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I have a question. 10 years ago i had a kidney removed because of a kidney stone.they toke out the right kidney. but now i have the same pain on my left side. do you think it's another kidney stone but i went to the doctor and they gave me 3 different ki
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There : There must be concern for an infection if you were given Cipro (ciprofloxacin) and flagyl, which are antibiotics. Flomax does help a kidney stone pass. Having to have a kidney stone removed is very unusual so it must have been a very large complicated stone. Once a kidney is removed, the patient must be monitored very closely if they have any subsequent kidney problems. If a patient in this scenario developed pain, fever, vomiting, or worsening symptoms then they must immediately contact their doctor as they only have one kidney left.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Solitary kidney: With your history it is very important that you have a urine culture and a ct scan of your remaining kidney.
Answered 2/28/2013
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