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What Causes Stomach Pain Under Ribs And Swelling Of Breast Area?

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Posted on Fri, 2 May 2014
Question: hello my name is XXXXXXX ive been sick now for 2 years. my symptoms began with a terrible stomachache under my ribs and breast area in the middle and i swelled up. my whole body. i need help desperatly. at first labs showed my iron very high. i was hospitalized. they thought homochromostosis but the blood tgest showed it was not that. meanwhile my symptoms were still occuring to me being bed ridden basically. they did a liver biopsy. it came out ok. then a blood test showed my white blood count was too bigh or too low so they did a bone marrow biopsy. that came back ok.meanwbile during all this time my stomach pain was continual painful daily making me bedridden still. then a blood test showed i had a very high, i think its called rpc, indicating imflamation or infection. thbey didnt know what caused it. meanwhile im still in pain and bedridden. during the past 2 years the doctors have done multiple endo and colonoscopies. they showed chronic gasteritis. i was given meds...nothing took away my stomach pain and i continued swelling.still bed ridden.after a million ct scans...mris..etc. they found a hernia. i thought that was the answer. well i had the surgery and not long after recovery from the surgery...my same symptoms were still there. they then found ovarian cysts. i had surgery and they removed them and scar tissue and once again after recoovery ny symptoms were still there. more ct scans..etc..another hernia was found. 1 month ago to the day i had surgvery for that hernia. when the doctor went in he ended up finding multiple hernias, removed them all, and said he had never seen a patient with such a thin abdominal wall in his career. so he put the mesh around my whole stomach up to my ribs to bhopefully prevent more. i was in the bhospital for a few days. ive been home recovering. about 2 weeks ago all of a sudden i began vomitting. i vomitted for 3 days or so. my vomit was yellow tbhough i had not eaten or drank any yellow and i tend to vomit up stomach bile but this was large amount of vomit like a whole can of soda. usually if i vomit up stomach bile it doesnt come out in that quantity or consistancy. i have developed hborrible stomach cramps again and very lethargic. im bedridden again.and basically feel like i have the same pains as before. my gallbladder was removed when i was 18. so its not thatg. i do have bad arthritis and herniated discs and carpal tunnel severe. im allergic to nsaids and penicillin. so basically im back to being in pain and bed ridden again. ive had no life for the passt 2 years. so my questions are this...could i have developed more hernias already? oh and my cortisol is high so im going to see an endroconologist next week. but i cant live this way. do u have any suggestions what could be wrong with me? i need someone to help me. 2 years in bed and in stomach pain is enough. its got to stop.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (53 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Not due to hernias again. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for trusting us with your health concern. The recurrence of pain after the surgery is not likely to be due to hernias. It is not possible specially after the mesh that has been around your abdomen. The cause of pain can only be detected after a proper examination and endoscopy by a gastroenterologist. You need to consult your surgeon for a follow up who will be able you guide you towards the right investigations to find out the cause of pain. Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have. Wishing you good health. Regards. Dr. Rakhi Tayal. For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal
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What Causes Stomach Pain Under Ribs And Swelling Of Breast Area?

Brief Answer: Not due to hernias again. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for trusting us with your health concern. The recurrence of pain after the surgery is not likely to be due to hernias. It is not possible specially after the mesh that has been around your abdomen. The cause of pain can only be detected after a proper examination and endoscopy by a gastroenterologist. You need to consult your surgeon for a follow up who will be able you guide you towards the right investigations to find out the cause of pain. Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have. Wishing you good health. Regards. Dr. Rakhi Tayal. For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal