What causes ribcage area pain radiating to the back and shoulder?
Patient: I have had right side pain for quite some time. I went to the OBGYN and she did an exam and found nothing wrong. I went to another doctor and he told me I had to get more fiber. I have been eating 20 grams daily and drinking a lot of water. I had pain since then. I had two ultrasounds and the first ruled out appendicitis and found my gallbladder wall was thickening. The second found I have fibroid tumors/ovarian cysts. I have had pain since then. This pain is on my right side but higher than my pelvic pain. This pain is in my right rib area and it radiates to my lower and middle back and under my shoulder blade. I am not sure what this is. Should I go to a doctor about this? Doctor: Hello,Welcome, and thanks for sharing your concern I went through your query, and I feel, you need to understand that the character of pain you describe could arise only by internal abdominal viscera pathology.I would recommend you to get your CT abdomen with pelvis with contrast done and that is a very sensitive investigation to rule out any anatomic abnormality. moreover getting some enzyme tests can also help delineate the problem. See a gastroenterologist for this purpose.I hope my advice would have been useful, in decision making regarding your treatment, still if you have any clarifications or doubts feel free to contact back.Thanks.