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Kidney infection?

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fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 30/04/2009 12:29

Does anyone know if you always feel really really ill with a kidney infection?

Have had UTI symptoms for a week or two and just went to Drs today (silly I know but I have a long history of UTI symptoms with no infection) - she suspects kidney infection now as I have a pain in my back on one side.

I feel pretty much OK though except for pain and being a bit tired.

Does that rule out a kidney infection??

(am waiting for sample to come back, on antibiotics in meantime)

TIA

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fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 30/04/2009 12:41

little bump

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fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 30/04/2009 15:30

ok last bump then i will just wait and see if I start feeling rubbish and then I will know its an infection!

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ihatethecold · 30/04/2009 16:52

bumping for you

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fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 30/04/2009 17:37

Thanks I am just impatient really!

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ihatethecold · 30/04/2009 18:14

when you say pain do you mean proper pain or ache?

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fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 30/04/2009 18:24

just a bit of achy burning really!

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Moosy · 30/04/2009 18:26

I've had a kidney infection that was painful without me feeling ill, and also one which made me feel like I had flu but with no back pain. I think symptoms for anything can vary, and ABs sound a very wise choice for you at the moment.

Did the Dr do a dip test while you were there?

Moosy · 30/04/2009 18:26

Oh, and kidney pain doesn't tend to go away when you press it like muscular pain does IYSWIM.

Gledhill · 30/04/2009 18:28

When I was pregnant I had a kidney infection that i didn't really notice - kept weeing and had a pain in my lower back (v similar to being pregnant). Get some antibiotics. Hope you feel better soon

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fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 30/04/2009 18:36

kidney (?) pain was worse yesterday, just sore in bladder and groin more today. I tried pressing the bit on my back that hurt earlier and it was sore right through to the front, so I suspect it IS my kidney that was hurting.

Dr didn't do dip test.

Thanks for the good wishes.

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blinks · 03/05/2009 01:01

i go through this nonsense all the time.

at moment have weird internal achy pain and flank pain but i also get uti symptoms with negative dip tests etc so usually give it a few days to see if it'll develop.

it's only been a couple of weeks since last course of anti bs

total pain in the ass

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fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 03/05/2009 09:24

I feel your pain, have had this for about 10 years..then didn't have any problems for 2 years..until last week...

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spicemonster · 03/05/2009 09:38

I didn't feel really ill when I had a kidney infection - just tired, really thirsty and with a pain which just got increasingly worse to the point where I couldn't laugh without being in agony. I think normally ABs should knock it on the head quite quickly

Ballina · 03/05/2009 09:50

UTI's can make you feel very ill, fluey with abdominal pains. They are not nice. The antibiotics should sort it out but you might feel crappy for a week.

blinks · 03/05/2009 13:04

well i just got mine confirmed.

GP advised me to get a daily lower dose of anti bs over a longer period to try to decrease the amount of infections i get.

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