... Since Christmas day. He manged to go to work today. Hasn't been to the drs. Has felt rough for 3 weeks with back pain as well. I keep telling him to go drs as I feel it's unlikely to be a kidney infection if he's managed to go to work. Am I right in think this? Surely you'd be feeling horrendous and unable to do anything with a kindney infection? I've never had one but have had numerous uti's that have been awful.