i had open heart surgery back in 2009 and also have a history of uti e coli but currently not on any meds since the doctor stopped them recently but for the past two days ive been having really bad pain on the left side of my lower back with some slight swelling could this be something serious

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Dr Kamran Mohammed

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Is the pain restricted to your lower back or radiate to your left lower limb. It could be normal muscle spams but to ensure will need few more details on the pain regarding it Next Steps Kindly use any diclofenac gel/spray you to relieve the symptoms. Health Tips To get to the root cause of the pain and it's management kindly get proper consult for the same

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