Extreme right side pain under my rib cage

[Angie_6]

I had Pancreatits due to a bad Gall Bladder a year ago.  Since then I have been pretty healthy until recently.  About 8 weeks ago I started getting these severe pains in my right side under my rib cage.  When I take a deep breath it is like someone is stabbing me.  I have no fever and this pain is re-occuring.  Some days I am fine, others I can't move.  I have been to the emergency room twice.  The first time they told me my liver enzymes were real high but there was no sign of pancreatits and they sent me home with pain killers.  The second time they did and ultra sound, found nothing, and again sent me home on pain killers.  Has this happened to anyone?  I am scared but tired of going to the ER to be told to go home and rest.

[Rubitooz]

I have exactly the same pain as Angie_6 and painintheright posting. I"m at the stage where i feel a dull pain everyday now but when i run it's almost like the worst 'stitch' you could imagine and it takes a couple of hours to go away.  I'm going to my doctor next week and hopefully get some answers - have you found any yet?

[lauren81]

Angie,

I would also really recommend seeing a Hepatologist (Liver specialist). I currently have a tumor in my liver, and it causes similar pains by my ribs and up into my chest. Supposedly, it is due to the tumor stretching the liver "capsule" (the casing that protects your liver.) Obviously, I am NOT saying that you have a tumor, but the fact that your liver enzymes were high is a concern best looked at by either a gastronenterologist who specializes in liver disease, or by a hepatologist. Good luck!

[jennysweekly]

My pain is in the upper right rib cage and behind right breast. Hurts like broken ribs or tearing and burning just under ribcage.  Laying on the painful side is more comfortable than any. Hurts too bad to breath laying on back.  Really hurts front and back right side boob and ribs when i cough..thats the worse part..coughing.

[smile6981]

I have the exact same thing!  Same area and everything.   I had a cough attack at work last Thursday and have had the pain since then.  I thought it was better on Saturday, but must have pushed myself too far.  Today (Sunday) I can barely cough, lay down, or raise my arm without it hurting beyond belief.  Coughing is by far the worst, but hard not to do with a cold.  I have tried heat and Aleve, but nothing seems to be helping.  Is it just a pulled muscle?  Like you, if anyone knows what might be wrong or what might help, please let me know.

[Noodle01]

I have severe right side abdominal pain right now.  If I move at all it is extremely painful  I have no idea what it is but for alot of the posters it sounds like you have costochondritis which is an inflammation of the cartiledge between the ribs it it extremely painful as if you bruised a rib.

[oneconcernedgirl]

Hm, well as I kept reading I got further and further away from relating to you.  For the very first question here concerning gall bladder removal then pancreatitus... I had the same thing happen. They actually messed up my bile duct when they removed my gall bladder and i had to get an ercp done and had a 10% chance of getting pancreatitus and guess what I got it.  That was back in August of 05 and a few months into 06.  But I have been having the pain in my right side again for the past 1 1/2 mo. so I am wondering if my liver enzyme count i up.  What that does is well your liver enlarges and thats the discomfort and pain you feel sometimes just for your count being up.  Your count being up can be several things but you do need to see a doctor and have them further access that.  Let me know what you find out, I dont' have insurance right now so I am trying to get it and hold ff before I go, but its getting really aggravating.