Bad flank pain...

I have been dealing with constant flank pain for about 8 months now. I had a sbft and ct scan along with blood work which all came back normal. My GI thinks its a cyst from my polycystic kidney disease that is aggrevated. My nephrologist thinks it's my Crohn's. I feel like a tennis ball going back and forth between doctors.


I have had kidney stones in the past but they weren't painful. The only reason I found out about them was from a routine ct scan. I think this is very odd because everyone I know who has had a kidney stone is in extreme pain until it passes.

Thanks Gail, Hope you doing ok.... lol

Gail, it could be... It's a pain that comes & goes, unlike kidney stone pain. Although my pancreas pain I usually
feel in my mid tummy....

Sometimes I'm so full of pain I don't know what is doing what... Such is life LOL

Hi Vicky, I'm the same as Gail only more on the left side, then it radiates to the middle and both sides. My scans xray etc showed nothing, so I'm also thinking adhesions, the question being do i keep living with this constant pain or see if they can be fixed, or will it just leave more scars on scars as the surgeons notes said. Talk about between a rock and a hard place, I do find that as hot water bottle helps tremendously.
How's the new bubby doing.?
tess

I am in hospital right now with left flank pain and lower adbominal pain around belly button. CT scan showed no blockage or moving kidney stones.  Pain coming in waves sharp and throbbing.  How ironic this post came up.  So far nothings came up on tests except what we all know..crohns flare.  Only problem--I just had resection surgery for this 3 months ago!!!