NC because I'm positive my friend has spotted me on here.
Right, there is quite the background to this but I'm in severe pain and holding a phone is quite the feat so I will do my best.
I have a long term illness which has landed me in hospital on several occasions over the last 5 years. I have chronic and immunosuppressive illnesses. In August I collapsed with extreme abdominal pains, I was taken to A&E from work with suspected appendicitis. After CT scans and laparoscopic surgery it was decided my appendix and ovaries aren't the issue but they couldn't come to a conclusion. I was sent home with pain killers and the promise of a follow up appointment. Subsequently I have been in continued similar pain, including passing out frequently. This evening I was very woozy and dizzy and my pain medication couldn't cut it. I spent a huge chunk of the evening griping my coffee table and trying to remember Hypnobirting techniques. The pain I am in is more severe than labour, I feel like I am being split in two. I went downstairs to occupy myself with some TV and remember distinctly turning everything off at 3am and closing up the house. Then at 4.06 I woke up on the stairs in agony. I feel like I am being stabbed through my groin. I made it upstairs and threw up. My DH is away on a stag night and I don't know what to do. I can't drive because of my medication and I'm scared I will collapse at the wheel and I would have to take the children.
I've just had to break off this message to throw up and bite my pillow in pain. I'm so upset that my DC might see me like this.
Having a chronic illness means I find myself at A&E on a regular basis and because I have various consultants caring for me they write me off as a time waster and talk to me like a cross between a 6 year old and a convict.
Should I go to A&E or do I wait until Monday when I can next see a doctor? We don't have a walk in service nearby.
I can't take this pain much longer but I am aware there are people in accidents who need to be attended to.