Would you go to A&E

[Rosebel]

DH wants me to go to A&E but I'm not sure. For around a week my legs have been painful. The pain was really bad this morning and reduced me to tears. Sitting hurts, walking hurts but I'm not sure it's actually an A&E thing.
I can't take time off work for a doctors appointment so would have to wait until Friday to see a doctor but I'm in so much pain and can't get back any relief from it.
Would you go to A&E?

Can you call 111?

No, call 111 instead.

111

Its neither accident or emergency. Ring 111.

Yes, go. If nothing else you'll get good pain relief. 111 would send an ambulance.

What on earth makes you think 111 would send an ambulance?

If you can't walk and it's getting substantially worse then it's an A&E job. If you go to A&E you generally have to be really clear on the symptoms and how it's affecting you.

No I wouldn't.

Everyone has the right to get a GP appointment. You can't attend A&E just because you feel the pressure of work.

If it was one leg and there was redness and swelling I would say yes, but both legs? Presumably no redness or swell?

Call 111 and go from there.

Screw your job. Don't wait until next Friday for a doctors app. Call 111 for advice or GP in the morning, your health comes first not your work place who don't care about your health

What part of your legs? It could be a number of things, a walk in is pointless. 111 will want to guard against it being an embolism. A&E isn't just accident and emergency anymore, it's Cristal care etc. Until you have your pulse in your ankles taken and a scan (if other symptoms fit) you don't know that it isn't an emergency. I have Peripheral artery disease, it could be your arteries.

Yes. Unless you have a walk in centre. You may need an x-ray so it makes sense to go somewhere with those facilitates especially given today's change in condition

how can you work?

111 for pain relief and heat, electric blanket as it sounds you have gone into spasm.

Pain relief, rest and heat will help.

Try and see a physio as they can triage you quicker than a gp

Nope. You need to see a GP.

You can’t just rock up to A&E because you “can’t” take time off work when you absolutely can.

Your GP will have to cover their back and send you to A&E. I've supported a few elderly relatives with your symptoms. Unless your GP has X ray vision, they will refer you to hospital.

You don’t go to A&E because you can’t take time off work to go to the GP. So take that out of the equation and either phone 111 or make a GP appt for as soon as you can next week.

Call 111. They should be able to get you an out of hours doctor’s appointment

The pain is so bad you are contemplating going to A&E but yet it's not so bad that you can't take time off work

Doesn't sound A&E worthy in all honesty then

Call 111, they'll assess you and he'll make an appointment for you in the appropriate place of care

Of course you can take time off work to see a dr. But try 111 as others have suggested. It's not an accident or an emergency.

I think it depends what part of your leg is hurting. If it's calf or thigh pain and associated with any swelling or hot to touch. I would absolutely go to a&e.

I'm going to call 111. Work are short staffed next week due to half term and it's a job where a certain number of staff need to be in or they can't open.
I absolutely won't be doing a lot and DH will have to drive me but I do need to be "in numbers".
I have blood clots on my lungs and it started with leg pain so I do worry.

will they give you medication? will that help any blood clots?

If it is bad, you have to make time to see gp, work can wait.

Go to a and e

Given your history with blood clots and the fact you're in so much pain, absolutely go to a&e.