Severe kidney-region pain but no stones on ultrasound? Still hurts after 3 days on Motrin 600…?
My husband recently has been reporting pain around his right kidney, extending from his back towards the front of his body and downward. Our first thought was kidney stones, but he has since been to the doctor, who had an ultrasound done and no kidney stones were found. It is definitely possible that he already passed a stone, but the kidney pain has gotten worse since then. It is probably worthwhile to mention that blood was detected in his urine (prompting the ultrasound) but he has no fever or other signs of infection.
They prescribed him hi strength Motrin for 3 days (followed by ‘as needed’) to calm any inflammation. He is on day 3, and the pain has only gotten worse and he says it now extends up his back to his arm and down his leg. Again, no fever or anything but we have no idea what this could be and his doctor won’t be in until Tuesday (she hasn’t really been that much help so far…) Any ideas? I’m worried sick…
Thank you Nicholas but he has no fever and has been suffering from this for a while. I actually had a kidney infection myself so severe that I was hospitalized for 5 days with intravenous antibiotics running a 102 fever…I would think that if it was an infection he would be running a fever by now??
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2 comments
Wilma Swe on June 6, 2010 at 9:26 am
If I were you I wouldn’t wait until Tuesday – try to contact an emergency urologist ASAP for second opinion and possibly a proper kidney X-ray with contrast (a.k.a. IVP). It is a more thorough examination than an ultrasound, and since the pain has gotten worse, there may be a stone there after all.
Nicholas on June 6, 2010 at 9:26 am
get a new doctor. also call your insurance company and tell them not to pay her anything because she didnt do anything. it sounds to me like some sort of infection.