Pains under rib cage/right hand side

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Hi
Can anyone help. I have had pains that are under my rib cage lower. I thought it was wind to start with, so have been drinking pep tea etc but it is not going in fact has got worse. Not sleeping well at night with this and it appears to be worse at the end of the day/evening. I don’t really want to go to the doctors as i am trying to stay away but i am unsure if this is anything to worry about.

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Hi Lupin15
not sure this will be much help - I had a lot of initial pain under right rib when diagnosed which onc says was bone and liver mets - ( it was a very sharp pain)this went during chemo but has come back intermittantly - not sharp - more discomfort than pain - it comes and goes ( and on bopth sides) onc does not seem concerned about this now - she says its not specific enough and nothing new( other than usual tumours)showed up on scan…maybe mention it to onc next time? Jayne

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I have had secondaries but it was in my neck lymh had chemo but have been clear for about 3 years. This has only just been noticable for the last week but the pains have really started since saturday.
I thought it was because my jeans were a bit tight and caused the pain…i know i am not sure were my brain was. It has crossed my mind it could be liver but because i have only had this for a couple of days…do not want to jump the gun. Have an bad taste in my mouth now which has just started today. Not too sure how long to leave it to be honest. Laugh is i asked to be seen in 6 months time as everything was going so well (that was 2 weeks ago).

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Hi Lupin

There’s no way of telling what’s going on for you without the appropriate scans (CT, MRI, bone, etc), so maybe pull forward your onc appointment, as they can get you seen to much more quickly than your GP can. A lot of us with mets use the “two-week rule”, i.e. if you’re still having new/unexplained pain after two weeks, it might be something to do with BC mets. Or it might not. But if you’re worried, please do talk to your onc about this sooner, rather than later. Hoping for a good outcome!
Marilyn x