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Severe Lower Back Pain For Months. Ultrasound Shows Swollen Ureter. History Of Kidney Infections
Hi ....I have been having severe lower back pain for 5 months now, ITS bad when I lie down and try to sleep, been to clinic few times, always say ITS nothing serious, common to have back pain, ITS not when You cant sleep are not getting better and lasts for this Long!! Recently an ultrasound showed that my ureter was swollen!? So IM now booked for a CT scan. I should also mention that I had 2 Kidney infections 4-6 months ago.... Any thoughts? im so tired and in pain and I have a 7 month old....
Mon, 28 Oct 2013
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The swollen ureter might be due to earlier infections or a new infection. The best paramenter to study your kidney function is serum creatine and blood urea. If these two are in normal limits then there is not much to worry. The CT scan will give a better image than ultrasound and tell if there is an obstruction in the course of the ureter.
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The swollen ureter might be due to earlier infections or a new infection. The best paramenter to study your kidney function is serum creatine and blood urea. If these two are in normal limits then there is not much to worry. The CT scan will give a better image than ultrasound and tell if there is an obstruction in the course of the ureter.
Hope this helps
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