Joined: 03 Sep 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Liverpool, England
Are Gallstones Causing My Pain? Posted: 09-05-06 15:29pm
For the past year I have had intermittent
pain below my ribs radiating into my back
and in the centre of my chest. It started
when I started eating less and more
healthy to lose weight. It can disappear
for weeks or I can have it several times a
day. At the same time I get an
excruciating hunger pain as if I haven't
eaten for a month. Yet this can be a
couple of hours after eating or 30 minutes
after. Food sometimes helps it go for a
few minutes other times it doesn't. Also
I when I get the sickly ache below my ribs
and in the centre I suddenly feel very
tired and sometimes a bit hot. When you
get the pain you don't know what to do
with yourslef it is a frustrating pain. I
never get it in the night. Also if I lie
down it seems to disappear.
I got the results from my gallbladder scan
tonight and I have gallstones but my
gallbladder isn't inflamed. My gp
doesn't think the pains I have correlate
with the pain from gallstones. He is
referring me to an expert in gallstones
and for a gastroscopy.
Has anyone out there had similar pains to
mine and they have been caused by
gallstones?
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pjparrot
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Sep 2006 Posts: 4 Location: UK
Posted: 09-18-06 13:52pm
Im very much having the same symptoms you
are. My docs think im a pain in the butt
really. My pain can come and go and isnt
like a typical gall bladder attack with
vomiting and severe pain. Its more like
a general nasty ache that can be upper
central and left or right. Im due for a
gall scan on oct 10th. Twice this
weekend ive been to the er convinced im
having a heart attack only to be told its
muscular or gall related. I also find
myself getting hot as you describe and
kind of clammy! I never get it in the
night and can sleep through the night
without pain, although tend to have pain
before I go to sleep. Once im up in the
morning im ok and it comes on throughout
the day. Some days I can have no pain,
other times I can have 3 days of pain on
the trot. It doesnt help that I also
have panic attacks which always make me
extremely anxious at the time I have pain.
My pains are definitely very similar to
yours, and I will after my ultrasound get
back to you and let you know what they
have said. Im also waiting for an
endoscopy to see if there is anything
stomach related going on.
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Joy1951
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Louisiana
Posted: 12-08-06 16:51pm
Hi
I also am having moderate achy pain
underneath my right breast area and has
been intermittent for last week but
getting worse. Im scheduled for abdominal
ultrasound feb 7th. Am just wondering if
this could be gallbladder .So far today
ive taken zantac and mylanta and seems to
help temporarily but then pain is on again
geezz..Am wondering if theres anything I
can do or try for tis pain..Any advice is
muchly appreciated, and hope everyone has
a great painfree weekend, joy
