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What Causes Pain In Right Kidney Radiating To Leg?

Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2014

Question: I had pain on right kidney radiating down right leg today. Several hours later at bruise appeared over kidney. last dr visit my iron potassium and thyroid were low even though i was on medicine to treat them she increased medicine on all three. My concern is this something I should take of work tomorrow or can I wait a week and see Dr on regular appt. in a week

Answered by Dr. Sree Bhushan Raju (48 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Need clarifications...

Detailed Answer:
Your question is ambiguous to me. Can you please elaborate on this.
Do you have diabetes?
Are you taking any anti platelet drugs like aspirin and clopidogrel etc?
Do you have fever and chills during this episode of loin pain?
Did you undergo any tests recently like ultrasound of abdomen?

Please clarify.

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Follow up: Dr. Sree Bhushan Raju (39 minutes later)

no to all your questions

Answered by Dr. Sree Bhushan Raju (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
hi

Detailed Answer:
ok. good.can you please get ultra sound of abdomen. A stone obstructed can manifest in such a way that you get severe pain described by you. there can be several other reasons also. All of them can be ruled out after an ultrasound exmaination

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj