Well, I suffer several times a week from severe pain, underneath my bottom ribs, especially after waking. It is nearly unbearable sometimes. I considered asking if this was anything to do with mercury. I still have all of my amalgams, and I have a LOT. When I breathe it makes it hurt worse. It worries me, because I know the liver is somewhere under there, and how toxic it can become. I also have no gallbladder, and that doesn't help matters any.

I was also going to ask you if the dr has considered that YOU may have gallstones. I suffered for 9 mo of my life, with pain that made me non-functional. I used to scream, cry and rock back and forth...all while saying the Lord's Prayer, in hopes the pain would subside. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> It just continued to get worse, last longer and come more often. Doctors couldn't find out what was wrong with me. I was sure I was dying.
Finally, after 2 nights in the emergency room, screaming in pain, they found out I had a very diseased gallbladder and gallstones, and they said I had around 30 days to get it out, or I would die. My surgeon said everytime I had one of those attacks, it was the equivlent of a HEART ATTACK, and I had thousands in 9 mo. They didn't know what it was, because they said it "usually" favors one side, but my pain was mostly in the middle. They had checked me for everything under the sun, including blood clots in my lungs. This all came on 2 weeks after my first child was born.

I have heard mercury can cause MOST health problems, and gallstones are probably no exception.

I also am sure that I have H.Pylori right now (bacteria that causes ulcers). I have all of the symptoms of it, including the bad stomach pain. So, if you haven't been checked for these, you might consider them. If you have any other symptoms that you would like to discuss or would like to talk privately, feel free to leave me a private message, if you'd like.