Hello. I have an undiagnosed pain in my right side flank area. It radiates from bottom of my rib cage, down my side through to my lower back and hip, with constant burning and sharp pain. It feels like either one of my organs is in pain and isn t functioning right or like there is an infection spreading in that area, and I can t pinpoint the source of the pain, as it radiates throughout that area. The pain is sharp and constant, it about a 6 and builds, goes through a cycle of increasing from a 6 to a 10, only calming back to a 6 after I relieve myself. During the cycle my body temp. skyrockets (no fever though) and it feels like my blood is boiling, again, only calming after I relieve myself. Night time is bad and early morning is worse, until I relieve myself. I feel nauseous many times throughout the day and dizzy occasionally. I feel weak and the pain has spread and gotten worse over a 6 month period, while the doctors (internal med., gastroentrologist, ortho) order tests, but no diagnosis. I ve had a CT scan, an MRI of my back, an abdominal ultrasound, kidneys checked, and a colonoscopy. None of these revealed the cause of the pain, though mild ulcers were discovered in my stomach, and a right-side kidney infection; treatments for those were provided. A HIDA scan was recently performed to check my gallbladder function...waiting for the results. Questions: 1. What other tests, could you suggest, to help discover what is causing this pain? 2. What tests could/should I ask for, to check for an infection in my blood or in an organ?, for functionality of my adreanal gland, liver, appendix, small intestines, or other organs on my right side flank area? 3. Are there tests that could show what is happening within, as waste moves through my intestines to the point of excrement (which is when the pain is at its worst). 4. I m concerned that the longer it takes to discover the problem, the increased chance that this worsening problem may create some irreversible, or permanently damaging effect. It s been 6 months since, first going to a doctor. It s been a slow process to get all the tests mentioned above prescribed and performed (averaging one test per month). If needed, how do I get admitted to a hospital (other than through the ER) so to get the attention my issue seems to need, which is access to more immediate and broader testing to get a diagnosis so to move on to treatment? Thank you in advance for your attention and response... Note: Please disregard previous email sent. The email address was entered incorrectly.