What’s wrong with me, hospital clueless

cauda equina syndrome?

do you have numbness where you would sit on a saddle?

Could is be MSK origin op? Trapped nerve in the middle back referring around the rib cage? Does the pain feel nervy?

So sorry. Sounds like you might need surgery to see if it's endo adhesions.

Don't leave. Get a family member to speak to the ward manager and invoke Martha's rule. There should be a phone number for them to call and an independent review has to be done.

I don't know why on earth Doctors have 10 to 16 years of training to fully qualify when there are such available experts for free on Mumsnet

Which findings haven’t been shared? I’m sure I read that OP said CT scan, USS pelvis and USS liver/gallbladder were normal as were urine dips and bloods (though granted OP has shared with us which bloods were checked, and that’s absolutely fine!). I also read the plan is for surgeons to see her today. What hasn’t been communicated?

That may all be so, but it seems a great poty that findings and plan are not being clearly shared with the op. As.so often, it's about communication and in my experience patient /carers questions are papered over and not clearly answered until the patient or carer is very firm and digs in their heels. Too often in hospitals every person on shift has a different version of the "facts" or what next.

Martha was rapidly deteriorating and all the evidence showed that she needed critical care. Her death was a preventable tragedy.

@elm26 has said that she's improving. All of her observations could be the result of morphine. Or they might be something else. But taking this thread as her advice, she's either got a PE, gallstones, pancreatitis, cauda equina syndrome, an aortic dissection, a slipped disc, an ectopic pregnancy, or a burst fallopian cyst.

The team that is treating her will have all of her history, her observations, her blood tests, and her scan results.

I feel for you op but keep pushing or get a friend/family member to push for you!

Tell all that to Merope Mills.

Have you had an MRI? I also wondered if it was spinal - slipped disc / pinched nerve. I have low grade slipped disk and it’s been a rollercoaster.. I could see bending down for baby and loo etc might bring it on..

I had a scan on my gallbladder on a Thurs evening, just an ordinary pregnancy type scan. Was told that everything was clear no sign of any gallstones. The following Thursday evening I ended up in a+e with horrendous pain. Told doctors about scan, my GP was convinced I had gallbladder issues hence the scan. I was sent for a MRI on Friday morning which showed my gallbladder was " chock a block full of stones". I was told the original type of scan didn't show up enough details to determine if there were stones present

Same with my DH. He was on the floor literally screaming with pain. I've never seen him like that before.

OP hold on in there, sure your kiddies are missing you too but you need to stay where you are & get this pain under control & a reason for it so you are in best shape for them.

fingers crossed you get some answers in the morning!

Agree with this as a possibility. Any signs of jaundice - yellowish skin & eyes? Just saying, as I had terrible pains (rolling on the floor pains) totally out of the blue, (which nothing at all would relieve) - felt like a belt made of barbed wire was squashing my entire ribcage area + back & neck - it was diagnosed as a gallstone stuck in the bile duct causing acute pancreatitis. This did pass by the time I had a full MRI 2 days later, after intravenous fluids & antibiotics, & some morphine which did eventually help, but I had a CT scan first that showed there was something there. My bloods were OK .Good luck 💐

Kidney stones , if it wasn’t for the wee thing I would say gallbladder as the pain of an attack is excruciating

I have no idea OP but wanted to say well done for fighting your corner.

Keep it up!! Get PALS involved if you need to.

Be strong. Take care xx

Oh no, it doesn’t sound snarky at all! And thanks to you and @Greybeardy (I saw your response too) and it makes a lot of sense because I have chronic illness and often have a slightly raised D-dimer (only high enough that they did further investigations for a clot once). Yes, I suspect I’m using the term diagnostic incorrectly based on what it means to me as a layperson, which sounds like it’s incorrect in medical terminology. Sorry about any confusion and thanks for the knowledge!!!

Yes. I guess it’s maybe how you worded it. 😀. I think most HCPs wouldn’t term it a diagnostic test because it doesn’t diagnose. It’s an investigation. Sorry, don’t mean to sound snarky at all. 👍🏻

if someone scores as being high risk for a DVT/PE then they should be having imaging, not a d-dimer. If they don't score highly then a d-dimer may be helpful - if it's negative that's reassuring and if it's not that needs more thought. Many of the things that can cause slightly low sats will also cause a raised d-dimer in the absence of PE. Unfortunately when a d-dimer's done for the wrong reasons and comes back mildly positive (because for example they have an infection, or a ruptured cyst) it then often commits you to exposing that person to a chunk of radiation/the risk of a reaction to contrast/therapeutic anticoagulation that they don't need while they're waiting for the scan, so doing it inappropriately comes with some risk. Quite a lot of the possible diagnoses that could be behind OPs symptoms could cause a raised d-dimer in the absence of PE/DVT so it's probably not a helpful suggestion here.

Another vote for gallbladder or gallstones, especially given that you have recently had a baby. Gallbladder problems are very common following pregnancy.

Have they done a D-Dimer blood test? That would help to investigate blood clot

I’d like to be a fly on the wall for that speech

@elm26 in my opinion, if they suggest discharge, simply say "I very much want to go home and will do so when the cause of the pain has been diagnosed and next steps have been agreed with an implementation plan." If they continue to be unhelpful, plump up your pillows and ask to discuss the next steps with the hospital's clinical director.

I hope it all gets sorted put quickly.