I have pain with a burning sensation on my right rib cage away from the armpit. Please help.

Hi doctor,

I am having pain on the right side of the rib cage just 6 to 7 cm away from the armpit. It is like tightening pain or stabbing pain and sometimes burning sensation. It seems to be related to acid reflux and what I do is drink 2 to 3 glass of warm water by rubbing fingers on the backside of the tongue and spitting that water out. After that, I took Pantoprazole and slowly got relief. But this thing is usually occurring twice a month. I have had treatment of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia and got three cycles of Methotrexate. At that time, the situation was worse, but it came to be a bit normal after treatment. Currently, I take DGL Deglycyrrhizinated licorice root extract. Please help me.

Hi doctor,

I have no chest tightness or difficulty breathing. As far as the liver is concerned, I have had chemotherapy sessions, and the last session ended two months back. I tested for Alanine aminotransferase and Aspartate aminotransferase, and it was near 245 and 183. The doctor said that it is evident when you are on chemo (Methotrexate), the liver enzymes elevate but will come back to normal naturally after chemotherapy stops. So is it because of that? How long does it take to go back to normal? Sometimes I feel stiffness in the area near the collarbones of the sides of the neck or the center of the neck as if something is there, but it rarely happens for a few minutes.

Hello doctor,

Thank you for your reply.

The first session was before three months. Methotrexate 25 mg per day that 125 mg for five days. The second session was before two months. And the third and the last session was a month back. It was for gestational trophoblastic neoplasia stage 1 low risk.