What’s wrong with me, hospital clueless

[elm26]

Yesterday at 1pm, I put my 6 month old on the rug with his toys and went for a wee.

As I was walking back I had a sudden severe pain in my right side radiating into my lower back and up to my shoulder, I was in agony.

I called DH who was luckily only on a job 15 mins away, he came straight home and took one look at me and called ambulance, I was shouting out in pain they gave me gas and air and morphine.

I had an emergency CT when dye last night and also have a catheter as lost the ability to wee. Nothing showed on CT, they got me settled on morphine and today I’ve had a transvaginal scan which shows ovaries and womb look normal.

Gynae can’t find a reason so they’ve stopped painkillers and just giving me paracetamol but somethings wrong I feel like somebody’s twisting my insides. The gynae consultant was horrible and said the surgical team will come see me if they think it’s worth it?? So I’m waiting for that if they come.

I’m in so much pain and genuinely scared they’ll send me home not knowing what is wrong with me.

Has anyone has anything similar?

Wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery. What an awful rollercoaster you and your family have been on.

<<Hugs>>

Bless your heart ❤️ I hope you have some answers shortly. I think cases like yours OP, clarify to me, that we know our own bodies. We know when there's something wrong or not quite right. I remember being given a nebuliser in hospital every night, and telling the nurses it made my breathing worse. No one would listen to me, until one night I lost my shit, and a nurse finally did a breath test...I was absolutely correct, it was making my breathing worse!!

I hope you start feeling better OP and your husband is correct to be making a complaint.

Gentle hugs OP, hopfully you are now on the road to recovary. My bet on why you have yet to get an explanation is because they are trying to get thier story straight as to why somthing was missed. Definatly a PALS case and possibly more. Ask the Nurse in charge for a doctor / surgeon to come and discuss your care with you before 5pm, its Sunday and staffing will be low. I dont think this is a disussion for anyone less than the reg, but really the consultant should be seeing you. Post d/c I'm farily sure PALS will support a formal complaint from your posts

Op complain complain complain. Your treatment has been awful.. also get pals on the case. You need answers. X

Don't beat yourself up about not advocating for yourself. You did the best you could, this is on those who discharged you without knowing why you were in so much pain.

I'd say some something like ovarian torsian

Gallbladder get an ultrasound

I'm sorry to read your latest updates @elm26. I was checking in and hoping for more positive news for you. I hope you get answers now that you're back in hospital. Sending lots of get well wishes.

I hope @elm26 you get some answers tomorrow. Our health board there's bugger all senior staff to answer questions at the weekend.

I'm appalled that you were sent home yesterday but not surprised.

Wishing you all the best OP, hope they get to the bottom of what’s happening and you get home to your little ones soon 🌷

I had been looking out for an update - I hope you get answers OP, I hope you make a huge complaint and I hope you are back home with your family, feeling well, very soon xx

You had surgery but you’re not sure what for? Under general anaesthetic?

If she was unconscious and rushed to theatre then her recollection is going to be very hazy.

All the very best to you, OP. I do hope this is the beginning of recovery for you now.

Jesus she's had emergency surgery, will be off her face. As I was two weeks ago. I still couldn't tell you what happened that day or the following couple of days. Vaguely remember a cannula and drip. Taking drugs. There's a hole in my memory I still can't remember.

Exactly. Doctors are NOT gods, and if the patient 'knows' something is wrong, it's a foolish doctor who doesn't listen. My mother (also an RN) told me when I was first starting out in nursing (in paediatric ward) 'If the mother tells you something is wrong with her baby, you'd better believe that something is wrong--even if the baby looks fine to you.' She never forgot a paediatrician sending a baby home from the ER despite the mother telling the doc that something wasn't right. The baby died overnight.

Wishing you a quick recovery @elm26 and I'm so sorry you've had this experience.
I hope you'll soon find out what happened. It sounds terrifying.

Please dont focus int he negative on here. If you've been around a while you know what it's like

Concentrate on finding out the cause, getting home and getting better.

I sent WhatsApp to family, pictures etc. I have no memory of it but it's there on my phone .

Please, when you are recovered, complain.

I’ve been negotiating the NHS for three years with my mother. She’s been treated appalling and I’ve just tried to make the best of where we are.

It shouldn’t be like this. We shouldn’t need to advocate for ourselves or our families. Women’s pain shouldn’t be dismissed.

So sorry for everything you have been through. Hopefully ward round will fill in the blanks.