Signs of kidney stones pain
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My urologist is now ordering a CAT scan of my kidneys - to get a better picture of the size and location of the kidney stones, he said.
A question for me is which came first - my protatitis (enlarged or inflammed prostate), with accompanying sensation or discomfort in my lower abdoment, or my kidney stones.
I do not agree with your doctor that kidney stones are not life threatening. If they get lodged in the ureter or block the flow of urine this is an emergency. In fact at the age of 39 a piece of stone got lodged in my ureter and I was extremely ill. The surgeon said that I was operated in time because there was a build up of pressure that had built up in the kidney due to the blockage. Had they waited any longer, he told me, I would have had to have had my kidney removed.
diagnosis
final diagnosis=acute pyelonephritis
additional diagnosis=renal colic = pain that comes in waves
thrombocytopenia-unspecified
I don't know your health history nor am I a doctor but from what you have written it sounds like you had a kidney stone and that caused an infection when the stone was trying to pass. This is a rather common occurrence with kidney stones and has nothing to due with any other health conditions you may have.
I have a male friend who's been dealin w/ kidney stones for about a year quite now. He's on medi-cal in CA & he's not gettin anywhere w/ doctor's. He's been waitin for 1 mo. now for a referral to see a specialist & in the mean time his symptoms seems to be gettin more serious.
s usually no mistaking the symptoms — kidney stones, especially, can cause excruciating pain. Bladder or kidney stones can also cause both gross and microscopic bleeding.
Enlarged prostate. The prostate gland — located just below the bladder and surrounding the top part of the urethra — often begins growing as men approach middle age. When the gland enlarges, it compresses the urethra, partially blocking urine flow.
4 weeks ago I was diagnosed with kidney stones in the er, after a ct scan of my stomach.
next day noticed pain across my shoulders, and some muscle weakness, esp. on right side.
since then I believe I have passed the kidney stones.
but still having a dull pain in lower left abdomin sometimes radiating to the right side, 1-2 out of 10 on pain threshold. and pain in my right shoulder sometimes radiating to the left shoulder, new symptom,
muscle twitches on both sides lower stomach.
In the Spring of 2014 however I had an experience with misread cat scans and misdiagnosed kidney stones that caused me months of pain and a urine stream that at times was what looked like pure blood. All of that took place at a VA Hospital and I finally had enough! I did what I recommend you do and I CHANGED DOCTORS and got the proper treatment. In my case, I went to a civilian Urologist and had the necessary surgery to remove the THREE stones that were causing me those problems.
I have recently joined the Kidney stone club with 3 Kidney stones now since November last year, two passed on their own and one required surgery with a temporary stent. The Kidney stones have been 3-6mm in size.
A few days ago I had an ultrasound done to investigate a hernia (nothing special there) and they found a new kidney stone measuring 3mm in the right kidney (all my previous kidney stones have been left).
At first i thought I had Kidney stones so my Primary doctor had me do a CT scan test. The result of the test was negative, no signs of stones, but there was trace of blood on my urine. My doctor had me go to my Urology doctor and again there was signs of trace of blood on 2 visits. Last thursday he had me do the urine test again and found moderate blood, meaning stronger signs of blood, please note that i do not see the blood. I urinate find and does not hurt.
when i got there they did a bunch of different things. Come to find out both my kidneys are full of kidney stones. I have never had one in my life before now. This is my second pregnancy. The stone that got stuck is 9mm big. The doctor said kidney stones are common in pregnancy. But it can lead to early labor, so i spent the whole night in the hospital. Doctor said kidney stones hurt more then labor, its so true! Prenatal pill can cause the stones.
2 years back, the ultra sound showed no signs of kidney stones. But 1 month back, she again got the pain in the kidney area and the utrasound now showed small right renal calculus and Moderate right hydronephrosis with dilated upper and mid ureter.
The doctor asked to get a CT scan for KUB correlation. The CT scan report states that right kidney is bulky and oedematous and Calculus measuring 7.0 X 3.
Get a second or third or fourth opinion. Blood in the urine is not a good sign. They may want to do a biopsy of some kidney tissue to see if there is anything wrong that way. And make sure they are doing tests to ensure your kidney's are otherwise functioning properly and you don't have signs of chronic kidney disease.
I am disgusted that they would give you morphine and tell you to live with it when there is something obviously wrong. People's kidneys don't bleed for no reason.
In cases of hernia, a prominent bulge along with testicular pain is there and in cases of kidney or ureteric stones, pain during micturition may also be there.
He can provide support to the scrotum by wearing an athletic supporter, apply ice to the scrotum, take warm baths if there are signs of inflammation, while lying down, place a rolled towel under his scrotum or try over-the-counter pain relievers, like acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
Because kidney and ureter stones are accompanied by pain that goes upto the loin. There could also be changes in the stream of urine.
Is this the first time you are having this? Or previously suffered from same kind of symptoms? In any case it is advised to get a urine examination done and an ultrasound.
Consult your urologist with the reports.
Take care.
He has theorized that I’m making stones because of infection in the kidney (I have a history of chronic UTI’s, but all of my cultures in the last year have come back negative), a condition like RTA, or my kidneys began hyperfiltrating due to pregnancy. Do these causes sound reasonable? What other tests should I be asking for? How unusual is it for the stones to be in this meaty part of my kidney and since they are still in my kidney aren’t they just going to continue to grow larger?
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