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[2023bebetter]

What should I do.
I came over incredibly hot and head felt strange and nearly passed out.

Felt wonky all week but nothing serious.

It took an hour for it to pass. DH can take me will they see me now it's passed I feel scared

It sounds like low blood sugar to me.

To all those worrying about someone going to a and a. ..my poor dad was lying drying in an ambulance a few year's ago I know it busy at break point for goodness sake.

I see, now, about the pet shop. I still think it sounds like health anxiety, though. I am sure I could find all kinds of lumps if I started poking around with myself. I was nearly sick last week, and I nearly fainted not long ago. They are just "one of those things", and I don't have time or headspace to worry about them.

@GoodChat

Even about 50 mins after a Turkish delight?

So no excessive thirst or lots of urination? Barely able to keep awake? That kind of thing? Are you overweight? Underweight? Good diet?

If all you'd had was a salad and that, yes, there's a good chance.

Get DH to make you some beans on toast or something quick and a tea with a couple of sugars and see how you feel.

Your thread title explicitly asks whether A&E is the right place for you. People are answering your question!

But it seems you do need an A&E lecture.

You categorically cannot describe your symptoms as an “accident” or “emergency”.

The fact you and your husband are both back home insinuates neither of you believe your situation is life threatening.

I don’t want your private medical run down- but maybe give that to the 111 operator or a pharmacist and hopefully it will make you feel more at ease.

So with all due respect why would you think it's the most appropriate place to go right now?

Surely you can see this is not an accident or an emergency!?

Op, try to rest while waiting for 111 to call back, it can take some time.
If it's any reassurance I get that "lump" on my neck when I lean my head back and my neck is tight (I have a chronic pain problem in my neck, so that's quite often). It feels very strange to poke it with my finger! It's nothing to worry about at all, so I would be reasonably hopeful that you don't need to worry about it either.
I think you're doing the right thing, but also that you need to try to calm yourself down because it's clear that you're very anxious and that won't help. It's likely nothing to worry about. Just wait for advice.

Your thread title explicitly asks whether A&E is the right place for you. People are answering your question!

There's a difference between answering and haranguing.

I think you were wasting people’s time rather than abusing the system, but using up resources on trivial matters contributes to the service being on its knees. Were you seriously going to walk into A&E and say I fainted earlier today? How do you not know that this is not what A&E is for.

I don’t even know why you are waiting for 111 either, you are going to tell them you fainted earlier, again what on earth do you expect them to do about it, you are wasting people’s time. People faint from time to time. I fainted once in the immigration queue at JFK. When I came around I sat down for a few minutes and then proceeded on my way.

@HelloDaisy

This is something else that crossed my mind adrenaline rush/ peri menopausal.

I'm concerns whatever the lump is on my bac neck k has maybe slightly been restricted something to head all week and when I pressed it it did something more drastic!

@Vanillazebra

They asked in shop re allergies..as far as I'm aware I have none.

Sounds like you are feeling quite worried which is understandable, it's not nice feeling faint and unwell. Have a good rest tonight and see how you feel in the morning, if you are still experiencing symptoms you are worried about make a GP appointment.

I predict you'll be sat there for about 8 hours and be told to go home, rest and see how you are. If you're lucky they might run bloods and then you'll wait a few more hours for that.

I called GP twice earlier and couldn't get appt.

Then this happened.

Why comment if you can't try and help me.
What function are you doing?

Phone 111. The lump under skull sounds weird but I'm no doctor. They sometimes refer you to an out of hours gp at the hospital. Let us know how you get on and good luck

Unexplained fainting is less serious and more common than you think.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/fainting/

Given you haven't been feeling well, I would focus on getting better, and if you don't faint again, it's probably just one of those things from having a bug. If you've never really fainted before, it can feel like a huge deal, but it's surprisingly normal.

If you faint again or feel worse, you need a GP appointment. Your GP can order blood tests to be taken to rule out any number of things.

You do sound disproportionately anxious - is it normal for you to worry this much? Is there anything else going on to make you feel so unsettled? Sometimes when we're dealing with worrying things, it makes everything seem scarier than it is.

For future reference, A&E is for anything life-threatening, plus serious injuries. Minor injuries can be treated at an urgent care centre, if you have one (they're usually attached to the A&E unit).

www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/urgent-and-emergency-care-services/when-to-go-to-ae/

If there is anything else wrong that isn't life-threatening or a serious injury, that's what your GP is for. An urgent care centre will x-ray a potentially broken foot that could get worse without being put in a cast there and then. If there's something a bit off, you're not sure what it is, and a lack of immediate answer is unlikely to affect your care, your GP practice will get blood tests done. That's the difference - it's in how quickly a medical professional has to react to ensure you don't come to harm.

It's important to go to the right place first time, as it will mean you will get the right care.

I hope you feel better soon, OP.

Op - please read my earlier post about the lump on the back of your neck.

It's worth also noting that you didn't actually pass out, but you did feel poorly - for those saying you fainted.

Maybe a panic attack in the pet shop? Believe you me, having experienced them you can absolutely experience and manifest all kinds of emotions, sensory experiences and feelings. Just try to rest.

It’s not under the skull. You wouldn’t feel a lump under the skull. Under the scalp. Which is more likely to be cyst based etc.

That sudden rush / sick feeling is normal when you faint, I had it the other week when I fainted. Didn’t think of going to the GP or A&E about it because it was a one off thing.

If you’re worried about other symptoms, either phone 111 or wait and call your GP first thing tomorrow when they have same day access to appointments.

either way, you sound like you’re getting worked up by being on this thread so I would put your phone down and get some rest.

I thought they'd check my stomach and made sure nothing blocked, blood pressure...the lump on head and check bloods inxSe I've suddenly become diabetes etc ..or a hundred other things I don't know!

I felt then like it was going to happen again and a and e would be best place to pass out for any number of issue's.

The absolute last place any sane person would want to choose to be is a stuffy germ ridden a and e ward.

You wouldn’t suddenly become diabetic. Plus you’ve not got any signs of being diabetic.

You could try 111, and if they think you should be seen soon, they can make you an appointment at Urgent Care -which isn’t the same thing as A and E.