Right side/flank pain

[jamesp22]

I have experienced right side pain for over a year. I have been to the Dr 2 times and after the last CT scan was told that I had a kidney stone.

I am wondering if having a kidney stone would cause or be a possible cause of my pain. It is constant. Cannot lay on my right side without discomfort.

I also have irregular bowel movements that change from flat stool to ribbon like stool, to normal stool, to diarrhea. No blood. So am curious if IBS is possible.

Just looking for pain relief or ways to treat since the Dr's have said no big deal.

All blood tests came back fine. Here is my CT scan results:


FINDINGS: Clear lung bases.  Normal heart size.  Normal noncontrast    
appearance of liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, and adrenals.  Punctate    
density at the mid/inferior interpolar region of the right kidney best    
perceived on coronal reformat, series 300, slice 52, suspicious for tiny    
nonobstructing stone.  Mild heterogeneity at the lateral cortex of the left    
kidney is difficult to characterize without contrast, but could represent    
cyst.  No hydronephrosis or perinephric stranding.  No ureteral calculi.  The    
bladder is decompressed. Minimal diverticulosis without inflammation.  The    
bowel loops are normal in caliber.  No retroperitoneal adenopathy.  No free    
fluid.  Intact osseous structures.    
    
IMPRESSION:    
    
Tiny nonobstructing calculus, right mid-inferior kidney.    
    
Minimal diverticulosis without acute evidence for acute diverticulitis.    
    
Possible left renal cyst.    
    
The remainder of the examination is unremarkable.

[jamesp22]

Is this good news?

Side pain for a while than ultrasound today with these results:



FINDINGS: Multiple images obtained lateral mid abdomen in area    
of palpable abnormality.  In this region, there is relatively    
well circumscribed area measuring 1 x 3 x 1.7 cm which is    
isoechoic to adjacent fat.  Comparing to prior CT of the abdomen    
performed 02/01/2011, no focal abnormality is seen within this    
region.    
    
  
IMPRESSION:    
    
Relatively well circumscribed lesion isoechoic to fat, likely a    
lipoma. As stated no abnormality seen on recent CT.  Followup    
based on clinical evaluation.  

[Tuckamore]

Hi James,

I am so sorry that your post has gone unanwsered. I missed it and I bet others did too when you added to it....it looks like someone responded to you. So please forgive my tardy response.

Going to your physician twice in two years is not really a lot. I encourage you to see a urologist and a gastroenterologist. They can do more extensive testing and hopful explain the pain you are experienincg.

No a small non-moving kidney stone should not produce constant pain, anywhere. Again please seek additional opinions.

Yes it could be IBS but it could be a multitude of other conditions. I wish you the very best and hope you will find a resolution to your pain. Please let us know how you are doing.

Best of Luck and Take Care,
~Tuck

[jamesp22]

Also a small lump below right rib. Sometimes the lump is painful sometimes it isnt. The lump is hard and about the size of a pea

[jamesp22]

I am a 32 year old overweight male (5 ft 8 inches 250 lbs) I have had my appendix removed at age 5 And do not experience any discomfort with eating except it seems that very shortly after I eat I do need to have a bowel movement.