hi,
i'm a 45 year old male.

7 years ago i had a pyloplasty of left side kidney ureter
due to a narrowing.
about 2.5 years ago i started
getting pains on both kidney areas.
these pains have gradually worsened, & vary from
a scale of 3 at good times to about 7 at bad times.
the left kidney is 15% functional & dilated, but the tests
have shown right kidney seems to be ok.
but i still get pains on both sides,
the pains are around the sides, & sometimes at the lower
stomach areas. also get some chest tightness (had heart
checked but it seems fine). sometimes it seems like heart burn.
i now also have high blood pressure & cholestrol (for which
doctor had given me 10mg lipitor atorvastatin calcium).

i've never had blood in the urine, no kidney infections,
pee fine, if it was'nt for the pains, i would never
have guessed anything was wrong...
the pains are worse when sitting down,
they are not effected by anything i eat.
have been to the urologist, but they don't
seem to know what the problem is...
could it be a kidney problem? stomach problem? anything else?
any advice anyone? please help.....
thanks in advance
jas


p.s. i have been using the NHS in UK,
they're not very efficient, my next appointment
is feb 2008!!
i don't know if i can wait, anybody have any advice
about going private?
i have no insurance & not a lot of money,
but i'm really worried, i don't know what
the problem is, how to get it fixed, who to see...