Kidney Pain for Second Time Since IC Diagnosis

[Sarojini]

Ugh... I woke up this morning with my usual bladder pain, but I also have kidney pain as well. It's like a dull, annoying ache just where my kidneys would be. I just had a urinalysis 2 days ago, and everything was totally normal, including normal white cell count, normal protein levels, and not even microscopic blood in the urine for once! :woohoo:

I highly doubt I suddenly have a kidney infection 2 days later when there were absolutely no signs of anything wrong, especially since I'm not running a fever either -- I guess this could be a symptom of an impending flare??? I had this once before since diagnosis -- and once when I really did have a kidney infection, which was 12 years ago now, but that time I had a fever, vomiting, more intense pain, etc and I have none of that right now.

I've been doing a LOT of bending and lifting, as we are packing up to move and also painting places in our current house to make it look nicer for potential buyers. I also drank one glass of white wine with Prelief last night with dinner, which is normally okay for me -- but I'm thinking everything combined (stress over moving, all the lifting/bending/reaching, allergies from all the dust we're stirring up, paint fumes, and the little "cheat" on my diet) to produce this?

Gonna go take a pain pill and then lie with the heating pad for a bit to see if that helps... but if it gets worse I'm calling my my uro.

I know this has been asked before, but do a lot of you get kidney pain sometimes?

[ICNDonna]

It sounds like you may have strained your back. You are wise to plan to see your doctor if it isn't better very soon.

Sending gentle hugs,
Donna

[SharonA]

Jen... :kissing:

I agree with Donna...it does sound like you have back strain. I get that alot. What I do is alternate between cold and heat. I use a cold pack for no more than 20 minutes, then use a heating pad for no more than 20 minutes. I then give it a rest for 20 minutes. Then I go back to the cold pack, etc. I alternate these about 3 times.

If you do not get any relief and the symptoms continue, do call the doctor. It couldn't hurt to get this checked out. What's one more doctor visit? :rolleyes: ;)

[Babs RN]

Jen,
I get high flank pain during flares. Feels like a monster is roaming my bladder and back.

Hugs,
Barb :grouphug:

[poetgirl]

Hopefully you've just strained your back and it's nothing specific to your kidneys. Sometimes it's hard to tell when you have discomfort in that area. Some mornings I wake up with a dull ache in my kidney area but I think it only happens when I sleep on my back for too long. It goes away once I've been up and around for a while.