Massive Upper Abdominal Pain With No Other Symptoms Or Triggers

[DigitalMan]

For over two years now my wife (now 34) has been having

[busybettybooper]

I started having this pain 2 years ago.  The first time it happened I thought I was dying.  I couldn't walk or move for 3 days. It started with an ache in my right side and seemed to go into my back.  The first doctor said pleurisy and put me on medication. That was May 2000.  I have had the same thing every three or 4 months ever since.  Sometimes I can't talk the pain is so bad.  I take Flexeril and Vicodin every 5 hours just to get through it.  I just had an attack this past weekend but I had  one 3 weeks ago and now I am really worried it's getting worse.  I've been to hospitals had MRI, CAT scan, Bone scan and found nothing. I've been to Orthapedics and Neurosurgeons.  I thought it was in my spine but now I am starting to wonder.  I  have pain that I live with on a daily basis that seems to be in my side and mid back.  When I go to bed and lie still no pain but as soon as I move it's there.  I even have the sensation that something inside moves when I first lie down and then it settles down and I can rest.  But every time I move it hurts.  I am female and 48.  I've had a partial hysterectomy in 94.  I have been a dieter most of my life but my gallbladder looked good when they checked it.  I have lost 25 pounds hoping that would help but it hasn't. I am determined to find out what this is.

[Lor]

why couldn't it be her ovaries? I think they start working almost a year before a period starts. I've had 2 ovarian cysts. One didn't hurt the other hurt like crazy and went into my lower back. Childrens Hospital is a good place to go. Don't rule this out just yet.

[elaine71]

My 11 year old daughter is having exremely bad stomach pain.  She has been having this pain for about a year now.  Last week she was so bad on a sunday that we had to take her to the emergency room?  They said she had the stomach flu, i did not agree.  Her pain was very low and too the sides so we thought maybe apendix, but they did a blood test and her white count was normal so this was ruled out also her pain was not consistent with apendix pain.  We have been told by our doctor that she has a very sensitive bowel?  What is this supposed to mean?  I insisted that we take her to a specilist and so we are going to primary childrens hospital in June! That was the first appoint i could get and we are only going there because i insisted!  We are trying to watch what she eats and see if anything triggers it.  She has not even started her period yet so it cannot be that.  any suggestions?

[aniee1]

I'm sorry you are in so much pain. When you read these posts you'll see that we are all in pain with no clue as to why. The only thing that has helped me is an extremely low fat diet, no red meats at all...eatting smaller meals more often and drinking plenty of water. I'm losing weight doing this but it is better than being in servere pain and doubling over the couch to try to relieve some of it.  My pain is still there but not as bad as it was...and when the attacks were the worse, it was when I had eatten something with a high fat content. My gallbladder was taken out years ago and all the tests so far has been negitive. Hang in there and try to find a community hospital where they will take you if you find yourself in too much pain. You can't just suffer like that........Keep Posting!! Aniee

[Richelle]

Please someone help me with upper abdominal pain

I have severe upper abdominal pain that comes and goes but when i have it it radiates to my back.  I went in emergency last week they just did blood tests gave me dilaudid and sent me home.  It is back and i get alot of gas bubbling in my stomach at night all night long and it burns when i have to go potty.  

I did wake up last week in the middle of the night with acid in my throat but i have no burning in my esophagus.

I dont have medical insurance but have to go back to get tests done.  Does anyone have these symptoms.  Upper stomach sore to the touch, hurts alot, i have diahrea with any fatty foods i eat immediately and it burns.  All bowel movements burn like there is acid in them.  I have severe pain in my upper tummy like somone punched me, it hurts to breathe.

Is this my gallbladder? what kind of tests do i need.  I am so scared now cause this is getting worse.

The pain is so severe i cannot stand it.  I am taking maalox and tagamet but it does not good.

Doctors at the hospital said blood tests were normal and sent me home but i am in severe pain and can hardly eat anything that doesent make me have diahrea.

Please any suggestions, i need help with this one.  I am scared

[Lor]

I had an ERCP with menometry. This is where they measure the pressure in the bile duct. Ask your Dr about Sphincter of oddi disfunction. I asked one Dr last year he about laughed me out of the office. This condition will mimic a gallbladder attack. I found mine to be more severe than the gallbladder attacks.
If you live in Georgia (I do) I really would suggest the Borland Groover Clinic in Jacksonville. Even if SOD isn't what you have. I'm sure would be able to help you. Look them up at borland-groover.com  I have military insurance and they were able to work with me. They'd jump over hoops to help.