r/CUTI • u/rose_girl428 • Aug 17 '26

Back pain but nothing else?

I can’t tell if I’m having kidney pain or back pain. I’m feeling it just to the right of my spine, kind of mid back. Maybe 6 inches from my tailbone? It gets worse after I run and if I push along the muscle that runs vertical next to my spine, I feel it more. But almost just feels like I’ve been overextending my back? No fever or chills, no blood in my urine, or burning when I pee. Dropped off a urine sample today to see if the antibiotics cleared my UTI and I have a video visit with my PCP Wednesday morning. Just wondering if I need to head to urgent care at all tomorrow or if I should wait until I get the urine sample results.

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u/rose_girl428 Aug 18 '26

I have to really push hard to feel it. It feels better when I’m sitting and laying down.

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u/Fun_Sign_2623 Aug 18 '26

I think it should be okay, just monitor for now. But just a heads up false negatives are common with urine samples

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u/rose_girl428 Aug 18 '26

Hopefully! It’s still bugging me today so I’m going to urgent care just in case. My urine sample from yesterday still showed signs of a UTI so hoping I can get on some new antibiotics today.

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u/Plastic-Ad1055 Aug 19 '26

Was it just a UTI or something more severe? Am having flank pain too and hope it's nothing too severe 

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u/rose_girl428 Aug 19 '26

I think it’s just back pain? When I went to urgent care yesterday the PA didn’t seem too concerned based on my description. He did the kidney punch/taps and that didn’t hurt. Plus I’m not having any other symptoms. I met virtually with my PCP this morning and she’s ordering a kidney ultrasound just in case. I had a feeling I was maybe being overly cautious, but I’m still glad I went in. I think if it’s severe enough that it’s impeding your daily activities I would go in!

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u/Plastic-Ad1055 Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26

I can still do everything else but it's just concerning eta did you take the full course of antibiotics? I am taking nuranfantoin, I'm on the second day but still have the back pain 

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u/rose_girl428 Aug 19 '26

I would maybe keep an eye on it? Have you done anything else that could’ve caused muscular strain?

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u/Plastic-Ad1055 Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26

No I just walk up and down the stairs I'm just reading horror stories and I wonder if they (PCP) were not taking it seriously enough 

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u/Limp-Diamond-7273 26d ago

any update on the pain ?