Kidney stone vs vascular calcification.

[akrja_07]

I went to the doctor with abdominal pain, he ordered an ultrasound. The came back and said they found something in my left kidney 3mm "possibly" vascular calcification or kidney stone. I had 2 follow up CT scans. One was without contrast and focused on my abdomin. The second was without contrast and was focused on my kidneys for the stone. They said I was negative for kidney stones and found plenty of other stuff wrong in other areas, anyways. They said there was no exidence of a stone but I feel a very faint, dull pain on my left side. Is it possible the CT scan missed it? I think they made 5 passes... Any help or info would be great, thanks!

[akrja_07]

Ok so if I'm having these pains and I have already had the following tests...
ultrasound
ct with oral and IV contrast
ct w/o contrast
multiple blood tests
multiple stool tests
colonoscopy
What's next? Suggestions? I don't really mind the pain but I don't want to just keel over and die one day... And can someone explain to me what vascular calcification is, in plain english... Thanks!

[lindahand]

Chances of them missing a stone with those two tests is unlikely unless the stone was really really tiny. Doesn't mean something else isn't wrong but that a kidney stone isn't the issue.

[akrja_07]

Sorry, one was WITH CONTRAST AND FOCUSED ON THE ABDOMEN and the other one was WITHOUT CONTRAST AND FOCUSED ON THE KIDNEYS. Sorry about that.