A partial list of the dimensions of pain includes pain behavior (e.g., grimacing, limping), pain intensity (the magnitude of experienced pain), pain affect (e.g., unpleasantness of experienced pain), pain beliefs (e.g., sense of control over pain, beliefs about the meaning of pain), and quality of life (physical and social functioning). For kidney pain, is it a sharp shooting type pain, mild pain, excruciating pain, occasional pain, dull ache type pain? Use a VAS pain scale to measure differences from day to day or visit to visit.