have a 5 level fusion in my neck with plate etc from a auto acccident that was performed 14 months ago after 2 years of tests and not one Doctro out of five saw anything on the 2 MRI's and 3 CT Scans and 2 Myleograms.
I know these are from stress. My son who is 22 yrs has Large T cell Non Hodgkins Lymphoma that is terminal. HE has approx a year.
I am concerned about the pain in my side and in my lower back, it has gotten to the point of not being able to concentrate at work, I am tired from not sleeping. This started about 3 weekd ago and has only gotten worse. Any suggestions?

[Shawn S QUEBEC CANADA]

I have  been  through  all the tests and have  a pain on the the  right side around  the  floating  rib area .I have  had  chest x rays  I had  ultra sounds of  everything  in  the  abdomine an upper gi  a colonoscopy  and  more,  and  have  had  nothing  turn up .It  doesent  change  when  eat or at least I havent  noticed .  The  only  time  I remark  that I do  not  have  the  pain,  is  when I wake  up in the  morning,  but  by 12 oclock  in the  day  its  back  and  never  goes away  .  Its  not  a pain I cant  deal  with  and  its  just  something  I always  aware of  It is at  the  same  level  all around  the  right  side  in  the  liver area . a  few  beers  doesent  really  change  the  feeling  one  way  or  the  other  it  feeles    more  or  less  like  someone  pushing  on my  side on  the  lowest  rib  I wish I knew  what it  was  I have  another   exam  comming  up on aug  the  22/00  ill  keep  you poasted  .  I  DO  HAVE  A SLIDING HIAITUS  HERNIA   AND  HAVE  REFLUX CONTROLLED  BY ZANTAC  AS  NEEDED  BUT  I  DONT  NEED  IT  OFTIN .  IF  ANWONE  ELSE  HAS  A  DIAGNOSES    OF  A  SIMULAR  EXPERIENCE  I WOULD  LIKE  YOU  TO  TELL ME  AS WELL  PLEASE  AT  ***@****