40 years ago I had reflux surgery. I now have pain in my right kidney on a daily basis. I have had an IVP, CT scan and a nucular scan with lasix. My right kidney functions at 24% and is small in size, the left is large in size. All blood and urine tests come back fine. (except when I have infection.) My urologist said he can remove the kidney but would rather wait until it functions below 15%. Does anyone have any idea what this condition is called and how to cope with the constant pain?

Have you started to begin osteoporosis recently. There are several things that can be happening:

1) As women age an began to "sag" (excuse the term can't think of a politer way to put that) the ureter may get compressed and pinched resulting in pain.

2) You may have excess scar tissue from earlier surgery.

3) There is a natural loss of renal function every day and as you drop below certain levels pain becomes your new best friend.

Have they actually given you a diagnosis?

I was 5 years old when I had the surgery, until then I had constant infection.They are considering full right kidney removal. The Dr. says I will have to have it done some day. I have reqested a letter from the urlogist explaing my condition. I hope to learn more about it but I don't know what to call it or why it causes the PAIN.

I asked my Dr. to send me a report on my condition and this is what he said. "The patient had a nuclear medicine renogram with lasix washout and IVP. These demonstrate a small atrophying right-sided kidney with 24% function. I see no clear evidence of obstruction, however she did experience distinct right-sided pain after the administration of lasix. Impression- renal atrophy and chronic pyelonephritis. Plan- If pain cannot be tolerated proceed with nephrectomy, this can be accomplished with hand-assisted laparoscopic or possibly straight laparoscopic approach."
Has anyone had this done and what could I expect? I am tired of the pain every day along with infection symptoms. Do you think I should have more tests to make sure it is not reflux? A second opinion?

I asked my Dr. to send me a report on my condition and this is what he said. "The patient had a nuclear medicine renogram with lasix washout and IVP. These demonstrate a small atrophying right-sided kidney with 24% function. I see no clear evidence of obstruction, however she did experience distinct right-sided pain after the administration of lasix. Impression- renal atrophy and chronic pyelonephritis. Plan- If pain cannot be tolerated proceed with nephrectomy, this can be accomplished with hand-assisted laparoscopic or possibly straight laparoscopic approach."
Has anyone had this done and what could I expect? I am tired of the pain every day along with infection symptoms. Do you think I should have more tests to make sure it is not reflux? A second opinion?

Did it mention the percent function of the left kidney.

The urologist says, "This appears to have been set up by a reflux nephropathy as a child since she has significant hypertrophy of her left kidney which appears normal."

I was having a lot of pain and thought I might have an infection. I went to my primary care DR.(urologist out of town until aug)The urine test came back okay with just trace blood.(there is always trace blood) The Dr. said in his opinion the kidney removal should be last resort and I need to learn how to manage pain so he gave me a RX for tramadol and wants me to come back in a month, he wants to talk to the urologist and send me to physical therapy. I have only seen this Dr. two times, my old Dr retired. What do you think?

I have been getting constant left kidney pain for over a year now, following repeated bladder infections and 3 surgeries for urethral dilatation.

Is this the normal progression of things? And what happens now? All I am being offered is repeated dilatations which I'm not keen on as they only work for a short time. Isn't there a more long lasting solution? I am fed up with living with the constant pain and frequent infections.