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My right-sided pain under my right breast hurts. It radiates around to the back sometimes. I thought I had a broken rib. That's how much it hurt. Had an X-Ray and no broken ribs.
I am concerned because the first thing you think is the C word - CANCER! It seems to come and go. When it comes back, the pain can be bad. I just knew I had a broken rib, since I had a fall. Before the fall I had minor pain that I ignored.
Could y'all tell me what it could be and is it related to Microscopic Colitis? Any help is appreciated. I will not go to a GI specialist in Savannah. May head out to Statesboro, if y'all think it sounds serious.
Thanks, Dorothy
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Hi Dorothy,
If you can feel the pain in back also, that sounds like a kidney stone, or a UTI that has spread to a kidney. If the pain were more centered (just below the breastbone), begins soon after a meal that contains some fat, and lasts about 6–8 hours (after a meal), it could be a gallbladder issue. But if the fall was on that side, it might just be a bruised rib.
Tex
If you can feel the pain in back also, that sounds like a kidney stone, or a UTI that has spread to a kidney. If the pain were more centered (just below the breastbone), begins soon after a meal that contains some fat, and lasts about 6–8 hours (after a meal), it could be a gallbladder issue. But if the fall was on that side, it might just be a bruised rib.
Tex
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