
What Causes Pain In The Right Side Of The Rib Cage?

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The pain in the right side of rib can be due to a number of reasons. It is not easy to diagnose a neurological pain. Usually neurological pain is confined to a particular area ( dermatome) or it can originate from spine and circle around abdomen like a belt.
Grave's disease doesnt cause this kind of pain ( except in rare situations, where long standing untreated grave's cause osteoporotic fracture of spine and then resulting in neurological pain). Grave's disease present as hyperthyroidism and commonly cause peripheral neuropathy if untreated.
In your cause it is unlikely to be due to Grave's disease.
Gabapentin is used for these kind of pain and can cause number of side effects like dry mouth, instability of gait, etc in high doses. Your dose is not that high. However, it is safe to start with a small dose and slowly build up the dose. If the pain is due to neurological condition, it should respond to gabapentin.
Getting a second opinion from neurologist really sounds good and i think it is certainly a good idea.
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Binu

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