Right side below rib and breast is liver. When was your last liver function test?

Left can be ulcer, but it's usually under your breast with a burning gnawing. They are sometimes eased by meals, but hurt a couple hours after eating, and they can peak at night/morning waking you from sleep.

last round of blood for that kind of crap was about 5 weeks ago; i'm certain the pain has occurred over the past three weeks at least. i didn't think either was really an ulcer, but i couldn't think of what else they'd be. i'm already missing my gall bladder, so i know it's not related to that at all.

the thing on my left side, the only thing i could really find about a spasm in that area was my spleen. which is confusing to me. however, it only happened that one time, so i am going to mention it but not worry about it too much. the stuff on my right side is more worrisome to me.

Well liver functions being off can cause discomfort I'd think, but that doesn't mean liver failure, so try not to worry. Call in the morning and tell a staff member your symptoms. At the lease you can go in and esse your mind with some blood work. Check your skin and eyes for yellowing. That's a later symptom. Also, extra fatigue and nausea but honestly methotrexate causes that so often, it's probably hard to differentiate. I suggest get a good night's sleep, and just call tomorrow morning. I wouldn't worry too much just yet :)

i have an appointment on wednesday, so i'll just wait. the pain has been on and off for three weeks and i don't even have it today. if it hasn't killed me yet, i'm probably good to go lol ;)

really buddha? that's good for her. I am happy for your niece.

i know there is a mind/body connection to stress but I would be more stressed if I did not have a full time paycheck coming in so I convince myself that I can compartmentalize my perceptions of relaxation and take them around with me even when stuff sucks;

i have tried the past 10 years to alter my perception to having a kind but perfectionist demanding non stop stream of consciousness over achieving non married, no kids, works 24/7 boss. I have been pretty successful. not 100 percent but pretty successful. he means so well it's just that he has nothing but work and the idea of kids, home and a chronic disease and working full time is foreign to him.

the best stress reliever after I cleaned up my reactionary state at work was when I stopped mtx. I could then remember my date of birth and for me that meant stress went down at work as my cognitive presence returned but swelling went up.

I try to discount stress probably because I can't stop work or leave it. i try to hum within the cacophony of craziness. i don't always win. but i like to pretend i do. i hope that is good enough :)

it must be great to be able to walk away from a job when you have to and to still float.

Ros

thanks y'all. my memory doesn't seem any worse than it was before the mtx. my other medication causes memory issues; i've been dealing with that for over three years already. the pain is back on my left side, it's a bit lower now, toward my waist it seems. ugh. glad i have an appointment tomorrow.

Sorry you are having some discomfort. Keep us posted.

Hi!! Don't want to worry you dear.....but I have been on mtx for 2 years now and the last few months had the exact same symptoms....they were gradual at first....R side pain right by my lowest rib....then lower on my side on the right....then slight pain in center then L side...below breast bone...I ignored it for a long time...then the pain became so bad in was in ER last weekend.....well I had gallbladder scan...it was fine...my liver counts were good...went to a specialist ....he said ulcer right off the bat....He pushed on my stomache right under where the breast bone meets and I about came off the table....he said my arthritis meds contributed....so he rx Prilosec 20 mg.....its been a week and its some better...but I know now that I think about it ....its been getting worse and I just thought it was indigestion which I have a lot of it.....It never crossed my mind my meds could cause an ulcer....but no fear.....yours may not be and sounds like its mild at that...I was also taking Ibuprophen 600 mg off and on....which is not good on stomache at all.....so I stoped that....stop drinking all sodas of any kind....no spicy foods or anything that has acid in.it and I do feel a lot better.......So I feel I'm on the road to recovery!!! Education on Medications even over the counter is the best thing we can do!! Good luck and Stay strong!!

before i started mtxt, i was on prednisone and i used to take omeprazole for my stomach. after starting mtxt, i doubled my omeprazole dose (rheumy told so) which helps my stomach. i dont drink soda at all. but i drink seltzer water every night which helps a lot.

hope you feel better soon.

i rarely drink carbonated beverages. i might have two or three glasses of ginger ale a week. if the mtx is causing some kind of gastric upset, i'd rather have an injection than take another damn pill. since i've had my gallbladder out, indigestion or heartburn or any of that crap is so rare for me. it used to be an almost daily thing; now it's maybe once a month if i eat something strange. i rarely take any ibuprofen or acetaminophen or anything like that because it barely helps, so why bother.

i appreciate all the responses and advice.