Extreme left flank pain, nothing showing on scans, please help?

Hi there,

I am a 25 year old female with history of urine and kidney infections which in the past were treated by antibiotics. However, for the last 3 years I have been in pain around my kidney area which has been treated by antibiotics again but the pain keeps coming back. I too have had countless Ultrasounds/Xrays/blood tests and all coming back negative... the urine samples when checked shows an infection but when analysed doesn't show any infection???

I have had all the painkillers I can and they work for a while but too strong ones mean I cant drive or work and that not much of an option for me.

I have been referred to a Chronic Pain Clinic and I have had 5 trigger point injections which made me twice as worse as before with pain. I am seriously fed up with the pain as well.

I hope you manage to get some help soon because I feel your pain

I hope this has been resoled by now for you. If not, please go immediately to your GYN and be tested for STD's. Do not question where or how you may have gotten one, as the immediate issue is to be tested. Gonorrhea in particular, as well as other STD's is not always detected in females until after it goes out through the fallopian tubes into the abdomen where scar tissue sets up from the infection and causes pain. The scar tissue will not show in CT scan unless it is causing a bowel obstruction, though it is very real and very painful for the sufferer. I am a nurse and know this to be true. Always remember that the medical community is functioning from a VERY NARROW window of information as most doctors are trained in such a specific area, they do not know how to problem solve about things like this. Once infection gets into the abdominal cavity, it can be hard to determine that is what has happened and to get appropriate treatment. I am wishing you a quick resolution of this problem and speedy healing.

I want to add to my previous comment, that pain in the pelvic area is referred to the upper abdomen and even to the shoulders! For instance, an ovary or fallopian tube problem can cause pain in the shoulder or upper quadrants of the abdomen. I know that seems weird, but it is true. So just because the pain is in the area of the kidney, that does not mean it is coming from a problem with the kidney. I am wishing you all the very best.

Hi, really sorry to hear about your pain and symptoms. It does seem though that my wifs symtoms and pain mirror yours and we too have been struggleing to get treatment that works effectivly. Yes weve been thru all the things youve described thru the hospital system here.

Just wondering if youve had anything since your post thats worked? We read that

Endeometritus might be the problem with scar tisue on the outside of the uretha tube wall

Has this been looked at? We would be very interested in knowing

Sorry about my spelling

I was wondering if your issue has been resolved, I'm having the exact same problem, I'm thinking about visiting a Urologist.

Hi my 15 year old boy has been going through This for 11 months he's gone fro weeing blood to bad pain on the floor 4 times a day to every 20 min in the floor all day all night we get 2 hours sleep he's been on Ora morth all sorts nothing helps so I would be so great ful if u could help me I am so desperate as a mother please please help us with any information u have the doctors have given up on him he's had every scan but nothing internally I have asked for camra thank u so much