Hi ~San,

I feel so sorry for you and believe me when i say i can empethies with you regarding this pain you are experiencing, i have for the last 10 years been in and out of hospital for kidney related illness. I first went into hospital with the pain you are describing and i was informed that i had renal collic to me i felt stupid as at the time i heard collic and thought oh my god i came to casualty with bloody wind lol but i was told that it was the posh term for kidney stones. After a 2 week stay in hospital i went home more comfortable and began to live around the pain and it dropped to a managable 3/10 rating but as the 6 month mark approached BAM it was back with avengance this time in both kidneys i was ill , i was passing visable blood in my urine i was vomiting constantly and had cold sweats the lot , i was re admitted and again the same procedures and tests where ordered this was re-accuring for me throughout the 8 years and then things got worse, i dont drink alcohol well at the time i was a sociable drinker like b'days, christmas and the like, well this time i thought i need to live like men my age are living i need to show my wife and children that this cant beat me and i am going to party and parrty hard and i did, well suffice to say early hours that morning i was rudely awoken with the droning pain in my kidney area the escalating contractual pains you get to the groin area, vomiting sweats temperature and really lathargic feel i wasnt well i was admitted to hospital and was in there for 6 weeks i was wired to alkinds of machines and drips and i was giving blood left right and centre, i was getting that much morphine injections in my thighs that after 1 week of needles my legs where as dead as they could be and funny enough i have never been the same since mobility wise i mean, well that was when i was told i have a kidney disease that is called nephrocalsinosis and severe chronic renal chollic i need to take 120mg of morphine also 80/100 mls of ora morph just to get by eachday.

I am so sorry that you are going through all of this pain. Stents can be quite painful. When I had them placed I had to have them removed a week later. They were awful, and my body completely rejected them. The whole process was awful. I can't understand why a doctor would just turn you away and say that it's kidney related. I swear sometimes they could just care less...just want to pawn you off on someone else. I am sorry that you are in such pain, and I hope that they find out why soon. I too have had renal colic for no apparent reason many times, and know how frustrating it all is. I truly hope that someone can help you soon.

I am so sorry for you--my 16 year old daughter has had severe left side flank pain since mid December--her cat scan shows tiny stones 1mm and docs say these should not hurt--they are not blocking anything. She has had stones before that have been removed so she is pretty familiar with the pain!!We are now testing just about every part of her to see waht could be causing this flank pain--so so frustrating! I hope you have success and don't have to deal with this terrible pain.

I can relate i found out i have a very small kidney stone because i was having pain like u took all the tests all came back negative but the pain does goes back and forth to my stomach to my back and it's unbearable i just found out that i am pregnant so the pain is even worse UGHHH

I am sorry that you are in pain. That alone has it's own problems, especially if you are a Mom or wife. My problems begain with kidney stones. Two years later I am left with a voiding dysfunction and weak pelvic floor muscles. Pelvic floor muscles hold everything in place. Any weak links and you can have unexplained problems and pain. I was told my weakness is from being cut to have a baby years ago. I believe the voiding dysfunction is from top many procedures to get rid of the stones. If you aren't understanding voiding dysfunction, I am not always able to pee on my own. Every day or so I have to use a urinary catheter. My gyn doctor told me that pelvic muscles can cause pain anywhere in the pelvic and back area. I don't know if your problem could be related to this or not. I hope that you are able to find the right doctor that will listen to you. I just cancelled a foot surgery yesterday because the doctor is not listening to me. Don't give up. Good luck!