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to go to back to A&E after a day? I am crumbling...

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Wobblyheart · 21/10/2023 18:22

What should have been the happiest year of my life after the arrival of my first born has so far been so sh*y!

I had a large lump and four agonising months pf investigations- thank god benign
MND worries - thank god unsubstantiated

But I kept feeling utterly awful despite numerous blood tests and investigations. Everyone around me just chalked things up to anxiety.

On Wednesday I woke up with a stitch under my left rib. Went about things as normal thinking it'll pass. Thursday it got worse. Went to A&E - they did some bloods and x Ray and said most likely muscular and sent home saying I need to follow up on any other chronic problems with the gp.

So here I am two days later and the pain is still there, and now I feel a hard lump underneath. It's elongated and hard ans kind of sausage shaped. Right under my left bottom rib. I've lost lots of weight in the last year, always exhausted beyond what you'd expect from new motherhood, my mood feels like it doesn't belong to me anymore. I am either depressed, anxious or over joyous and hyper.

But right now I am so freaking scared. Why why why there is another stupid lump?

If I went back to A&E would they scan me seeing that I am in significant amount of pain? Or do I have to wait till Monday to see.GP?

I just... can't... my baby boy is poorly with some sort of bug and I just want to lice a normal life not chasing lump after lump. Sorry I am just so emotional and feel so helpless

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Puritizer · 21/10/2023 18:27

You would be best waiting to discuss it with your GP. Possibly because of the weight loss, you are feeling part of an organ. It doesn’t sound like an A&E issue. Definitely also discuss your mood with your GP too. I’m really sorry you’re having such a rubbish time. Do you have any real life support to talk to?

towriteyoumustlive · 21/10/2023 18:29

It's neither an accident nor an emergency.

Make an appointment with your GP.

assignedferretatbirth · 21/10/2023 18:29

Gallbladder?

Flapjacker48 · 21/10/2023 18:30

Sorry you are low and have been having problems/investigations etc - I presume all the tests and x-ray were ok at A&E? Personally I don't think there is much point going back - it is unlikely they would do a scan like an MRI unless an absolute emergency.

Suggest GP on Monday to get this checked out, and worth saying how bad you have been feeling, firmly but politely. I know how poor the NHS are when there isn't a clear "answer" on anything from bloods etc.

Look after yourself OP. I'm currently undergoing quite urgent investigations for blood in urine on top dealing with a bad dental issue!

WrongSwanson · 21/10/2023 18:31

@Wobblyheart I know you from your other threads and I think you need to ask your GP for more help with your anxiety.

In the meantime is there something you can do that helps when you are anxious?

DaftyLass · 21/10/2023 18:31

It can wait until you see your GP from how you have described it, though I can see why it is making you anxious.
In the meanwhile, I'd make sure you had a diary of when it started, what changes there have been, what tests have been done, and such to make it easier to track.

needtonamechangeforthis1 · 21/10/2023 18:38

I would ring 111 and see if you can get an out of hours appointment with a GP. There may be a wait but it might get you either seen by a GP or at least a prescription for some pain relief.

If the pain is unbearable then I would go back to A&E.

Do you have any other symptoms? Temperature etc?

I would then be getting a GP appointment on Monday. I wouldn't take no for an answer from the reception team either.

cocksstrideintheevening · 21/10/2023 18:38

@Wobblyheart have you had help for the anxiety? Any discussion on PND?

HattieIou · 21/10/2023 18:55

Call 111 and get an out of hours GP appointment. I know you're in pain and have found a lump but I imagine this wouldn't be dealt with in A&E.

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Wobblyheart · 21/10/2023 19:02

Thanks for replies everyone. No temperature, just quite a lot of pain that wont subside. X-ray and bloods were fine but I also know from my previous lump that some lumps.do not show up on xray. And it being clear it meamts its not a cracked rib or anything like that.

Re anxiety - I am on meds and just started therapy but will ask to review.

However, it's unexplained health issues that completely floored me. To get over one lump and now to find another. The pain is significant but I am not in agony so yes will try to see if I can stretch to Monday. My GPs are very good and I know out of hours can be hit and miss.

Am I being unreasonable to feel anxious? If you had to go through this wouldn't you?

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Theunamedcat · 21/10/2023 19:05

Your not Unreasonable I will say though when I'm dehydrated I get a muscle spasm that presents as a knot by my ribs it can last for hours and I have to hydrate and stretch it out (fucking painful) if I don't it just continues like I'm being stabbed

IDontLoveTheWayYouLie · 21/10/2023 19:07

Call 111. They should sort you to see a doctor if needed.

Ormonde · 21/10/2023 19:08

When you say you feel utterly awful, what do you mean? What are your symptoms? Have you just had a couple of lumps or is there something else going on as well?

HattieIou · 21/10/2023 19:17

I'd feel anxious yes. But I'd call 111 and get looked at.

Catmama123 · 21/10/2023 19:23

Sorry to hear you're struggling :( it sounds exhausting. You can always call 111 to talk things through and they may decide out of hours appt or to wait until Monday to see a gp would be okay.
Thinking about the limp you feel could it be one of your floating ribs? I can feel the same on myself when I loose weight, the pain maybe you've pulled something there.. have you have a bad cough or anything before?

Update us with how you're doing later OP xx

to go to back to A&E after a day? I am crumbling...
Bluelightbaby · 21/10/2023 19:28

assignedferretatbirth · 21/10/2023 18:29

Gallbladder?

Gallbladder is on the right not left

definitely consult your GP on Monday

Readnotscroll · 21/10/2023 20:08

OP how much weight loss have you had, and over what period of time?

EatYourVegetables · 21/10/2023 20:22

I’ve looked at your previous threads. You are not well. You do not need A&E right now, but you definitely need to speak to the GP about your anxiety about yourself and your baby. It seems to me to be escalating and paired with your weight loss is worrying. I hope you manage it Flowers

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Wobblyheart · 21/10/2023 20:32

I've lost almost 2 stone of my pre-pregnancy weight between getting pregnant and giving birth. I noticed that my arms and legs got thinner in pregnancy and then I lost more weight after giving birth. So my healthy weight is 10 stone and I was 8 stone two months postpartum.

As to the symptoms, the main ones for the last year:

  • weight loss, I have gained a stone back though but only around tummy area. No muscle gain, legs and arms are very thin
  • consistent night sweats
  • exhaustion thay wont budge with sleep
  • muscle weakness
  • low mood and anxiety
  • back pain and burning and numbness, hip pain, coccyx pain
  • dizziness and recently ticklish tongue

In my recent results my cortisol and tostestorene are slightly up but gp said it was so slight it wasn't a concern. However I am now thinking whether it could be adrenal problem / tumour given the pain and the new lump.

I have had an abdominal ultrasound somewhere around March or april, I can't quite remember and it was clear. But it's been half a year so I guess things can grow in that time?

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Original poster
Wobblyheart · 21/10/2023 20:34

Also just to add I have a mild.vit d deficiency and supplementing but so far no change. My other large lump.was totally benign and was taken out recently and I was hoping it was some sort of autoimmune reaction but 4 weeks later no difference in how I feel.

I am so tired and scared. My partner doesn't have emotional.resource to support me anymore so I feel so lonely in this but I guess anyone is truly lonely in this.

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NeunundneunzigHorseBallonz · 21/10/2023 20:38

Have you had your thyroid checked? It sounds like you could possibly have hyperthyroidism. This causes pretty much all of those symptoms and it’s not uncommon for the thyroid to go bonkers after having a baby. If your thyroid is over-active, you lose weight, become anxious, have sweats, etc…

whateveryouwantmetosay · 21/10/2023 20:48

If you are in pain that isn't being managed you need to go to A&E. If you can manage it, you definitely need to see a GP ASAP.

sparklefresh · 21/10/2023 20:52

whateveryouwantmetosay · 21/10/2023 20:48

If you are in pain that isn't being managed you need to go to A&E. If you can manage it, you definitely need to see a GP ASAP.

I'm afraid I disagree with the first part of this. There's been no accident and it isn't an emergency. The critical care doctors in Casualty aren't the ones to deal with this. It needs a GP referral.

Vinrouge4 · 21/10/2023 20:53

How old is your baby? Hormones are all over the place after giving birth which can cause night sweats. If you are breastfeeding that can cause weight loss. Rocking and holding baby can cause
Costochondritis which is swelling under the ribs. There are lots of explanations for what you are suffering and until you know for sure you should try not to worry. Do you think you might be suffering with a bit of PND which is making you more anxious about health problems?

Iam4eels · 21/10/2023 20:54

Bluelightbaby · 21/10/2023 19:28

Gallbladder is on the right not left

definitely consult your GP on Monday

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When I had gallstones I never, ever felt pain on the right and consistently felt it on the left instead. Gallbladder was removed, left side pain went away.

It could be costochondritis which, from experience, hurts like a motherfucker and anxiety can contribute to the pain due to the 'tight' way anxious people tend to hold their chest and abdominal muscles.

If your pain isn't being helped by OTC painkillers then call 111 for an out of hours appointment.

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