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Pain In Left Side, Heavy Feeling, Little Sleep While Lying On Left Side. Had Scan. History Of Kidney Stones

When I lay down on my left side I get a pain as if a ballon is blown up my then I get pain and feel sick. When up have a heavy feeling on my side with a little pain. Had scan all is said to be ok it feels like it is around my kidney. I have had kidney stone in past this does not feel like a stone. I get very little sleep as if I turn on my left it wakes me up. Female age 52
Mon, 18 Nov 2013
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An ultrasound scan is fairly accurate in picking up kidney stones. Even if a stone is not in kidney and has passed down the urine tube which is the ureter, an ultrasound scan can pick up features of such a stone having gone down that passage by means of noting any swelling of the kidney. In combination with an X-ray KUB, we can be certain that to an extent of 90% that there is no stone, but if a CT scan says there is no stone, then you can be sure to the extent of 100%, in which case, the pain in your left side could be due to some other reason.
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Pain In Left Side, Heavy Feeling, Little Sleep While Lying On Left Side. Had Scan. History Of Kidney Stones

An ultrasound scan is fairly accurate in picking up kidney stones. Even if a stone is not in kidney and has passed down the urine tube which is the ureter, an ultrasound scan can pick up features of such a stone having gone down that passage by means of noting any swelling of the kidney. In combination with an X-ray KUB, we can be certain that to an extent of 90% that there is no stone, but if a CT scan says there is no stone, then you can be sure to the extent of 100%, in which case, the pain in your left side could be due to some other reason. Hope I have been able to reassure you.