Please can someone advise me?! I found a lump over a year ago now it is below my rib cage at the front it really hurt when i lifted or excersised so i thought it was a hernia and went along to the doctor. He didn't know what it was said he didn't think it was a hernia because of the area it's in but said he'd send me for a scan. Got a letter through telling me i was having a vascular scan, went to the hospital sat there for 2 and a half hours and then was told the doctor who was meant to be doing it had gone 'missing' and so they got another doctor to see me but he didn't scan me just felt it and said yeah think it's a hernia but we can just leave it as it is!! Even though i said t really hurt he just weren't interested and said if it gets really bad then come back!
So went back to doctors as was not happy had to see a different doctor as mine was away and she was horrible and was like oh thats just a lump of fat nothing to worry about and it wouldnt hurt you (as if i'm a liar!).
So i waited a few weeks and it was still really hurting went back again to nice doctor and he said this time he'd send me for ultra sound scan so i didn't know any better and thought that was fine. Got my date through was told i had to fast for it and they gave me appointment for midday!! Then ended up waitng till nearly 2 having not eaten since the evening before. Got in there and he said nothings showing up. Was so fed up and said to him well feel it then it's definetly there and he felt and could feel it and said yeah but you should have been sent for a MRI or herniagram not an ultra sound as it wouldn't show up!! So since then i have just given up as i have wasted so much time been to hospital twice which was complete waste of time and doctors 3 times and made to feel ike i'm overeacting and no one seems to care.
Now though it has been been worse it is a constant burning pain, hurts to lie on that side, still can't lift or excersise and even when i strain to go to toilet a pain just shoots right through me, if my children even lean slightly against me i jump out my skin at the pain that shoot through me.
I really can't face going back to doctors as they are just awful and don't seem worried at all and i feel like i'm over reacting and don't want to be sent for another scan that is just a waste of time because it's the wrong one.
Has anyone else had this? Also i was even thinking of paying for an MRI scan privately does anyone know how much they are? And also would i then pay privately for an operation if i needed one or could i just go back to doctors with the evidence and say look now you have to do something!
I think it's just a hernia but i want to know for sure and even if it is, something still needs to be done becaue it will just get worse!