Abdomen tenderness on right side

KillingTime

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I'm at a loss here.... this entire month ive had stomach problems. My symptoms have been excessive bloating and fullness (for one week I was only eating a can of soup a day, I felt that full) along with ocassional nausea.

These past two days the far right side of my body (along my abdomen, but to the far right, really far away from my stomach... almost around the bottom tip of my lat muscle, an inch or two below my ribcage) has felt tender when I poke down on it.
Other than that I have no pain, for those of you here who lift weights... you know the day after say, a heavy chest workout you poke down on your chest and it feels sore... that's how it feels.

So naturally i'm thinking well that's my gallbladder area so it's gotta be that BUT I just had an abdominal ultrasound and a bloodtest two weeks ago (b/c they suspected gallstones as a possibility) and nothing showed up on any of them.

Taking into consideration that an ultrasound was already done, is there anything you can think of that wouldn't show up on the ultrasound that would give me those symptoms?
The stomach symptoms have gotten better, I can eat 4 meals a day now (as opposed to my usual 6) and the bloating and nausea are a lot less frequent.
What are the odds that the doctor
would miss the gallstones on the ultrasound that was specifically done for that reason? Ive known him for years and he's a great doctor so I doubt it but I don't know what to think.
 

Julian

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dude you might have appendecitis. usual symptoms are things like nausea and not eating well and soreness/tenderness in that lower right abdomen area.

Id go to the doc asap bro your appendix could explode and you will be layin in a casket so get that sh1t fixed stat.
 

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appendicitis is a localized pain to the lower right portion of the front part of ur abdomen. near your hip.

It definitely sounds like the pain is localized in the area of ur liver, gallbladder, as there really isnt much else over on that side of the body as far as main structures.


Usually gallstones and appendicitis cause sharp intense pains. A dull diffuse pain could be more along the lines of inflammation and irritation.
 

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Well I actually had similar symptoms the beginning of November
Bloating, butterflies in the stomach, constipation. Then heartburn and pressure

In any event after finally going to the doctor, he said it is just heartburn and has me taking antacid (over the counter).

I thought I gave myself a hiatal hernia. He doesn't seem to think so.
 
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