Question: I have a pain in my right side under my rib cage, and it is always there but totally worse when lying down. It has been going on for awhile (At first I thought it might be muscular) but ben-gay, heating pads, and cold patches have not worked for some time now. It gets sharper when lying down and I get mild spasms there. I had a liver ultrasound in October of 2011 because of slight pain and it came out totally normal...liver, gallbladder and pancreas all normal. At that time my liver enzymes were all ok. Then in April of 2012 my ALT was normal but my AST was 52. I had another liver ultrasound ordered, 2nd one, and they said I had very mild fatty liver - and the ultrasound was unremarkable. My cholesterol was higher at 230, was in a cast all summer- hard to exersize ....I broke my foot this summer and was put on steriods and vicatin. And, I take clorazapam. I don't know why everything was ok and --now still pain, hard to sleep. Anyhow, was wondering what this pain could be and do I need to get yet another ultrasound - it would be my third in a short amount of time!? Strange because I had the pain the first time around and that came out normal ? My triglcerides are normal too. I did drink wine over the holidays somewhat? Drank tons of water too.

I am just getting scared that this could be my liver. Why would it hurt so much when just lying down? Why would it be so sharp?
Could it be the medications or the higher cholesterol affecting it or something else? Or, does a glass of wine bother it? I had a perfectly healthy liver my whole life and a perfectly healthy one in the Oct. 2011 ultrasound...what would make things go so wrong in that amount of time?
Will make an appt.

Thank you.