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Abdominal Pain. Initial Thoughts?

I am a 42 year old female that has had recent abdominal pain located at lower left ribcage area. It is not sore on the ribcage but rather feels soar internally. The pain does not feel sharp nor does it burn. More like a sore pain or something that is enlarged or poking me. Seems like the location of my spleen. What are your initial thoughts?
Wed, 5 Jun 2013
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Hi ! Although the location of the pain as described by you points to the spleen, it can not be confirmed without a physical examination by your doctor and a follow on ultrasound abdomen. If the spleen is enlarged , then there are a lot many causes of its enlargement, which can be diagnosed along with many other associated investigations and clinical examinations.
However, it could be just a musculo-skeletal pain due to some kind of tivial trauma of sprain. In that case a course of anti inflammatory drugs will relieve the pain or discomfort which you are having.
Wishing you an early recovery.
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Abdominal Pain. Initial Thoughts?

Hi ! Although the location of the pain as described by you points to the spleen, it can not be confirmed without a physical examination by your doctor and a follow on ultrasound abdomen. If the spleen is enlarged , then there are a lot many causes of its enlargement, which can be diagnosed along with many other associated investigations and clinical examinations. However, it could be just a musculo-skeletal pain due to some kind of tivial trauma of sprain. In that case a course of anti inflammatory drugs will relieve the pain or discomfort which you are having. Wishing you an early recovery.