Posting for a friend who has been having pains for over a month on her right rib cage underneath her breast. The pain is sharp and consistent, she has been feeling constipated, and has had quite a bit of gas. She has anemia so I am wondering if that could factor in to anything. I'm trying to urge her to go to the emergency room but she is being hard headed. Any clue about what this may be so I can inform her of the urgency to address this?
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Underneath her breast?? It could just be a cramp, but there is a SEVERE chance that it is more, perhaps a collapsed lung. I've had 6 spontanious collapsed lungs and while yes, laying down may help, there is a high chance that if you don't go to the hospital it can worsen and collapse the other one and you can die.Get your friend to the ER immediately.
i ahve pains there sometimes too but it fades...it sounds like a cramp but if it has been going on for so long then Im not sure. Is there any trouble breathing?
From the location, it sounds like gall bladder. If this is the case, the pain will only get worse. There is a fairly simple operation to have it removed. I would keep bugging her till she goes, even if she gets mad. Better to be safe than dead! Best wishes!
It could be so many things, and your friend really ought to try to get the doctor, to advise her. Is she in a bad position, financially so that a doctor visit would be difficult, or does she just not want to undergo testing? Sometimes it is so much more helpful just to go to the doctor's office and have problems rectified right away, so that nothing more results from whatever is going on. She may be concerned that it is something really serious, or may be just stubborn, but she is not helping herself, this way. Maybe, if she is unwilling to go to the emergency room, you could encourage her just to call her regular doctor. If she would let you help her, then you could do this, or let her do it on her own. If she tells them the symptoms she is having, they may be willing to see her quite expediciously if they have openings. If her doctor is difficult to get appointments with, then maybe she should find one that can more readily see her when she has a problem. If your friend is unhappy with her doctor's office, that may be playing into the whole situation. Some doctor's offices don't seem to listen to the patient when it seems important to get in to be seen, and the patient may even get off the phone feeling like it doesn't really matter. In the event that her doctor may be exhibiting a "poor bedside manner", this may be a large part of her reluctance. See if you can encourage her just to call her doctor.
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