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I had a uti earlier this week and and seemed to have healed itself but now my lower back really hurts and i am worried of kidney infection. ?
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Check: Your worries are warranted. I would get rechecked. No uncommon for a UTI to not get completely treated and then turn into a kidney infection.
Answered 7/25/2019
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