Hi. I am nearly 2 weeks post op. I have been having intermittent pain in a very specific area around my left kidney. Pressing this area also causes discomfort. I do not see any bruising or abrasions. Does anyone know what this pain might be. It was pretty bad the first few days, went away for a while, and is now back again. I don't know what a "bruised kidney" feels like but this is kind of what I think it is??? Can this be???

Sounds like you have a kidney infection. Does it burn when you pee? I had a Kidney infection and my kidneys hurt so bad. That was actually one of the tests they did was tap my back around my kidneys and see how bad it hurt. Sounds like you need to call the doctor and have a Urine Test. Dont play around with it, a kidney infection can make you very sick and even put you in the hospital if you let it get bad enough. Call your doctor ASAP and tell them what is going on. Some doctors will let you just do an urine test without seeing him if you call the nurse line and tell them what is going on.

Call your surgeon and if they say it can't be surgery-related, then call your PCM. Don't fool around with kidney pain! You may have an infection etc and need some antibiotics! :smile2:

Well, it's now been about 33 days since my surgery. I had an X-ray and a CT with contrast of the abdomen and pelvis. No problems were found. Of course, for the last 2 days I have barely had the pain at all so I guess the problem was a muscle after all. I have never felt muscle pain like this pain but what do I know? :thumbup: At least I know my kidney is okay!

I've had pain in the kidneys and also my liver. I put it down to the gas pains just moving around. They seem to be fine now.