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Help to figure out what is wrong, acute gynaecological (I think) issue, increasing pain over past 3 days

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parlancet · 01/03/2023 13:26

Hi,

sorry normally I am good with grammar and capitalisation etc, just in a lot of pain

just been to the GP, could anyone help me figure out what is happening.

urine dipstick normal.

This has developed over the past three days.

She pressed my abdomen while I was lying down, and then I went and sat back in the chair I started crying with pain as there was like spasmodic pain where she had pressed and I had to lie back down again. It feels like it centres on my right ovary. It feels like maybe right ovary area has been tender for a couple of weeks. Last period started on 20/2/23.

that kind of awful tenderness is everywhere, like back passage and front passage making it hard to find a comfortable sitting position.

It is incredibly uncomfortable where the cervix meets the vagina, that’s really why I went. There’s a sensation of maybe fluid or if I had to guess an abscess or something, on both sides at that point, and if I bend over or sit at the wrong angle there is a sensation of tearing there, then the pain takes a long time to subside.

when lying down On my side, I have the feeling to keep a knee up and open, to stop the feeling of something being compressed there where the vagina meets the cervix, to relieve the pain

pain is almost nauseating now.

Has become difficult and painful to wee, smaller stream, and very frequent urgency. But urine test normal.

there is also a bit of vulval pain in the past 12 hours.

as of last night dread pooing as there is like a tearing sensation in different bits now too. Even sitting in the loo at gp to try and give the urine sample there was that tearing sensation when tried to sort of open ureter or whatever muscle is used to wee when you are trying to wee.

I don’t think there’s any abnormal vaginal discharge but I can’t really tell. Maybe clear.

I feel so unwell. She referred for a routine ultrasound that may take some weeks.

it’s hard to sit on a chair even, everything is so tender and have to shift position.

feel slightly feverish but no fever. Not much appetite.

she said not appendicitis as she pressed there.

Im not sure what to do next. Feels like I’m getting worse by the day.

is it a reproductive system thing or a urinary tract thing or something else.

I had sexual contact last 3.5y ago. Went to GUM clinic a week after the encounter and all was clear.

did not do vaginal exam as I have not had intercourse before. So have never had a vaginal exam.

as I sit here pain in right ovary region radiates to hip.

I’m going to have a little lie down just to say that here in case my replies are slow.

She was a little reluctant to give bloods but she gave me some hormonal blood tests and also a full blood count which I’ll try and do today or tomorrow. The hormone tests I have to do later in the Month I think.

she has given me also vaginal swabs (she was reluctant) but I am in too much pain to do it now and she didn’t think it would show anything.

she couldn’t explain the tearing sensation or tenderness and just said go to a and e if it gets worse.

pain in cervix radiates to foot, that is pain on each side of cervix radiates to foot on the same side.
thighs, skin and muscles, also feeling tender/not quite right, if it makes sense.

if I had to characterise the pain/discomfort it might be burning/high sensitivity/just kind of nauseating, I don’t know how to explain it.

OP posts:
EscapeTheCastle · 01/03/2023 13:40

The blood test may revel an infection of some kind.

I'm rather worried the GP has not sent you in for some urgent tests.

SBHon · 01/03/2023 13:41

It sounds really similar to my endometriosis pain. I didn’t get diagnosed for a while because the symptoms don’t match the typical list, but a laparoscopy confirmed it.

Waiting times for a gyne referral here are horrendous. If they’re the same where you are I recommend finding a consultant who does both NHS and private work and booking a private consultation with them. It will set you back £200ish but it’s what I’d do.

parlancet · 05/03/2023 09:35

Thank you both very much for caring. I updated my thread which I had also put in general health as I was desperate. Will copy it here.

i went to a and e. It was really traumatic for a number of reasons. I did get a ultrasound scan showed a cyst on anterior vaginalnwall. 1.5cm. Basically they did not believe me and said my symptoms couldn’t be caused by the cyst and referred me to vulva sensitivity clinic with a several month weight. I was crying with pain and couldn’t walk. Had to be wheeled in wheelchair. Sensation was of ulcers where vafina
meets cervix. Both sides. Pain radiating down both legs. I started myself on antibiotics out of date I found in a cupboard earlier in the day I went to a and e. They were quite sarcastic about that but gave me the same small dose in date ones amoxil 500mg 3x a day. It got w bit better yesterday but now getting worse again. I’m scared. So it’s like there’s an infection at top of vagina and it spreading upward into womb and ovary area. Is how it feels. Radiating down to my foot too. No one will listen. Thank you both for caring it means a lot. It feels like the tissue all around is infected if it makes sense. Like the connective tissue and nerve tissue which is why my leg and foot hurts. Don’t have temperature as such but alternate between shaking and chattering, and then hot sweats.

my blood tests were normal.

tje antibiotics are making my tinnitus much worse so I am wary of taking them but am trying to keep up with them.l

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EscapeTheCastle · 05/03/2023 18:34

Did the shaking and chattering like a fever start after the last blood test?

If so, then another blood test would be a good idea.

Really hope you are ok and can get to a&e again?

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