What causes pain and tenderness in kidney area?
Patient: 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? Doctor: 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.