I have had a recurring pain in my lower right side for almost a year. I went to a Urologist who diagnosed a kidney stone from the CT scan. He tried to get it out, but couldn't. He inserted a stent. While the stent was in, the aching was 100x worse. But, it was the Same spot. I also had an IVP, which was normal.

The pain is still there. It comes and goes. It usually aches for a couple of weeks at a time. Then, it might not return for a month. During the time it hurts, it intermittently goes from a dull ache to more of an intense throbbing. Even when I am not experiencing the aching, it is tender.

The urologist no longer thinks it is kidney-related and suggested a rib injury. It does not hurt when I breathe in, or feel skeletal, so the pain does not seem to fit a rib injury. I have not injured my back or done any heavy lifting.

One more bit of information - this concerns me most because when I was growing up, I had repeated exposure to arsenic over a period of 6 years. A company near our home illegally dumped arsenic and our home was in the highest concentration area. When this was discovered, there was a huge class action suit in my home town. The arsenic puts me at higher risk for kiney, bladder, and liver cancers.

Please help! I just need to know what kind of doctor to see next.

P.S. If you need more info about me - I am female, 37, not overweight, vegetarian, and already had my gallbladder removed.

Hm, I have the same symptoms for years. I have concluded that because I had a bad kidney infection over ten years ago, that the right kidney was weakened and any germ that passes through it sets off a little pain problem there.

If you don't run a fever, that is a good sign. I think what you have to be concerned about is kidney cancer, so get checked once a year for that. If it were a poisioning problem, both sides would hurt.

Hope you feel better.

I have a pain in my lower right side to the point my lower back hurts down my leg. There has been no sign of kidney problem I pray.

Did your doctor check your kidney function with a blood test? Consider also the possibility that the adrenal glands may be involved, and also you could be looking at a problem within your intestines. If the pain is low enough (around the level of your umbilicus), then you may be looking at ovarian symptoms.