Hello.

I'm having some pressure in the area of my right kidney (i.e. around the lower area of my rib cage, kind of towards the back). Like, right in the floating rib area.

It feels as if there were a balloon under my rib cage and every few days somebody tries to inflate it just a little. I went to a doctor and he said he thought it was my liver that was "fatty", which he deduced from some blood tests. I weigh 250lbs and am definitely overweight. But people say I carry it really well, and I have a lot of muscle mass. But I have put on about 15 pounds in the last several months since I took a desk job. But the doctor didn't even feel the area with his hands!

I have a friend who is an echocardiographer. While he doesn't know much about kidneys, per se, he did an ultrasound on me and said he felt fairly certain there was no calcification (i.e. kidney stones).

Until today there was no pain, just pressure. Today it feels every-so-slightly tender if I press on the area with my fingers.

Do you guys have any ideas on this?

Best,
Tom