Have had back pain for some time now. Area by kidney is swollen. I have different degrees of pain ranging from mild to very uncomfortable, not severe. Have been icing swollen/painful area two to three times a day for about 2 weeks now. I ice 20 minutes at a time. Yesterday, I started using moist heat for 15 min, followed by icing for 20 min. Seems to help, but start getting achy again in about an hour. I urinate frequently, usually once or twice in a couple of hours, and sometimes I get the urge where I have to urinate right away. I usually have to get up two to four times a night to urinate. It is never painful when I urinate, but I do sometimes seem to not be able to empty my bladder completely. I may go and then go again a half hour later. Since I m swollen around my kidney area, is it possible I may have a kidney infection, or kidney stones?
Dear patient frequent micturition even at night is early sign of diabetes Mellitus. Burning micturition with urgency is early sign of urinary tract infection. What is your age? Always mention your age while giving history. Diagnosis can very depend on age. For example if you are elderly all these symptoms points towards benign prostatic hypertrophy. This needs to be investigated with 1) urine examination for blood, sugar and crystals.2) fasting and postprandial blood sugar levels 3) ultrasound of pelvis to see prostatic volume. You need to consult your physician with all reports so that appropriate treatment can be started.