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Suggest Remedy For Pain In Ribs And Nausea While Treating UTI
Question: I was in the ER a week ago with left side pain right under my rib cage, the dr felt it was a kidney stone, they did a CT and they saw no stones they sent me home diagnosed with a UTI with macrobid and Vicodin for pain. The pain has not gotten better, in fact worse, where I am now very nauseous and tender to push under my ribs. Could this still be from my UTI?
Brief Answer:
Unlikely to be UTI
Detailed Answer:
A CT scan of kidneys would pick up a kidney stone very well, but if there were to be an infection of kidneys, there often are telltale signs of UTI on CT scan if it is so severe as to cause the kind of pain you are experiencing with nausea. We call such an infection pyelonephritis, and I doubt if you have such a UTI which was not picked up on CT scan. So if you have persistent pain, you should go back to emergency room and see if they can run some more tests to confirm if the treatment is on the right track. These include a CBP, CUE, urine culture and sensitivity, serum creatinine.
Hope you get better soon.
Unlikely to be UTI
Detailed Answer:
A CT scan of kidneys would pick up a kidney stone very well, but if there were to be an infection of kidneys, there often are telltale signs of UTI on CT scan if it is so severe as to cause the kind of pain you are experiencing with nausea. We call such an infection pyelonephritis, and I doubt if you have such a UTI which was not picked up on CT scan. So if you have persistent pain, you should go back to emergency room and see if they can run some more tests to confirm if the treatment is on the right track. These include a CBP, CUE, urine culture and sensitivity, serum creatinine.
Hope you get better soon.
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