To think I should go to minor injuries?

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DH says probably nothing! I am a bit concerned myself.
These are my symptoms:
Random prodding pain in upper back
On Sunday evening, I was driving and I suddenly felt a pulsating, deep pain in the side of my lower back. This came in waves varying from uncomfortable to a sudden shock of pain which would make me groan out loud, for around 5 hours until I went to sleep. Since then, it has happened twice but only for around 15minutes at a time.
I have also been having stomach pain, almost like a burning feeling on and off.
I have felt nauseous on and off yesterday and especially today

Should I go, or will they tell me to bugger off and stop wasting their time?!

Ulcer?

You are really in pain .. you should ask medical attention. Could be many , many things.. go and seek help.

I haven’t read the whole thread, so I don’t know if anyone else has suggested, but it could well be gallstones.

My gallstone pain was a bit like contractions, and it often coincided with trapped wind which caused shoulder pain. My pain was always worse in the evenings and subsided when I went to sleep. Until it didn’t, then the pain used to cause me to vomit.

My dr was brilliant. She said it didn’t sound like typical gallstone pain, but she sent me for an ultrasound to rule it out but that’s exactly what it was.

I... you're obviously worried about something happening and you don't know what it is.... Gp, 111 then go to A&E if not feeling any better or still worried.
No need to ask strangers... this is your life, you need to know.

And let us know.
Take care

I’d make an appointment with the GP and discuss what happened and they can make any referrals. When my gallstones first kicked off, I had an episode of excruciating pain for 5-6hrs. By the time I made it to out of hrs (it was a Sunday) it had eased off and they said maybe I had an ulcer (i was found to have lots of healed ulcers during my first endoscopy). It didn’t happen again for 5 months.

I never went to A&E, as I was in too much pain to drive there and at the time had no-one to take me or care for my then young DC overnight. But GP referred me for an ultrasound which showed I had multiple stones. I had my gallbladder out 5mths later, but then unfortunately that was just the start of my health issues as a stone had damaged my pancreatic duct which led to a pancreas disease and a major surgery.

I don’t think you need to do anything urgent now like A&E as it’s eased off, but make an appointment with the GP to talk it through. Could be a back pain issue, hard to tell from one episode but sounds similar to gallstone attack symptoms, and the timeline matches, of several hours then eases.

So many people telling Op to go to A&E for more tests. This is what her GP can do now the episode has resolved. A&E isn’t there to start tests and investigations, yes if someone attends in severe pain they may do a scan, but when an episode has resolved the right step is to ask GP for an urgent appointment and they will refer as appropriate. When I went in with acute pancreatitis once, I was shocked at the things people showed up at A&E for. I am guilty of not going when I should sometimes (and been told off for it by consultants) but people do need to use the most appropriate health care route. If you show up at A&E and say I was in a lot of pain but it’s resolved now but i’m worried what it could be, they are going to tell you to see your GP (after waiting hours).

Can't rule out kidney stones without a scan op so still could be kidney stones, but also could be trapped wind - that can be agonising. You need to ask for an urgent appointment with the GP, though if you get a bad attack of pain again go to a&e while it's bad.

I have similar symptoms when i have ingested something i have an intolerance to. Mainly phenylephrine (its in cold and flu medicine like night nurse, lemsip etc)

That made me laugh, had to speak to an 18 year old lad, when realised I had an infection after giving birth.
he could read from a computer, kept having to phone me back as he’d missed bits. Embarassing for both of us, but I was nice to him, through my pain.
Just wanted the darn appointment

So first off you need to get an appt with your GP for bloods, as it appears they only did a urine test when you went to hospital is that right?

If your bloods come back clear there are two things that spring to mind - fibromyalgia and FND (Functional Neurological Disorder).

Both can cause pain (anywhere in the body), nausea/vomiting, and they're also both linked with anxiety.

Push for an urgent appt at GP and if the bloods come back clear, this might be something to discuss further with them

Stop messing about and go to A&E

Fibromyalgia is categorised by widespread pain and FND has a host of neurological symptoms none of which we can see here. A bit of a leap.

Nothing at all about the OPs symptoms suggest fibromyalgia or FND. Stop adding to her anxiety.

OP try to get an urgent GP appointment today based on the pains and the palpitations and nausea.

The UC centre has ruled out acute problems / imminent life threatening conditions that's all.

If you have persistent / recurrent pain you need to see a GP.

I have lifelong anxiety, its normal for me (!) Recently having palpitations and saw GP. My BP was extremely high and I was prescribed some meds.

As a pp said please don't just put the symptoms down to anxiety as its a red herring.

Even if anxiety is part of the cause of symptoms (such as palpitations) you still have physical symptoms which need investigation.

I literally have FND. I have all of her symptoms

Call 1111

I'm not adding to her anxiety I'm trying to HELP HER.

I have FND. And yes it causes all the symptoms OP has - I know this because I also have them. And my mam who has v similar symptoms has fibromyalgia.

I had never heard of FND in my life and if someone had advised me back then to look into FND, I'd maybe not have been as anxious about not knowing wtf was wrong with me (ironically since you're saying the opposite).

I had gallstones which started as a severe pain in my back that i couldn’t shift with painkillers or any position or hot water bottle.

Have you noticed any pattern that triggers the pain? For example, after you eat?

She’s had the symptoms for 2 days - does that meet criteria for for diagnosing fibromyalgia or FND?

This has to be a joke comment. At what point of suffering symptoms are you allowed to enquire about them being a certain condition?

I had my symptoms for years before the cause was found. Are you suggesting OP should suffer for years in order to then be allowed to believe it might be this?

Is she not allowed to look into all avenues for her condition right now?

Also I clearly said she needed a blood test AND THEN could look at these kind of conditions. If everything is ruled out in bloods, why aren't people allowed to try and help with conditions her symptoms ARE conducive with?

Of course I’m not suggesting that. I have encouraged OP multiple times
on this thread to seek appropriate assessment for her symptoms. Her pattern of symptoms are much more in keeping with other conditions. Both of the conditions you suggest are chronic conditions, OPs presentation is acute. Of course fibro and FND start somewhere but to suggest it after 2 days is wild levels of extrapolation.

I didn't say it was either of those conditions. I said if she has bloods which show nothing then they could be something to explore.

I was literally trying to be helpful. There's nothing wrong with investigating things at an early point (and indeed ruling them out)

This has to be one of the most shit threads I’ve ever had the misfortune to read on here.

No one can diagnose via a couple of posts on Mumsnet. We are all old enough (at least I know OP is) to have children. You have a responsibility to look after yourself - you are aware of A&E, you are aware of 111 and your GP but you came here? Grow up and advocate for yourself properly.

Just because you have all of her symptoms doesn't mean she has all of yours. That's what I mean. My grandmother has colon cancer and has all of the OP's symptoms too. So does my friend with IBS and my partner with torn erector spinae muscle. They also have distinct symptoms which OP doesn't describe. And, I imagine, so do you.

And to your earlier comment about "ruling out". Both Fibro and FND are diagnoses of exclusion. All other differentials should be ruled out before they are even considered.

Exactly this id be fuming if a dr diagnosed me with fibromyalgia after 2 days and no tests.