<s>[INST] I went to the emergency room last night for severe pain in my left side .They did a urine test and said there was a little blood in my urine and gave me pain killers and muscle relaxes saying I pulled a muscle . Should I be worried about the blood in my urine? The last three times I had a urine test there was traces of blood. Is this normal? [/INST] Hi, welcome to our site. I am Chat Doctor. Read your query. That is a very significant question and I appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query get yourself an ultrasound/MRI of the abdomen. With pain in the abdomen, especially on the sides (flanks) and with hematuria, there is a string possibility of recurrent kidney stones if that does turn out o be the case you will need to meet a urologist to decide the kind of therapy required depending on the size of the stones meanwhile Chat Doctor. painkillers will give you temporary and possibly incomplete relief hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above so I can be of help further. Best of luck. I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you. Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination. Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further.(If the answer has helped you, please indicate this) </s>