i was diagnosed with a kidney infection
almost 3 weeks ago. I started taking an
antibiotic. 8 days after that I started
having burning pain in my right kidney
that would become intense and then dull.
It came almost every time I ate or drank
and lasted about 3-5 minutes each episode.
That lasted for 3 days until the final
episode which was the intense pain that
sent me to the er. I was diagnosed with a
5mm stone in the ureter. I took pain
medication for the next couple of days and
saw a urologist and he confirmed with
another x-ray the stone was there and the
size. After 3 days the stone did not pass
that I ever saw when I strained, but I
stopped taking pain medication and had no
pain until 2 more days in which I once
again had the intense pain and the thick
urine and the blood. I started taking
pain medication again. This time I also
had vomiting. I have still not seen a
stone pass, but I stopped taking my pain
medication now for 2 days and am only
having periodic dull pain on that side,
frequent urination which seems clear and
now a dull pain with a little burning on
my left side. My question is do I still
have the stone? Could it be in the
bladder? How long could it stay there? I
know I need another c-scan or x-ray to
know, but I cannot get an appointment with
the doctor for 3 more days. The intense
pain is gone as is the vomiting. I just
have periodic dull pain. Would the pain
still be the intense, gut wrenching pain
if it were still in the ureter?
