I am currently 5-6 weeks pregnant. Yesterday I started getting some pain down my right side, predominantly just below my right rib. I was a bit worried but tried not to let it bother me too much. I had a mmc in August, and don't know if I am just reading into things too much.
Today, at about 11am, I started getting sharp pains in my right shoulder. I was in work at the time about 150 miles from home, and wasn't sure what to do. So I rang NHS Direct, who weren't that helpful to be honest. I remember from when I was miscarrying (there was a period of about 7 days where no-one was sure whether I was miscarrying or the pregnancy was ectopic) the midwife told me, if I ever had any shoulder pain to admit myself to hospital straight away. Having googled this, I know that it can be a sign of some internal bleeding, or irritation. I was worried that I was so far away from home, with a 2 hour journey at least. I also have my 2 year old DS with me, who was being minded by my dad at the time. There is an A&E about 5 miles from where I was working, so after about an hour I decided to go along.
After waiting for about an hour and a half in A&E, a Dr took my blood pressure and pulse, and then walked off. The Dr then came back in and asked what the problem was, so I explained. He then walked off again. 20 minutes later a nurse came in and requested a urine sample. I asked the nurse would it be better if I left my bladder full incase they were going to scan me, and she said 'we won't scan you here love, we don't do gynae stuff'. I was then told to go back to the waiting area. At this point I was wondering what I was actually waiting for if they wouldn't scan me, or they didn't do 'gynae stuff'' I waited for another 45 mins, and another Dr then shouted me in and asked what the problem was, so I explained again. He asked me if I had injured my shoulder, and if I had full range of movement etc, which I do. He then paused and asked 'so, what is it you are here for'. So I said that I was concerned about the possibility of the pregnancy being ectopic and that I had previously been told to look out for shoulder pain. He chuckled and said if I wasn't being sick or bleeding (which I'm not) it won't be ectopic. He said he had never heard of shoulder pain as a symptom of an ectopic pregnancy. I said it was a midwife that had told me about it previously, so he said 'I'll ask if anyone else has ever heard of it'. He then stood on the other side of the curtain and shouting around the assessment area 'has anyone ever heard of shoulder pain being a symptom of an ectopic pregnancy?' to which I heard a few replied of no. He then returned to the cubicle, shrugged his shoulders, laughed and said 'you must have misunderstood what you read, this isn't ectopic'. At which point I picked my coat up and walked out.
AIBU to be upset at his attitude? And AIBU to go to A&E with shoulder pain at 6 weeks pregnant? Is he right and have I misunderstood? I was so annoyed when I left; I felt like he spoke to me like a child. I explained to him I had had a miscarriage in August, but he still treated me like a silly little girl. Am I just being hormonal?
Sorry for such a ramble, I just wanted to include as much detail as possible.