Should I go to the out of hours appointment?

[Mrsknackered]

I had the mirena coil fitted 11 days ago. I'd had bits of old brown blood from when it was fitted but yesterday AF started - I have no idea of when I was due as I went on the mini pill after having DS2.
It was heavy (I don't usually have very heavy periods but I bleed nearly everyday on all other contraception) and I was getting through a few more pads then I thought was usual. Today I'm on my 5th pad. I leaked through my 3rd and 4th pad.
I phoned 111 because this amount of bleeding plus I feel really quite out of it. I can't keep awake, I'm having waves of hotness and I've also got pins and needles in both legs BUT I have experienced that before.
They have given me an appointment for 4.30pm at out of hours. I have 2 children under 5. We walked to the corner shop early this morning and came back after half way because I felt so dazed, that I wasn't concentrating properly on the roads.
I'm a bit concerned about dragging them out for it. Right this second I don't feel like I can even get them upstairs to wash/dress them etc!
Should I cancel it and wait til tomorrow when I have someone who can watch them? And I might feel a bit better then?

Glad to hear it. Good luck

Ah, just seen update - hope you are seen soon

Glad you're on your way. This isn't right and you need seeing ⚘

How scary for you! Hope you can get seen quickly and get a nice sleep when you're sorted

Glad you're being seen. Hope you're ok x

Thank goodness you're off to A & E. I hope you get seen very soon and that you're ok. Please do let us know 💐

Thank you all. I'm patient 112 so I'm going to be waiting a while!

You're in the right place. Are the children with you? How are you feeling?

Children are with me until partner arrives. They're occupied with raisins and dinosaurs for the minute.
I feel very weak and clammy.

Hopefully you'll feel better soon and the wait won't be too long.

hope you dont have to wait to long,

Where are you op could a mymsnetter come sit with you. I will if your near me?

Hope you're okay and the kids don't get bored!

My blood pressure was 102/60 which they said was a bit low. I've had blood tests and a urine sample done, sitting back in the waiting room until a doctor calls for me.
DS1 needs a wee and DS2 is fast asleep on me. Ooops, I'm up north but thankfully partner is less than an hour away now

glad to hear you are in the right place and parnter is only an hour away.

Glad you've been seen!

Hope you’ve perked up a bit. Take the kids Inn pjs if you have to

There was a similar post on here and the lady had to have blood transfusion
Better safe than sorry

Glad partner is close now. I North Yorkshire if you do need anything.

How are you now op?

Hiya! I'm home. They've said I'm pretty anaemic and I've been given a prescription for iron tablets. The inside of my eye lid was very pale apparently.
My BP was still low when I was leaving so am seeing GP this week. Gynaecologist was pretty confident that the coil (and my uterus!) is still intact. I've been told to go straight back in if bleeding this heavy persists tomorrow and to rest for a couple of days.
Thank you all

Well that's something. Iron tablets will take a bit of time to work but you've got them now. And your partner is there to help now. I hope. Still take it easy, won't you?

Get your DH to go out and buy you either spatone or floradix - they get your iron levels back up quicker than iron tablets and don't make you constipated. For iron to be absorbed effectively you need to avoid tea & coffee and have good levels of I think VitC. Those products mix in the iron with the vits you need to absorb the iron.

Thanks for that Random. I will send him out after he has dropped DS to school, won't be anywhere around here still open.
Luckily I don't usually drink tea or coffee at all. I'm a weirdo who doesn't enjoy hot drinks, only a very sweet tea when ill or upset!

You can chuck spatone into a glass of orange juice and get your Vit C and iron that way. I am frequently anaemic and I second floradix/spatone/feroglobin as being way better than tablets.

Floradix doesn't taste great, I just used to neck it out the bottle!!! Holland & Barretts def sell a selection I should think most chemists do too.