my husband has Kidney disease stage III. He has been experiencing pain in the lower back left side. We were in the emergency on Tuesday but they told us that he did not have kidney stones, not infection, but that kidneys were a little inflated. They gave him pain meds, but today he is still experiencing pain (stabling like pain in his lower left back side).
Hi, welcome to Chat Doctor. Looking to your husbands' history, I as a nephrologist can fully understand your concern. Pain in left kidney area can be due to many causes apart from kidney. Sonography sometime can not able to pick up small stone or stone in lower part of ureter. Do basic urine report, CBC, S.creatinine, S. lipase and CT scan without contrast. Maintain adequate HY Chat Doctor. Avoid unsafe painkiller (NSAIDs)Then consult your nephrologist, or you can communicate with me further with reports. I think this would be helpful to you. Best wishes. TC.