Sorry about the length of this, it's quite detailed! I'm just looking for some advice on what to do next.
I woke up last Thursday morning and could hardly walk. The ache got worse in my right leg as the day went on, from my hip to my toes. Like really really bad toothache. Painkillers haven't touched it (took some Tramadol on the Friday, that I had been prescribed in case of back pain, but ending up being violently sick).
It dawned on me on the Friday, what I had done. My friend gave us a really heavy fake fur blanket, which, despite me saying would be too warm, my husband put on the bed.
I'm in the habit of kicking off the duvet with my leg, half asleep in the middle of the night, as I get too hot. I think this is what I've done, forgetting about the heavy blanket, which was also tucked down between the bed and the blanket chest.
I tried via 111 to get to a walk in centre. (Don't even get me started that you can no longer just "walk in"!) She went through everything and told me that she'd referred me to the one I wanted to go to. But that I'd better ring them first to check (?).
I spoke to the receptionist and told her that I'd been referred for an x-ray, but was told to check before turning up. Firstly she told me that 111 shouldn't have done that, then she told me not to turn up, as I'd been put down for a GP call back! Which wasn't the information I'd been given.
I then waited 5 hours, only to receive a text saying it was highly unlikely that a GP would ring me back and to see my GP on Monday.
I knew I didn't stand a chance getting in to my doctors, but I tried anyway, Monday and this morning, no appointments at all for two weeks!
I'm getting very little sleep, the pain is in my whole leg, but concentrated a bit more in my outer edge knee area.
My husband is adamant that he's taking me to A and E in the morning, but although I really don't have any other options, I don't want to waste their time when they have so much on their plate, dealing with life threatening situations.
Please tell me what you'd do?
YABU - Wait for the pain to go, if it does?
YANBU - Go to A and E and get it sorted, that's what they're there for?
Thank you if you made it this far x