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How To Get Rid Of Lump Under My Right Rib?
I feel like I have a lump/obstruction under my right rib which is very uncomfortable. I have also been getting pain in my right shoulder blade. I go to the gym, eat healthily but have put I seem to be gaining more and more weight. I have an old scar on my stomach and above the scar the right hand side is swollen and the end of the scar is being pulled in, this has never happened before
Mon, 26 May 2014
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
I would have been happy to know the reason of the scar and helped me to comment upon.
Ultrasonography will help to get a diagnosis , whether this is a hernia / live or gall bladder mass or so. Your shoulder pain may be a referred pain from the right sided pain.
If necessary a CT scan may be needed to confirm the diagnosis and get a proper guideline for treatment - whether medical or surgical .
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
I would have been happy to know the reason of the scar and helped me to comment upon.
Ultrasonography will help to get a diagnosis , whether this is a hernia / live or gall bladder mass or so. Your shoulder pain may be a referred pain from the right sided pain.
If necessary a CT scan may be needed to confirm the diagnosis and get a proper guideline for treatment - whether medical or surgical .
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