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Pain In Let Flank, Slight Blood In Urine. Scan Was Normal. What Could It Be ?

Hello, i just went to the hospital as my family and girlfriend were concered for my pain in my left flank and the barley noticeable blood in my urine. ive had this problem for about a year now, a ct scan was done and the results look normal with no inflammation or free fluid in the abdomen or pelvis. Then a urine test showed with traces of ketones and a small amount of blood and mucus 1+ then with the blood test there glucose at a 6.1 and a CO2 at 32 both messured at mmol/L they belive that its not kidney stones. Which i was hoping it was only scared for the worst.
Wed, 12 Jun 2013
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Hi ! From your history, I still feel that perhaps you have got very minute calculi in your kidney which is causing minimal amount of bleeding by friction against the kidney tissue. Such minute calculi may not be visualized in any of the scans. The pain may be due to the calculi blocking the ureter which possibly was passed out subsequently in the urine for which it was not visualised in the scan. I would suggest you to keep yourself well hydrated by taking of plenty of liquids which will also help flushing out any of residual calculi.
Wishing you an early recovery.
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Pain In Let Flank, Slight Blood In Urine. Scan Was Normal. What Could It Be ?

Hi ! From your history, I still feel that perhaps you have got very minute calculi in your kidney which is causing minimal amount of bleeding by friction against the kidney tissue. Such minute calculi may not be visualized in any of the scans. The pain may be due to the calculi blocking the ureter which possibly was passed out subsequently in the urine for which it was not visualised in the scan. I would suggest you to keep yourself well hydrated by taking of plenty of liquids which will also help flushing out any of residual calculi. Wishing you an early recovery.