Annb
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Hi everyone,
For about the last 2 years I have been experiencing pain in my liver area every morning and sometimes in the evening. The pain begins slowly but eventually it goes from
being slightly uncomfortable to completely unbearable where I start to gasp for air! The pain begins in the liver area and spreads to below my left rib cage.
Originally I thought it was caused because of gallstones (I had my gallbladder removed) but the pain eveyday has continued.
The only thing that makes the pain go away is if I drink at least a litre of water and eat food.
Anyone know what is causing the pain?
I have been for liver tests and the doctors say my liver is fine.
I have had a similar pain just below my ribs on the right side for several years - this was years after I had my gall bladder removed. I was prescribed Esomeprazole about 10 years ago and am still taking it - as long as I remember to take it the pain isn't bad at all. My doctor tells me that it could still be gall stones, gall bladder or no gall bladder. My liver is said to be enlarged and fatty and I'm told there is nothing I can do about that. My spleen was also said to be enlarged, but then I was told that it was not. I'm Type 2,on insulin, Victoza and Metformin and still, after about 7 years, not able to control my blood sugar levels. I also get quite serious pain in my left upper chest but this, I'm pretty sure is a stomach problem. I get a bit fed up being told that there is nothing I can do about my liver/spleen/stomach and weight (ballooned to 16 stone on gliclazide but once off it did manage to lose 2 stone and then stuck). If your health professionals are reasonable, it would certainly be worth talking to them though and hoping that they are up to date with recent developments, which my ones don't seem to be. Still, we have a new diabetic nurse with whom I have an appointment on Wednesday which gives me a little hope for a new attitude.