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!

[Eli]

ENGLISH IS MY SECOND LANGUAGE AND I AM NOT CONFIDENT WITH MY
SPELLING.
BUT I HAVE FOR EVERIONE WITH GALLBLADER A GOD ADVISE
TRY EGGPLANT JUICE. EVERY MORNING DRINK FRESH EGGPLANT JUICE.
IF YOU CAN HANDLE THE TASTE 8OZ WOULD BE GOD.
DO IT FOR 10 DAYS. IT HELPS BY STONES OR GALLBLADER DISFUNCTION
IT HELPD ME.
ST.JHONS WORT PILLS ARE ALSO GOD FOR IMPROVING GALLBLADER FUNCTION AND FOR DEPRESION TO.
I HOPE YOU ALL ARE GOING TO FEEL BETTER.

[Eli]

ENGLISH IS MY SECOND LANGUAGE AND I AM NOT CONFIDENT WITH MY
SPELLING.
BUT I HAVE FOR EVERIONE WITH GALLBLADER A GOD ADVISE
TRY EGGPLANT JUICE. EVERY MORNING DRINK FRESH EGGPLANT JUICE.
IF YOU CAN HANDLE THE TASTE 8OZ WOULD BE GOD.
DO IT FOR 10 DAYS. IT HELPS BY STONES OR GALLBLADER DISFUNCTION
IT HELPD ME.
ST.JHONS WORT PILLS ARE ALSO GOD FOR IMPROVING GALLBLADER FUNCTION AND FOR DEPRESION TO.
I HOPE YOU ALL ARE GOING TO FEEL BETTER.

[Eli]

ENGLISH IS MY SECOND LANGUAGE AND I AM NOT CONFIDENT WITH MY
SPELLING.
BUT I HAVE FOR EVERIONE WITH GALLBLADER A GOD ADVISE
TRY EGGPLANT JUICE. EVERY MORNING DRINK FRESH EGGPLANT JUICE.
IF YOU CAN HANDLE THE TASTE 8OZ WOULD BE GOD.
DO IT FOR 10 DAYS. IT HELPS BY STONES OR GALLBLADER DISFUNCTION
IT HELPD ME.
ST.JHONS WORT PILLS ARE ALSO GOD FOR IMPROVING GALLBLADER FUNCTION AND FOR DEPRESION TO.
I HOPE YOU ALL ARE GOING TO FEEL BETTER.

[Eli]

ENGLISH IS MY SECOND LANGUAGE AND I AM NOT CONFIDENT WITH MY
SPELLING.
BUT I HAVE FOR EVERIONE WITH GALLBLADER A GOD ADVISE
TRY EGGPLANT JUICE. EVERY MORNING DRINK FRESH EGGPLANT JUICE.
IF YOU CAN HANDLE THE TASTE 8OZ WOULD BE GOD.
DO IT FOR 10 DAYS. IT HELPS BY STONES OR GALLBLADER DISFUNCTION
IT HELPD ME.
ST.JHONS WORT PILLS ARE ALSO GOD FOR IMPROVING GALLBLADER FUNCTION AND FOR DEPRESION TO.
I HOPE YOU ALL ARE GOING TO FEEL BETTER.

[Lisa two.]

In response to John S. April 11, 2000 and Kevin March 19, 2000

I have many of the same symptoms as both of you (lower rib pain  which had increasingly gotten worse, difficulty breathing at times, pain worse with sitting and as day progresses--much better lying down--and yet can still feel upon waking, although not as severe), and I have had EVERY Test under the sun and even surgery (a hysterectomy because it seemed it was endometriosis that was causing the pain-it wasn't). 5 years ago I had gallbladder surgery (complicated by pancreatitis).  I started having pain in November '99 and it has not stopped.  Tests to date include: CT scan, Bone scan, x-ray, upper/lower GI, many blood and urine tests, ultrasound,etc. and NOTHING!  Pain management was all that was offered.  My ribs have been injected for possible costochondritis (NOT!) with no change. I have lived on Advil,etc. but that is not healthy either.  Acupuncture has been recommended.  Many of the people listed previously have mentioned having gallbladder surgery previously.  I wonder how many other things we all have in common that could be causing this painful problem that Doctor's don't seem to have a clue about and make you feel as if it's all in your head, which of course it isn't!
Anyone on this site that has any thoughts about this can email me at ***@****.

[Allison]

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 !!