Experiencing pain in lower right back -
emanating down my right side. I feel it
has to do with the liver, doctor thinks
its bladder infection. Took antibiotics
for 5 days - pain is still there. Wants to
do a cat scan now. What other
possibilities are there?
FIRST you can order a LABORATORY ANALYSES
of the blood (blood picture, hemoglobin,
hematocrit, sedimentation, liver profile,
urea, creatinin, uric acid, bilirubin) and
urine (proteins, urobilinogen, bilirubin,
erythrocytes, leucocytes, nitrates).
Additionally, you might want an ULTRASOUND
examination of the inner abdominal organs.
Because you are a woman, a gynecological
examination is also recommended. A CT-scan
could be done after all these examinations
have been completed. The results from
these examinations will help your doctor
to eliminate and identify possible causes.
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