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Right sided flank pain
I am a 28 year old female with right sided flank pain for the past two months. I had a pretty significant bout with pyelonephritis 5 years ago, and had a "bladder infection with right kidney involvement" diagnosed January 2009. Ever since this recent diagnosis, I have had either a constant ache, or an intermittent sharp stabbing sensation in my right flank area lasting from 1-15 minutes, and then it resolves. I went to the doctor today and was told I pulled a muscle (despite that it does not hurt at all to touch my back or side, and the stabbing pain usually occurs at rest). My UA today was negative. Anyone have anything similar or any ideas?
I would highly encourage you to check out the Health pages here as well as the posts
that are also on MSK forum.
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/show/256
Do you have any stones?
It is possible either way for the infection to have never totally gone away and is now a chronic infection. Standard tests and treatments are designed to show acute infection not low level chronic infection so are based on colony count etc. You might try googling, chronic kidney infection and see what you come up with etc.
IF all else fails and the side pain doesn't respond to antibiotics, you might consider
seeing a good Pelvic Pain PT. I lived with the pain you describe for many years, and the PT found scar tissue no one else did and broke it up manually! It sounds bad but wasn't at all and the pain is now gone.. except when I am passing some sand as stone etc. I
Hope your feeling better soon!
Shelly
that are also on MSK forum.
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/show/256
Do you have any stones?
It is possible either way for the infection to have never totally gone away and is now a chronic infection. Standard tests and treatments are designed to show acute infection not low level chronic infection so are based on colony count etc. You might try googling, chronic kidney infection and see what you come up with etc.
IF all else fails and the side pain doesn't respond to antibiotics, you might consider
seeing a good Pelvic Pain PT. I lived with the pain you describe for many years, and the PT found scar tissue no one else did and broke it up manually! It sounds bad but wasn't at all and the pain is now gone.. except when I am passing some sand as stone etc. I
Hope your feeling better soon!
Shelly
Your flank is at your side. My pain is at the lowest part of my ribcage, but more internally.
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Hi
Thanks for writing to the forum!
A urine analysis alone is not enough to diagnose a kidney infection. The pain could also be due to kidney stones. There is a chance that you have colitis too. You need a detailed investigation like kidney function tests, IVP, cystoscopy, sonogram etc to diagnose a kidney involvement for sure.
Hope this help. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
Thanks for writing to the forum!
A urine analysis alone is not enough to diagnose a kidney infection. The pain could also be due to kidney stones. There is a chance that you have colitis too. You need a detailed investigation like kidney function tests, IVP, cystoscopy, sonogram etc to diagnose a kidney involvement for sure.
Hope this help. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
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