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I have a dull pain in right side under rib and shoulder. I have had blood tests done for liver function and ?

cancer all were neg. Also had x-ray done for broken or fractured rib all were normal. If I go to bed at night my side stops hurting,but my shoulder is constant. If you have any clue to what it might be please let me know.

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1. You need to have ultrasound because gallstone could be possibility or muscle spasm ,so see a doctor
2. maybe you need to exercise more, i had that problem also and ignored the need to excercise, but it's got now that i started. try treadmill or bike for 20-30 min a day. maybe lemonade without sugar.
3. The liver is on your right upper abdomen just under the rib cage and to the front. The one kidney is located behind the liver and just down a little. The gallbladder is located under the liver and about to the center of the large lobe of the liver. The pancreas is located behind the stomach, to the back, and is connected to the bile ducts below where the gallbladder also connects. X rays don't always pick up some fractures, even though they may be there. Blood testing doesn't always show that there is a problem with the liver....these tests are more of a hint that there may be something wrong. Ultrasound will show if the blood flow through the liver is okay; if there are tumors or cysts in the liver; if there are stones in the gallbladder and if these stones moved into the bile ducts, outside the gallbladder, that may be blocking the flow of bile coming out of the liver. It will show if there is inflammation developing in the liver which causes the liver to enlarge in size. It can show if the kidney has stones in it and that may have moved into the urinary ducts...and can sometimes show the pancreas. The pancreas is very hard to view because it is located in a difficult spot to view behind the stomach. The radiologist may miss a problem in the other areas if the doctor has the focus for his test on the liver and biliary area and doesn't write on the form to check the kidney and the pancreas. Liver pain is usually on the right side from the sternum. Gallbladder pain can be closer to the sternum or midway from the sternum to the side. Kidney problems are located in the back and move to the back right side and sometimes the shoulder. Pancreas pain can be anywhere in the right side and move up to the shoulder area. Different patient have pain in different places...so this is just an idea of where the pain may be located. It is known as referred pain cause it projects away from the true area of the problem. You need to have more testing done until they locate the true problem...I wish I could be of more help...but without the tests results and knowing more, it is difficult to tell.