Do I Have A Kidney Stone? Maybe Two?
I woke up yesterday morning with severe pain in my back, right below the ribcage. It hurt to inhale deeply, cough, laugh, twist my torso, and even just standing or sitting. I may have possibly had a UTI the day before, but I didn’t think there was any correlation. It was pretty bad, and I was freaked out, so I went to the ER. They gave me a CT scan, urine test, and some major painkillers.
When I got the CT results, the doctors said that even though they couldn’t see a kidney stone, that’s what they believed it to be. (They said the symptoms added up: "wrap-around" pain in the kidney area, good response to painkillers, blood cells in urine) So with a nice prescription for heavy strength Ibuprofen, I went home. Minimal pain for the rest of the night.
THIS morning, I woke up with very little pain on my right side (the original side), but lots of pain on my left. It was as if my kidney stone switched places! Could it be possible to have two kidney stones, one right after the other?
I’m also skeptical about the CT scan. Wouldn’t a stone have showed up on it? Could I have an infection? I don’t have a fever or any other symptoms besides those listed above.
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3 comments
aWellWisher on August 13, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Stone may cause infection too.
A CT scan if negative, can not rule out stone.
You may need treatment for infection as well as stone. Drink lot of water along with other treatment you are taking. Give it some time to act.
All the best!
Coswayne Palmer on August 13, 2010 at 12:09 pm
yea go see someone about that……………go to the doctor
medic on August 13, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Pain in the kidney area seem like symptom of some kidney disease – other sympyoms are urgency to urinate, frequent urination, pain and burning feeling during urination, pain on the lower abdomen or back, severe dehydration, severe blood loss.
Early kidney disease have no symptoms – I am afraid you can have more advanced stadium of kidney disease…