I passed a kidney stone over a week ago with staggering pain on my left flank all the way down my leg. I still have terrible pain from my back, left flank and all the way down into the side of the calf muscle. What is the reason and how long will i suffer
Hello Welcome to Chat Doctor. Sorry to hear that from you. Basically you are suffering from renal or ureteric or bladder calculus. Need few details as 1. Is scan done? USG or CT scan2. Your age Anyway, the complaints that you are telling are true. It happens due to ureteric calculus because various nerves are involved in that process. Depending on the location of stone, you experience pain all the way to thighs and sometimes leg as you mentioned. So do not panic or worry. Please take medications when you have pain. Take tablet attract. And you should recover well.  Chat Doctor.  If pain continues, go for CT or USG scan to know the status of remaining calculus if any. I'm there to clarify all your doubts, feel free to contact me.