Lots of pain at night - Kidney Disorders Message Board

3blueeyedgirls · 12-03-2005, 05:16 AM

I don't know if this is realted to my kidney disease or not, but over the past 2 months every single night I have terrible pain on the back, right side approximately where the right kidney is. It always happens on the right side - never the left.

It is so painful that I have trouble sleeping...every single night. I wake up often through the night in pain. The minute I start to arouse from sleep, I have to get out of bed because I can't stand the pain anymore and there is no way that I can get comfortable.

It does get considerably better after I get up, but even throughout the day there is still some small amount of pain.

This wasn't discussed with my neph. because I haven't seen her since this started.

Does anyone have any ideas what this might be?

I would so appreciate any insight that you might have.

Thank you,

Liz

mjmj57inKY · 12-03-2005, 09:28 PM

I have had the same problem since March. I have had ultrasound, CTscan with and without contrast, and a MRI. They discovered two cysts but do not feel that is why I have the pain. I am having a ureteroscopy on Tuesday-the Urologist thinks I may have blockage up near the kidney. I have pain when I lie down on my right side, when I turn in bed, and most of the time when I twist or turn during the day. I know it is not back pain-I have that sometimes as well. I have renal insufficiency so they are doing the ureteroscopy instead of another dye test-kidneys can't handle the dye. Hopefully this procedure will take care of the problem. Good luck to you! MJ

3blueeyedgirls · 12-04-2005, 07:51 PM

MJ, you have just described me to a T!

The pain starts when lay on my right side in bed, and when I turn in bed, I want to cry because it hurts so much. I too have had back pain, and this isn't it. I also have renal insuff...weird that we have so much in common!

Good luck MJ, and I hope that they find out what is causing your pain.

Please keep up updated on your appt!

Soccerchck · 12-05-2005, 11:20 AM

My pain is much worse at night than during the day. I can go days at a time where I have no pain at work or home but the second I lay down it hurts. In my case I think it's partially that I'm too busy with two babies and a fulltime job to be bothered during the day. But at night my body yells, "Gotcha!" I find a heating pad on low helps alot for me. Good luck.

3blueeyedgirls · 12-05-2005, 11:24 AM

Soccerchck, have you been told what is causing your pain? Do you ever take pain meds, or does the heating pad take care of it?

Thanks!!!!!!

Liz