UTI or kidney stone??

I went to my primary care doc on Wednesday. I told her I had some groin/pelvic pain, a little discomfort with urination, plus
I'm seeing what looks like broken up pill fragments (tiny). That was the only way I could describe it!
She did a urinalysis and there was a lot of blood, with some protein.... Well to cut a long story short, she's put me on anti biotics,
in case the culture comes back with bacteria, but she also wants me to get an xray to check for stones.
My question is, do I wait on the xray, which will have a deductible on it until I have the culture results? I was pretty sure this was
a UTI, but I've had the meds a couple of days now, but the pain seems to be getting worse.
Has anyone else noticed stuff floating with a stone?

Is your urine cloudy? Good sign of UTI. I'm with Matthew, sounds like a stone to me. Welcome to our world...passed two of 'em myself last week followed with a UT scan that confirmed it. I'm a rooky with the kidney stones but if you have passed one it can iritate the ureter(s), tube from the kidney to the bladder and cause an infection also. Drink plenty of water and lots of cranberry juice if you're stomach can handle it. I have to cut the cranberry juice with ginger ale or apple juice. Too much acid straight for me. Hope you're feelin better soon.

Thanks guys, I think it's bit of stone I'm seeing... I guess I'll play the waiting game.

Matthew, do you get headaches with yours?

Hey Matthew or anyone who knows about this,

I have a question about kidney stones. I have had a couple in the past. Recently, a day in a half ago, started with lt sided back pain. It hurt for a few hours that morning and then that afternoon, I just didn't feel well. Now, on Monday I am having intermittent pain in my left side, and a mild pain in my right side of my back. I am trying to drink a lot of water, in case it is UTI or kidney stone. What does it sound like to you? I drink about 1 gallon of tea a day, and I think that may be my problem. Also, the other morning there was blood in my urine.

Thank you

Catch your urine stream in a fine meshed strainer. If there are particles, check consistency. If they feel hard or gritty you are very likely passing small stones and that would account for your symptoms. Also, drink lots of lemonade. The acid in it will help dissolve stones and also kill some bacteria. And yes the Xray should be a definitive test for any stone(s) still caught in the urinary tract. You do NOT want a full-blown stone attack and blockage, as the pain is pretty close to the 10 at the top of the scale right up there with "stepped on by horse" or "bullet wound to abdomen." Not much hurts worse, and it can land you in the operating room as well.