To ask for an ambulance?

[Kindofnewtothis]

I don't know what to do really.
Had a bit of leg pain and tingling the last day or so and wasn't concerned at all but I rang 111, because I had a pulmonary embolism a year ago I thought I should be cautious in case it was another blood clot.
111 people got a doctor from the local hospital to ring me back, she said she isn't concerned from what I've said but wants me to come to a&e straight away for bloods and scan.
I honestly feel fine and a little bit embarrassed, what if it's just a sore muscle or something.
But when I got off the phone I then realised I now have £3 in my bank account and about 80p cash, so can't get an Uber or a bus at this time. I'm a student so all my friends and family are in a different city. Should I ring 111 back and ask if they have a way to transport me? I feel well but if a doctor has told me to go to a&e then it's made me worried.

I've had a PE but I woke up in the middle of the night with horrific pain. Flatmate drove me to hospital (we were young and didn't think of calling an ambulance - we were not the brightest students ). As it was, it was a PE and then I was 14 days in hospital while they stabilised my INR. The boredom was horrific.

Yes, when I get chest pain, I get worried too.
Doctors do too when I give my history.
My pain was pretty horrific and sudden, but I believe it can be less painful.
There are some awful twats on here OP. You might be about to die, but if you can drag yourself the 6 miles on foot to A&E, then you shouldn't be in A&E anyway. It's sad.
Somebody on here is going to die from advice some twit gives on here soon.

Take your advice from medical professionals. Not from some keyboard warrior on here.
Hope it's nothing.

Pocahontasponytail
I am not talking about buying my kids a car or a flat.
I mean ensuring that they have a few quid in their pocket for emergencies when being poor students living far away from home, it’s basic safety.
I also think that it’s not unreasonable , as a parent, to be accessible on your phone should your kids need you for anything, such as a medical emergency like a suspected PE.
To call me ‘narrow minded’ and ‘disgusting ‘ was deeply unpleasant

Are you still in A&E OP?

Good luck with the testing OP. I have a genetic predisposition which causes my blood to be much thicker (getting blood out of me is literally like getting blood from a stone). I luckily haven’t had a dvt or pe although was on the injections (twice daily) for the entirety of both pregnancies and for six weeks after! My thighs were covered in bruises by the end (I couldn’t bring myself to inject into my stomach when pregnant).

My Mum, three Uncles and Grandfather have all had dvt’s or pe’s- unfortunately two of my Uncles passed away following spontaneous pulmonary embolisms. I was nine when my Mum almost died from her first pulmonary embolism and it was terrifying!

I have had sepsis twice (due to severe kidney infections/ uti) and the Sepsis charity talk about how many people end up with PSSD or post sepsis stress disorder (or similar) due to the trauma of having lived through sepsis. Every time I have a UTI now I completely panic, I wasn’t as bad after the first but even more so after the second. The fear of dying is very real and the terror can be all consuming. I am on anti anxiety meds which are amazing but I still become a sobbing mess when a bad uti happens.

Hopefully you don’t have a dvt/ pe and you will be home in your own bed soon!

Good luck with ttc! You could ask for a pre pregnancy consultation with a haematologist and an obstetrician. My gp sent my husband and I for this and it was very useful, particularly as my haematologist and obstetrician worked together throughout my pregnancy to plan for a safe delivery. I was classed as high risk and had lots of appointments. I had inductions with my babies so they could stop my injections x hours before I went into labour. Both my ds and dd were born healthy and safe!

Lovingbenidorm Thu 14-Mar-19 00:24:52
Pocahontasponytail
I am not talking about buying my kids a car or a flat.
I mean ensuring that they have a few quid in their pocket for emergencies when being poor students living far away from home, it’s basic safety.
I also think that it’s not unreasonable , as a parent, to be accessible on your phone should your kids need you for anything, such as a medical emergency like a suspected PE.
To call me ‘narrow minded’ and ‘disgusting ‘ was deeply unpleasant

I've called you narrow minded and unpleasant as frankly you are - this poster has no funds for whatever reason to take a taxi or rely on her parents. She asked what to me was an NHS employee a question - she was told that no, she shouldn't abuse the ambulance service,

I will say again that you're living in cloud cuckoo land if you think that everyone has access to money and don't survive on a few pounds in the bank - you are very lucky/fortunate that you can call on funds to get you out the desperate situation the OP is in,

And I'll say again, educate yourself to people don't have a penny to rub together - literally.

hope all is OK, OP. Glad you got to hospital in the end.

I agree that all the pearl clutching NHS avoiders here just don't realise how dangerously ill you might be, and they should get off their high horses. The NHS is there for when we need it. Thank God.

Pocahontasponytail
Are you aware of what ‘literally ‘ literally means?
Yes, I am very lucky indeed that I have more than 80p in my purse.
I say again, that I was merely giving an opinion as regards being a parent of a young person away from home.
I fully understand that there are many people who have big money troubles.
I also understand that OP was in a scary situation,with no money and no support anywhere, I’m prepared on that score to admit that my post was inappropriate (and snotty) because I would sell a kidney to ensure ny dc wasn’t penniless away from home.
You’ve actually just popped in ‘unpleasant’ on that last one.
Thanks

So... you’re going to start your graduate job and before you’ve even worked a year go on maternity???

silly pop on your hard hat

Any results back yet OP?

Anywalls was that directed at Silly?
What a very cruel, uneducated thing to say.
Silly was asking a very reasonable question, and calling her a “jealous old lady” was low

No Any no results back yet, surprised frankly.
I think the bashing is totally out of order.
It was not in any way unreasonable to ask if someone was planning on starting a graduate job then plan on maternity leave within a year.
It was also really very unpleasant to imply that someone had fertility issues and therefore was jealous.
“Had trouble conceiving at 40 did you.”
What a shitty thing to say

It was also deeply unpleasant to comment on another woman's plans for a baby while she's in hospital.

One of these days one of these threads (God forbid) could end really badly.

And MN could also end up with some rather adverse publicity as a result.

It's none of her business what this woman's plans are, and it is certainly not her place to comment on them on a thread where the woman is in pain and needing medical advice. THAT is a deeply shitty road to go down.
The only people I know who comment in that way are older women who are jealous of younger women 'getting pregnant at the drop of a hat'.

You make choices in life. Don't fucking castigate someone for putting children before money/career. Same way as women don't castigate women for putting career/money before children.

Helena - I totally agree.

The amount of anti medical intervention women here is extraordinary.

Some day, someone is actually going to listen to the bollocks on here and die.

A PE is a blood clot that probably originated in the leg, flowed up through the veins and lodged on the lungs. It can kill within a few minutes. A DVT (deep vein thrombosis) can also flow through the veins and into the vein and kill.
After a PE, you're told what to look out for.
Nasty bastards on here shouldn't be allowed post.

They can also go to the brain and kill.

@Boysey45 It's not just 18yr olds who don't have overdrafts for goodness sake!!!! 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️ This country is on its arse! People are struggling all over.

Stunned at the suggestion to ask neighbours for money. She might not know the neighbours well enough. Some of them might be dodgy. Unfortunately we have a few dealers on our estate.

Areas that are full Universal Credit...............no one will have anything to spare.

why are your parents asleep so early?

people do go to bed early sometimes you know. My dad gets up at 4.30 every morning. 9 pm is well past his bedtime. What an odd question.

We’re all very aware of what a PE is , thank you for that.
Is it not , also acceptable to make a comment about something that someone has said?
I thought that was the point of MN.
An open board for discussion, opinions and advice. No?
Oh, and we’re back to ‘older women who can’t conceive who are jealous of those who get pregnant at the drop of of a hat’
The only vaguely sensible thing you have said is that ‘you make choices in life’
Choices
I made choices
I made choices to have children when I could afford to have them
I made choices to leave my career because my children were more important.
Life is all about choices, and sometimes you need to stop and ask yourself if you’ve made the right one.
Don’t you bloody dare tell me that that my opinion doesn’t matter.
Don’t you dare call me a ‘nasty bastard’ for my opinions.
If you are unhappy with the card that life has dealt you due to your CHOICES don’t think you have a right to take the piss out of anyone who has actually got it right.
Back to the poor OP, I really hope she is getting the correct treatment.
And I’m really sad that she doesn’t have anyone to be there for her.
I really am.
And you, you very unhappy, discontented, sad person.
I wish you all the best