Just thought I would add that today. My symptoms I had while I was ill were fever, aching joints, head aches, bloated badly and pain in my right hand side which I could only assume was my kidney. I did have back pain also but, I have had a stiff back for a while now and keep pulling it in the same place from doing nothing! I think I need a good sports massage in that muscle area! Anyway, I started some antibiotics and the next day woke up feeling a lot better - apart from now, I had a bad pain in the front part of my chest (Quite worrying). When I breathe in fairly heavily, it hurts, kinda of like a stitch you get from running but in my chest - mainly the left side around the pec. it felt like it was my ribs, or the muscles in that area. This lasted all day and didnt really get much better apart from a slight change with ibuprofen.

I woke up this morning and the chest pains are pretty much gone. But, I am feeling so bloated my insides still feel funny with little pains everywhere. Im sure it must be just trapped wind so I have bought some tabs to help with that, I will see how it goes.

I know being bloated is a side of growth but does all the above sound fairly normal?? Im only really on my second day of antibiotics and feel a lot better for it already. I had a blood test this morning to check my, well everything they can really but for me I want to know if theres anything going on in the kidney area cos this bloatedness is making me paranoid as I cant tell if its the kidney or just trapped wind!

Thanks for any inputs.

darren