I've had some luck doing castor oil massages to break up adhesions there, but now I am having pain in my right rib cage. Ever since my gall bladder surgery in '97, I've become a bit of a hypochondriac. I don't rush off to the Dr. at every pain, but when I can't explain the pain, I get anxious.
So, the pain feels a lot like a stitch in my side at times, then at others it's a pulling pain, at others a burning. I'd say the pulling is the most common. I can feel it just sitting there, but it does seem to be worse with movement. In trying to investigate whether I felt the pain when pushing on the area, I discovered a small lump in between the largest gall bladder incision and my belly button.
Does this all sound consistent with adhesions? Am I worrying for nothing? I'd love a break from worry!
Oh, and perhaps significant, this same area gave me a lot of trouble after I had a car accident last March. I would lay awake at night, afraid I was bleeding internally or something and would leave my children motherless. It seemed to fade, and came back after Christmas, when it was severe enough to stop me in my tracks a few times, but now seems less, but still there. I try to tell myself that if it were serious, it would get worse, but that doesn't hold water for me, b/c I had almost no pain and my other symptoms were actually better when the Boston College health center had me police escorted to St. Elizabeth's Medical Center b/c my bilirubin level was so high.
When it comes down to it, I don't trust my body to tell me when it needs attention.
Can anyone advise?
Thanks!
-- Christie