Gall Bladder Problems?

I had sore ribs along with a myriad of others symptoms. So what you are feeling very well could be related to your gallbladder. All my tests came back okay, but my gallbladder was diseased.

Hope all goes well for you.

Well, like most everyone else, im glad someone else out there feels the pain. Even though i wouldnt wish it upon anyone.

Im 20 years old and in the military. After a routine blood test prior to checking into my new unit, the doctor had notcied some abnormal blood results on one of the tests performed. About 6 months later and roughly they 120 samples of blood, x-rays, ct scans, ultrasound, multiple urine tests, they decided that my spleen was swollen just shy of watermelon size. Being 8000 miles from home and hearing that wasnt to pleasent.

The problem was, i didnt have incredible pain, but i knew something wasnt right in my body. The doctor had said my platelate count was low because my spleen had suffered some sort of illness and was discarding the majority of the platelates( which is your bodies defense for making blood clots) Its shocking to find out the doctor had no idea what made my spleen malfunction like that but recommended a spleectomy in which was preformed in December of 2007.

Since then, i have had the constant rib pain. Very Very tender to touch it. Then again, they did put 16 staples down the center of my chest, in which i have pictures of. Even though my platelate count is back up, Im constantly getting sick or having abdominal pain, so bad that ive made my way to the Emergency room on several occasions. Each time the hook me to ECG and nothing shows on the test. They run the standard ct scan and blood tests. They normally keep me overnight and give me some pain killers( acetinominophen) and tell me to drink water and be careful. Not something that is easily performed in the military.

Every time, they say my heart rate and white blood count will sky rocket, but with some muscle relaxers, it diminishes. From what I hear alot from most of you, is that its caused by stress. I dont want to believe that. Inless there is direct evidence that says stress causes negative impulses from your brain and cerebral cortex to directly affect the costrial nerve in the chest region.
The last time in which i ended up getting seen, the doctor said it was COSTROCHONDRITIS. Something pertaining to nerve damage, allowing muscles to swell between the ribcage, pushing pressure on the ribs, possibly causing a slipping rib or damaging the cartilage. Something is primarily not noticeable on any of the tests. What causes it is as far as im informed unkonw, other than stress. Then again im not a doctor. But, if stress causes blood pressure to increase, then in turn will cause the heart to pump harder, which means the lungs will have to mask the oxygen level required, making them pump harder, and indirectly causing your soft region in between ribs to swell, making it hurt.

in other words( ANXIETY ATTACKS). Thats what i think its like, and am still in the process of evaluations to see if i have them through pyschologist. I wanna believe its like a snowball affect in the body, especially after surgery or illness, if one thing goes wrong, your body has to make up for it somewhere else. then it hurts as a result.

Now, ive been doing alot of research, but as Forrest Gump says" Im not a very smart man...." All i want to know is what i can do to eliminate it. Im on valium to soothe muscles, vicodin for pain, another huge named product to eleviate high blood pressure, and it seems to be helping but i dont wanna keep getting shots the rest of my life and taking pills like some sort of druggy. I have a professional career in the military and i dont want it to perminately curtail me.

This may or may not have helped but feel free to message me privately.