What causes sudden pain in the right side of abdomen?
Patient: 56 yr old male 5'9", 179 lbs has had this 3 time since Dec. starts with excruciating right sided abdominal pain, referred pain to right shoulder, lateral pain across stomach area, difficulty breathing due to pain, the severe pain last 6-8 hours but remains sore fre 3 days. Fever off & on, GERD, Nausea/vomiting, hiccups are severeHe has had a double hernia repair 2008 laparoscopic & in a severe care crash in November with 3 compressed disc.  Did not have symptoms until 6 weeks after accident & the flu followed the first time symptoms were present. Doctor: Hi,thanks for asking HCM!I really understand your introduction, he has billiary colic (severe pain from gallblader) due to infection and gallstone.An abdominal ultrasound and elevated white blood cells will confirm both.Hope my answer was helpfull!