HI, I HAVE A HISTORY OF KIDNEY STONES. RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN HAVING SHARP STABBING PAINS IN MY RT FLANK AREA, JUST UNDER MY RIBS. SOMETIMES IT COMES WITH MOVEMENT AND OTHER TIMES IT JUST HAPPENS. I ALSO HAVE A FEELING OF BRUISING WHEN I TOUCH THE AREA. THE PAIN HAPPENS WHEN I MOVE, OR TWIST OR JUST GET UP FROM A SITTING POSITION. HOW DO I DETERMINE IF IT IS A KIDNEY PROBLEM OR A BACK STRAIN. I VE HAD A FRACTURED PELVIS FROM A FALL IN OCTOBER AND THEN A PROBLEM WITH 3 BULGING DISCS AND I AM WEARING A BACK BRACE FOR TH EMOST PART OF THE DAY, AS WELL AS GETTING ADJUSTMENTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPY FROM MY CHIROPRACTOR. I GO FOR A RENAL ULTRASOUND AND A KUB ON 2 /12 AND SEE MY UROLOGIST ON 2/ 20. DO YOU THINK I NEED TO MOVE MY APPOINTMENTS UP OR SEE THE URLOOGIST SOONE THAN THAT? DOES THE TYPE OF PAIN I AM EXPERIENCING, SOUND LIKE A KIDNEY PROBLEM? I HAVE HAD THIS PAIN FOR OVER A WEEK NOW.