I saw my pcp because i have what he described as a mass on rib on my right side, lowest rib. it is hard like bone and immovable. ive been sick for years and no one has figured out why. any ideas?

Inbox consult: An inbox consultation may be useful to you and your physicians. You may attach files including the image. A calcified density may represent a old infection. A targeted biopsy of the area if actively changing or of enlarged lymph nodes may be indicated. I would suggest screening tests for malignancy and a follow up consultation with Pulmonology.

Not enough: Too many possibilities with only 2 non-specific issues: being sick for years and a rib mass. Work up will likely be undertaken to include bloodwork and likely imaging for the rib mass, unclear even if the 2 of them are related at all. Details will be extremely important.