AIBU to go to A&E

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Hi all need some opinions please. I got diagnosed with low B12 last month and had my loading doses early June, felt great for about 10'days.

Since then I've had 2 periods - just Lately the are extremely heavy, soaking through super tarpons, night time towels every hour or so. Having to leave work due to spillage etc. The last period lasted 13 days and only stopped when the dr gave me tablets to make it stop.

Now the bleeding has started again, 4 days later and I'm so exhausted I feel like I'm going to pass out all the time, I bump into things and can't get my words out. My partner wants to take me to hospital so they can do some tests. The earliest docs appt I could get is a week on Wednesday and I booked that a week ago!

My poor kids have been shipped off to grannies as I can't function as my partner is at work until 4ish and he's insisting he takes me to a&e. WWYD?

I would yes.

I'd probably go. You may be very anaemic

There are walk in clinics as well as A&E, which you can often book and it means less of a wait. It's pretty much an emergency out of hours GP if you are losing a lot of blood, feeling weak and can't see your doctor then go.

I would absolutely go to A&E in your situation.

Yes I do think you need medical help, but is there perhaps a walk in clinic you could go to?

Unfortunately we don't have a walk in clinic, we have out of hours go but you have to go through 111 to get an appt. I'm worried they will send an ambulance as they often do unnecessarily. I'll wait til DP is home and see if I'm any better then.

Get it checked ASAP. In the meantime do you still have the medicine from last time. Otherwise take some ibuprofen if you can, that can help with period blood loss.

Still have the Medicine @ChazsBrilliantAttitude have started to take it again. Literally can't get off the sofa. My arms and legs feel like leas

A&E

I'd go to urgent care.
In our area they are next to A&E at hospitals. They can always shift you next door if they think A&E is appropriate.

This can actually be quite dangerous, a previous poster was very ill with this.

Really @AdiosPeaceOfRoast was that b12 or period related?

That sounds like you need to get seen. Over a week is a long time to wait if you're feeling weak and can't get your words out.

Sorry, I meant period related blood loss, if it’s very heavy, which it sounds as though it is, you should get checked out today.

The previous poster iirc was worried about blood loss at a wedding because she was bridesmaid. I'm sure it turned out that she had sepsis.
OP you need to go and be seen ASAP!

I'm in a&e now - hopefully won't be too long a wait.

Good news. Hope you start to feel better soon.

Glad you went to hospital you can never be too careful.

🤞

Feel better, OP.
Glad you're being checked out!

Hope you feel better soon

Fingers crossed you get seen soon

How are you?

Hope you’re ok