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Pain on lower right side

I'm 19 and have severe pain on lower right side of abdomen. Also have missed 3 periods. Drs thought it was my gallbladder so they removed it now 2 weeks later and the pain is back. I take bipolar meds and also have a benign mass on my liver which the drs said is not causing the pain. When I have the pain I am very nauseous and tend to vomit. What could the pain be? Please help? Should I be worried? Also took 2 pregnancy test all came out negative and has multiple urine and blood test done in hospital and nothing has shown up.
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It hurts to the left of my hip bone on my right side. They removed the gall bladder because they said I had biliary colic
The pain is really low and a sharp pain especially when I breathe. It also hurts up a lil higher right where the incision is from the gallbladder surgery
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My question would also be.....specifically where is the pain located? If you described your pain to your doc a lower right side and they took out your gallbladder, something doesn't 'jibe.' Gallbladder pain is usually located in the upper right quadrant. The only pain typically associated with the gallbladder that might be lower would come from spasms at the sphincter of Oddi - a place where the common bile duct enters the duodenum. That pain would be located about 2 inches to the right of the bellybutton and about 1 1/2 inches above the bellybutton.
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And I want to add, I realize you say it hurts in the lower right of your abdomen, but where does it hurt when you PUSH on your abdomen everywhere?  You may have a tender place or two that is not near the lower right.  And again, please do get a second opinion forthwith!  And visit your gynecologist again.
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Then get a second opinion, have those pictures forwarded to whomever you see concerning this.  See, it could be so many things, I cannot guess at one other than what I listed.  Now, seeing your gynecologist, while a gastro doc ought to be looking there for a problem, might be good to get her take on this, too.  Also, where does it hurt most when you push around on your gut?  Is it where that liver growth is?  Or is it right where the appendix is?  Could be a twisted bowel, could even be a kidney stone, could be pancreatitis, I can't tell without at least knowing where it hurts.  Get out an anatomy book and see where everything is, then push on yourself.  Of course, keep in mind, an appendicitis will sometimes feel like it's near the belly button, and then a few days later it'll migrate over to where the appendix is.  Also, I have to say them taking out your gallbladder, I'd want to know if they did proper followup of that whole thing, because sometimes that operation can cause some problems afterwards, among them are scar tissue forming in the wrong place, a stone left in the common bile duct.  I"m sorry I'm not being more helpful, but hopefully if I give it all to you, it might help you.  

Tell us where it hurts, AND OTHER MEMBERS, PLEEEZ tell this person what you think based on that.
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I had both an ultra sound and a ct scan and an MRI
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I have to assume they've checked your appendix and also your ovaries.  Then sometimes a blockage can happen in the common duct, which is where several glands empty into, including the gallbladder that was taken out.  Also, the small bowel can get a growth going in it that can be hard to find.  

I'd get a second opinion on this, you also need either an ultrasound or a CT scan, too.
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