Thecheesecake1 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I've had a very strange and alarming pain in my left kidney for the past five years. I'm 24 and have had a fair few years of UTIs which were untreated as I was very heavy on coffee and alcohol during university. I lost a ton of weight from 2015 and was 44kg at 5'8 foot. I managed to gain 14 pounds and feel better in general but... The kidney has been more frequent this year. It is around a 6/10 scale and comes at the most RANDOM times. I finally got to get a scan today with a good doc who performed a lengthy ultrasound on my right and left kidneys and my bladder. He kept telling me everything was good and normal but that I clearly had a bad past with UTIs .. I know nothing about kidneys but had a quick look at the screen to see a few little glittery things and asked him if they were stones... He told me not to worry about stones and more about catching another UTI despite the fact that I'm clear from them currently. Anyone got any idea? Link to comment
Batya33 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I had issues with my kidney many years ago because of a severe UTI but no kidney stones. It was my understanding they were two different conditions. Link to comment
ThatwasThen Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Did the doctor give you any indication what was causing the pain? Link to comment
lostandhurt Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Did he check your appendix? Lost Link to comment
Thecheesecake1 Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 Damn, he could have done that.. I do get belly button pain sometimes which might explain that but it definitely feels kidney orientated... Link to comment
ThatwasThen Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Asking again: Did the doctor give you any indication as to what may be causing your pain? Link to comment
Thecheesecake1 Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 Late response sorry ThatwasThen , the ultrasound guy had a short temper and was scary and kept telling me not to worry. However, after consulting a brilliant new doctor , she said it almost sounds muscular, or as if it could be my pipes as a result of mild bladder inflammation. She also arranged for me to have a CT scan which I'll be eternally grateful for. The pain has eased off despite the fact that I haven't even drank much this week, we shall see Link to comment
ThatwasThen Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Late response sorry ThatwasThen , the ultrasound guy had a short temper and was scary and kept telling me not to worry. However, after consulting a brilliant new doctor , she said it almost sounds muscular, or as if it could be my pipes as a result of mild bladder inflammation. She also arranged for me to have a CT scan which I'll be eternally grateful for. The pain has eased off despite the fact that I haven't even drank much this week, we shall seeWell, the ultra sound guy isn't allowed to give you the results. He would send them to your doctor who would relay them to you. In any even it's good to hear you're being looked after. Link to comment
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