Hi, my name is Alison and I'm a 19 year
old junior in college. Unfortunately over
a week ago, I think 2 weeks ago... I
believe I developed a urinary infection or
a bladder infection. This last Friday my
back had a slight pain and I called a
doctor to set up an initial appointment,
because I think I now have a kidney
infection. I don't have any insurance or
anything so I've been waiting and saving
money for a visit. As the weekend went by
the pain has become unbearable and I'm
considering a visit to the emergency room.
Will I have kidney damage? Will I lose a
kidney? I'm scared that maybe if I don't
get medical attention now, I'll really pay
for it later in my life. I'm scheduled to
see a doctor on Wednesday today is Monday.
Will it be too late? :'( It really really
really hurts... would it be okay to use
Icy Hot on my back? I don't want to take
any painkillers, just in case I'm not
supposed to...
Advice please? :'(
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aflsh
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Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 426 Location: Souris, MB Canada
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Posted: 06-18-07 11:42am
I think you should go see your doctor. I
know it's scary, but you won't know til
you do. As for painkilllers, I know my
doctor told me that I could not take
aspirin because of my kidney damage,but I
could take tylenol. Try not to worry and I
wish you the best.
