Flank pain after complicated UTI

[Trongasaur]

This has been an issue that I have had for a long time now.

I'm a 26-year-old female. I was diagnosed in May with an ESBL E.coli urinary tract infection, after going to the GP complaining of flank pain and typical UTI symptoms. I was given several different antibiotics over the next month or so, all of which did nothing, until I was placed on a two-week course of Nitrofurantoin, which cleared the infection. It did also, however, leave me with nerve damage.

Anyway, despite being confirmed clear of the infection, I still found myself with constant flank pain. Initially, it was mild, intermittent, and only on my right side. It is now a constant ache with an occasional intense pain on both sides.

My GP has referred me to the hospital for an ultrasound, but who knows how long it'll take for me to get an appointment.

I'm just wondering what on earth it can be. Has anyone else had constant flank pain for months after being treated for a UTI infection?

It is really taking its toll on me. I'm tired, sore and have tachycardia with awful palpitations. The nerve damage often leaves me in incredible pain or wide awake at night. One of the few things I don't have is a fever - I always seem to have a fairly low temperature, sitting at about 36.3C.

I have also developed a UTI in the last few days, and feel even worse. I'm getting a urine sample sent off to the lab, in case it's antibiotic resistant again. I have been getting horrible pain and moments of feeling flushed along with dizziness and nausea since this infection became noticeable.