To go to A&E, don't want to waste anyone's time

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Frequent poster, name changed for this.
Need some advice, DH saying A&E but I don't want to be seen as a time waster.

Currently suffering from sever lower abdominal pains, passed out twice from the pain. Have just started bleeding fairly heavily but have already had period this month. Can't think straight because of pain. Just really worried because can't put it down to period pains as that happend last week. Any advise would be great, what
Would you do?

Take care of yourself OP. I'm so sorry this had happened to you but thank goodness you got yourself to A&E. & - I hope you have someone with you looking after you once you get home xxx

If anyone is interested there is a great sepsis app (NHS Scotland) that you can download... it's easy to use & saved my life last year. I def wouldn't have gone to A&E without it & would not have survived what followed.

Hi OP, I thought EP as soon as I read your symptoms, but thankfully you were already on the way to A&E. So sorry that you have gone through this. I had the same, trip to A&E after collapsing twice, emergency surgery, lost a lot of blood, and Fallopian tube removed..

There is an old support thread on mumsnet which really helped me when I was recovering.. I hope you have a lot of real life support. Thinking of you.

So sorry to hear of your eptopic pregnancy. Take care x

Cross post with BurntBum.. I forgot the Ectopic Pregnancy Trust, they were great too.

I'm sorry this happened to you OP, but I'm pleased that you are home. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

blimey op! Glad you got there!

I wish you a quic recovery OP. Glad you're ok, I'm so sorry to hear about the EP though

Am sorry to read your update, hopefully you'll be on the road to recovery soon x

So sorry to read about your EP OP

Take care of yourself and wishing you a speedy recovery.

Bless you so sorry to hear this and for all the sad people who felt it necessary to comment negatively on this post ! Get well soon

So glad you did go to A&E .. wishing you a speedy recovery.

Such sad news, wishing you a speedy recovery

So sorry to hear that. Must have been such a shock, wishing you a speedy recovery X

Sorry to read your latest update
Hoping you're feeling better soon

Sorry to hear this. Hope you are on the mend and take it easy, look after yourself

Thinking of you, OP.

Bloody hell, you poor thing! Sorry to hear this but glad you're on the mend.

Take care of yourself. X

Glad you went to A and E op. Did they explain the bleeding that you had recently that you thought was your period?
Take care .

I've been watching for your update all day! I'm so glad you went when you did and you are safe and hopefully on the mend but I'm so sorry for what you have been through!
Take care!

So sorry to hear about your ep

Glad to hear you're on the mend

This makes me mildly angry. Here is a genuine case where A&E was needed yet OP was hesitant to go

Yet you get so many going for stupid reasons that are not an emergency. Some are because they can't get a GP appointment asap but most could wait till they could get one or seen on out of hours clinics

I think doctors need to be firmer on those that go and send home anyone who is not an emergency

I'm trivialising it but I'm sure you all get my gist

So sorry for your loss, glad you went with your instincts and got to A&E.
What Burnt & Punky said, take to time to rest and grieve (I've had 3) and the Ectopic Pregnancy Trust are great support.
Take care of you.

So sorry for your loss. I hope you recover quickly and have lots of support