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What Causes Pain And Tenderness In Kidney Area?
Hello. Back in November, I had 2 kidney stones that were passing at the same time. They were found to be 1 mm and 3mm back when I was in the ER. They did a CT scan and found them. Since then, I have still been having some discomfort in my left side, and some tenderness around my left kidney. Sometimes I feel a sharp pain or like a pulling in my life side, not near my ovaries, but further up and toward my back. It is worse when I sit down. I am also feeling a bit light headed and nauseous. Could this be more kidney stones? I am not feeling intense pain, it's more of a throbbing or feels at times like a muscle when I put my weight on my left side. I can't lay on my left side without it being uncomfortable. I have a doctor's appointment on the 13th for this, but I don't know if this is related to the kidney stones, or something else. What are your thoughts?
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi and welcome to HCM.
As an Urologist, i can understand your anxiety.
1mm and 3mm stones are insignificant and would've been flushed out by now.
A proper CT scan would've detected any other abnormality in the abdomen.
So most likely,you've some muscular sprain,which increases with strain.
Anyway do an ultrasound scan-KUB before you see the doctor.
Drink about twelve glasses fluids daily,as stones can recur.
Dr.Matthew J. Mangat.
As an Urologist, i can understand your anxiety.
1mm and 3mm stones are insignificant and would've been flushed out by now.
A proper CT scan would've detected any other abnormality in the abdomen.
So most likely,you've some muscular sprain,which increases with strain.
Anyway do an ultrasound scan-KUB before you see the doctor.
Drink about twelve glasses fluids daily,as stones can recur.
Dr.Matthew J. Mangat.
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