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Help Me!! Its Too Painful...
About a year ago I started to get this really bad pain in my left side when I peed. It gradually started to feel like the pain was coming down my urinary tract. I told my Gyno and she said it looked like I was going to start my period. Ok I thought. I got my period but I discovered that the pain was even worse when I peed. Not only that but if I used a tampon it got even worse. After it ended I went to the clinic at my school to see if I had a UTI. The results came back negative. The doctor told me to go see a urologist, which I didn't do because I don't have health insurance. She told me that I should stop drinking any liquids 3 hours before I go to bed. The pain started to go away, but never fully away. It only happened when I went in the morning. As I got closer to finishing, the pain was so intense that it made me cry. There are only a few drops left when this pain occurs. Recently the pain is back all the time. I am not sure what's going on. I don't think it is a kidney stone because its been over a year. I don't drink very much throughout the day, but when I have a drink, I try to stick with water or cranberry juice. I am a 22 yr old married, college student with no health insurance and no money. I am not able to get on my husbands insurance until enrollment. Has anyone experienced anything like this or can help me?
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They are indeed very painful and have even been equated with the pain of childbirth.
If you experience the symptoms again, see your doctor. For this, a simple office visit with a urine sample should prove effective to diagnose as the urine will usually have traces of blood in it that is undetectable by simply looking.
If the diagnosis is confirmed, there are ways to take care of the stones that are minimally intrusive. Also, while insurance is an issue, most hospitals have an entire staff devoted to helping you find grants and the like to pay for the procedures if you can't.
Kidney stones can stay around for a long time - or may block a ureter [tubes from kidneys into bladder]. They can go into bladder, & cause a problem when blocking the 'drain'. Once diagnosed, they can be removed w/o surgery, either by laser, or ultrasound waves.
There are some natural 'cures' that often work - but get tests done first. You do NOT want to treat the wrong problem.
If the bladder never voids fully, or is blocked, & over-expands, it causes extra problems. [Don't ask!]