Hello everyone
I’m hoping to see if anyone can relate to my problem and has any suggestions as to what might be happening to me. I’m very worried and frightened so I’m also just looking for a hand hold if anyone is out there.
I have an umbilical hernia and some muscle separation which I’ve had for some years now after pregnancy. I went through a lot of trauma with all of my 3 births and couldn’t face anymore surgery after my 3rd child.
So I’ve left it a long long time but I’m due to have a consultation soon with a surgeon to finally have my surgery once operations resume. I don’t think my hernia is related to my current symptoms but I thought I’d give some background.
Since last Monday, I’ve been experiencing severe nausea. I’ve been unable to eat anything except very small amounts of toast, crackers, cereal and a few small meals such cottage pie. Most food makes me feel I want to gag, I can’t bear the smell so I’ve barely eaten. It has been very persistent but I’ve only once vomited and that was dry heaving- on Saturday but I brought nothing up.
So I went to out of hours A &E through 111 and had my hernia checked out - it’s fine, no strangulation or incarceration. The doctor said she though I had a stomach virus and that it would go away.
It’s now Tuesday and I’ve seen no improvement at all. In fact, I’ve developed abdominal pain in my stomach which has prevented me from sleeping. I’ve been up all night. My sleep had been very poor but now I can’t sleep at all.
I’ve taken Gaviscon and had some milk but got only 1/2 hr of rest. I’ve eaten some more cereal but the nausea continues. I have always suffered from acid reflux. I wonder if I have IBS but I’m terrified that I have more than a virus- that maybe this is an ulcer or even stomach cancer.
I suffer from anxiety and depression- I’m normally having therapy but it’s been cancelled due to Covid.
I will call the doctor this morning and see if they will see me - if not, I’ll call 111 again. I’m really in so so much discomfort. I feel constantly sick, but can’t actually bring up food and I’m in cramping dull abdominal pain - it maybe acid from where I’m not eating but I’m unsure. I have had a sleepless night and I’m exhausted after a week of nausea and little food.
I’m just wondering if anyone has experienced similar symptoms to me and their diagnosis. I just doesn’t seem like a bug somehow- I keep think ulcer . But I’ve no blood in my stools, no vomiting with blood, no constipation, my bowel is functioning normally. I’ve no feeling of being full after eating small meals ( when I feel well that is) and I’ve no weight loss which I know can be symptoms of something more serious like cancer.
The nausea keeps waking me up - I’m going mad. It’s all day too. The internet has a million different things it could be and so if anyone has experienced the same as me, please let me know.
I will speak to a doctor today- I’m so so frightened and I feel very sick and in pain. My poor kids have just seen me being treated for a trapped nerve in my neck last month which caused me awful neuropathic pain and now this.
Any thoughts or advice I would really appreciate. Thank you for reading my post. 