When to see a doctor

Make an
appointment with your doctor if you have any signs or symptoms that worry you.

Seek
immediate care if you develop signs and symptoms of a serious gallstone
complication, such as:

• Abdominal pain so intense
  that you can't sit still or find a comfortable position
• Yellowing of your skin and
  the whites of your eyes
• High fever with chills

Thanks. I guess pain "just below your breastbone" could be considered your chest, right?

My pain was in my back, below my shoulder blade. The second attack (that preceded the "wait for the first attack to heal so we can remove your gall bladder surgery" and forced the emergent removal of my gall bladder) was in my upper-right abdomen. I was in so much pain I was doubled-over. I was vomiting like it was my job. Apparently, gall bladder/gallstone pain can present in myriad ways. It can also mimic a heart attack. I'd go straight to the ER if you're having this type of pain. Not kidding.

It's not me, but someone I know. They had the pain one time in the chest and the Dr. said it was the gallbladder but wanted to wait and see if there would be another flare up. The pain came and went so I don't think they were too worried. Well it happened again...with the very bad pain coming and going. But I don't know if the Dr. actually confirmed stones or not the first time the paint happened. There is heart issues that run in the their family so I was wondering why the dr. didn't look into that too.

Yes...go to the ER. GB and heart attack pain are so similar only a doctor can tell.

My pain was on the right side and towards the back, under the shoulder blade. It was alleviated when I lay on my stomach, angled with a pillow under the right side. I would not characterize it as a tightening in the chest.

Mine was severe pain in the chest area; it has been a few years now but I think it was a squeezing type pain. I went to the E room; They hooked me up to the machines gave me some nitro, that didn't work and they later said I an having surgery the next morning. Worked well and not much pain after wards although you have to re-adapt your body to having anything fatty. That went right through me immediately! FAST!

When I went to the ER with my gallbladder (I had NO idea what was wrong) - the first thing they did was an EKG.

same as the above for me-I was only 19 years old when mine decided it was time for it to come out-the one thing I recall clearly was the pain in the chest-as well as under the breastbone,thru the back,under the right breast-and I had "just"had a baby.