You had kidney stones at age 19? and gallbladder age 27? and a male also? How
do you explain that?
Sheesh !
I had gallstones age 22,must be a Canadian thing eh?
removed gallbladder.
Gallstone pain can refer anywhere...mine was out lower left rib and out left
lower back, doctor back then told me I'd caught a cold on my rib. 18 months
later, another doctor x-rayed and removed gallbladder. I phoned the idiot
doctor and told him he should retire.

My friend had pains similar location to you, she put up with it for 4 years
and thought it was her heart, it was her gallbladder and GERD. She ended up in
ER many times before she finally decided to get hers out. It was infected by
that time.  Another co-worker waited until she's now stuck with chronic
pancreatitis.
Friend still has GERD, but won't take meds. Maybe you have all 3 or 4 or 5?
Let us know how it all works out.
J-not a doctor

And can cause lots of potential problems.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/311/6997/99
Symptomatic gall stones--Symptoms are the most reliable factors indicating the
prognosis and hence the necessity for treatment of gall stone disease. The
most common symptom of gall stones is intermittent pain in the right upper
quadrant of the abdomen, classically but not exclusively after a meal and
lasting one to several hours. This is known as biliary "colic." It is
frequently mild but can be severe, requiring medical attention and narcotic
analgesics. Once gall stones are symptomatic, worsening of symptoms is likely
and the risk of progression to more severe disease such as acute cholecystitis
or pancreatitis is increased, roughly a quarter of patients developing
complications over the next 10-20 years.30

Complicated gall stones--Cholecystitis and choledocholithiasis, with or
without cholangitis or pancreatitis, are the most common complications of gall
stone disease.34 Acute cholecystitis caused by cystic duct obstruction by
stones or stone fragments frequently requires hospital admission and can lead
to abscess formation, gall bladder perforation, or mucocele of the gall
bladder. The chronic low grade inflammation caused by gall bladder stones,
infection of gall bladder bile, and intermittent duct obstruction results in
scarring, contracture, and loss of function of the gall bladder wall--the
picture of chronic cholecystitis. Gall bladder cancer is an uncommon long term
outcome.

There are 3 types of gallstones cholesterol, pigmented and mixed (I've lost
the url that explains all three).
If your cholesterol is up, it might be your liver, thyroid and/or the
gallbladder problem. The liver is ^upsdie down V-shaped so can cause pain
anywhere in the Vshape ..across the abdomen, right side, left side and I think
lower right almost pelvic area.

http://www.umm.edu/non_trauma/gallstones.htm
The symptoms of gallstones may resemble other conditions or medical problems
such as heart attack, appendicitis, ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, hiatal
hernia, pancreatitis, or hepatitis. Consult a physician for diagnosis.
Who is affected by gallstones?

What is a risk factor?
A risk factor is anything that may increase a person's chance of developing a
disease. It may be an activity, such as smoking, diet, family history, or many
other things.

Different diseases, including cancers, have different risk factors. Although
these risk factors increase a person's risk, they do not necessarily cause the
disease.

Some people with one or more risk factors never develop the disease, while
others develop disease and have no known risk factors. But, knowing your risk
factors to any disease can help to guide you into the appropriate actions,
including changing behaviors and being clinically monitored for the disease.

The following are suggested risk factors for gallstones:

obesity - a major risk factor for gallstones, especially in women.
estrogen - excess estrogen from pregnancy, hormone replacement therapy or
birth control pills appears to increase cholesterol levels in bile and
decrease gallbladder movement, both of which can lead to gallstones.
ethnicity - Native Americans have the highest rates of gallstones in this
country and seem to have a genetic predisposition to secrete high levels of
cholesterol in bile.
gender - women between the ages of 20 and 60 years are twice as likely to
develop gallstones as men.
age - people over 60 are more likely to develop gallstones than younger
people.
cholesterol-lowering drugs - drugs that lower cholesterol in blood can
actually increase the amount of cholesterol secreted in bile, which in turn
increases the risk of gallstones.

diabetes - people with diabetes generally have high levels of fatty acids
called triglycerides, which increase the risk of gallstones.

rapid weight loss - as the body metabolizes fat during rapid weight loss, it
causes the liver to secrete extra cholesterol into bile, which can cause
gallstones.
fasting - decreases gallbladder movement, which causes the bile to become
over-concentrated with cholesterol.

Last time I checked a barium x-ray or GI scope looks for ulcers. (oh, yes,
also bloodwork if there's infection)