kidney/lower back pain

[whiskeytown]

for about 26 hrs now I've been feeling a dull aching throbbing in my lower left kidney when I stand up - I drank about a 2 liter of Mt. Dew on Sat. night and smoked a little green, and suddenly blammo -

hunching over or fetal position makes the pain go away - but if I stand up and start walking I get that dull aching throw right about where the hip, kidney, and lower back all meet -

don't think it's a stone - not as painful as I've heard they could be but then the bastard feels like if I have one it hasn't left the kidney yet - hoping it's just an infection or hernia - I should be so lucky, right?

guess it's off to urgent care in the morning - ach. I hate [censored] getting old.

RB

[Dynasty]

It could be a kidney infection. Those can be painful.

[whiskeytown]

I took a couple jugs of water back from MT last month - I've kept it refrigerated but it's a big jug - I'm probably bacteria central - fruck -

everything I know about myself would suggest to me it's not a stone - I don't know anyone in my family who's had them or is succeptible - if you're right - some antibiotics and I'll be back in shape -

RB

[MidGe]

That's the problem dude. Don't drink water!

I haven't drunk water for decades now, unless naturally carbonated. Still (dead) water just doesn't do it for me.

All the same, dude, I would not worry too much about whether it is a stone or not. It could be many things. A doctor visit is probably indicated.

Hope you get better soon... and stay away from still waters. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[CommanderCorm]

I had this once. It didn´t go away until I decided to drink alot of beer one evening, which made it completely and almost immediatly disappear. There´s no guaranty this will work for you, but I seriously recommend it. Make sure it´s a good beer, though.

[New001]

For what it's worth, the first symptom for my kidney stones is that I have a constant feeling of having to urinate that never goes away. The pain is the last thing to come, and you've heard right, it's about the worst pain imaginable. As I understand it though, this isn't the same for everybody. Good luck.

[whiskeytown]

nice avatar.

rb

[Roan]

a bacterial infection from bad water would probably present itself as diarrhea, i doubt it could make it you your urinary tract without causing some other symptoms first


UTIs are pretty rare in men...go see an MD

[kipin]

Can I have my avatar back now?

Edit: You even stole the source from my upload, way to go champ. Plus its 500 KB which is a no-no.

[whiskeytown]

doc just thought it was a strained muscle -

said take 3 ibuprofen 3 times a day and chill for a couple - meh.

RB