I woke up yesterday with the most horrible UTI symptoms I have ever had. I had a UTI back in April, one at the very end of September but was having kidney pain as well. I went to the emergency room for the second one because of the kidney pain and the doctor pretty much blew it off. They did a urinalisis and it showed I did have a uti with no blood present. The uti symptoms went away after I took the antibiotics but the kidney pain never did. This time there was blood on the toilet paper the first time i went in the morning but none after that. I went to the doctor yesterday and the test showed that i have yet another uti and this time there was blood present in my urine. My kidneys are very sore when i move but not too tender to the touch. If I put pressure on the spot under my ribs in the back thats when it hurts with just touch. My doctor thinks i may have kidney stones and i am getting tested soon. His office called me today and told me that the lab said there are no signs of infection but that blood was present. So I asked her if that meant that I don't really have a uti. She told me yes. So I said all of this to ask if i don't have a uti why does it feel like i do and why is it so much more painful than usual? Can kidney stones cause these symptoms? I always thought that if you had kidney stones that it hit all of a sudden and you are in so much pain you go immediately to the hospital. Is it possible for the symptoms to come on gradually as mine have? And what will happen if I do have the stones? Will I be in this pain until they pass or do they go in and somehow remove them? I am very confused (ok, and a bit worried) so if anyone could help me understand what's going on a bit better I would be very grateful. Thanks in advance for your time and knowledge.