Am I wasting a&e time?

[meganevie0406]

Right so bare with me please it's a long one.
For the past 2 weeks I have been back and forth to different a&e for constant headaches & severe swelling in my face. I kept getting sent home and them saying 'come back if it gets worse' Saturday just gone I went back and they finally done some tests they done a brain scan and found swelling behind my left and sent me for a specialist and also said I had glandular fever. I am still waiting too see the eye specialist but my god I have never felt so ill. I have done a wee twice today and it's really dark brown, I can hardly swallow I haven't really eaten and my left side kills & I have slept pretty much all day I'm exhausted. Would you go back to a&e? I really feel like I'm pestering them and they are going to think 'oh not you again'. Am I better of just to stay at home?

I would, sounds pretty horrible. Have you tried nhs direct?

My DD had GF last year. It can be horrendous.

No one here can give you advice and shouldn't really. Only you know how ill you feel.

I don't think you would be wasting A &E time at all with those symptoms though.

Good luck:

If you can hardly swallow and your pee is very dark you may be dehydrated and need a drip. I would ring 111 for advice.

ring 111 you sound like your dehydrated can you take sips of water every few mins while you wait for help

I would go back to a&e

What does your GP say? Try an econsult or ring 111. I'm sorry you feel ill but a&e is for accidents and emergencies.

You need to be seen.

Hope you feel better soon

Do you live with somebody. Eating and drinking small amounts will help you.
If you've not been drinking then it's no surprise that you've only peed twice.

I'd go back to A&E, sounds like you need to be put on a drip.##

Did they check your sinuses? My brother had awful headaches and swelling and kept getting sent home and it ended up being an awful sinus infection.

'I'd go back to A&E, sounds like you need to be put on a drip.##'

Do people seriously do this, pop to a&e for a check up?

Granted anything can deteriorate to the point of requiring emergency treatment but the first port of call is always the GP surgery for a phone or econsult, if none available you ring 111.

My oh phoned 111 last month- was told to take pain killers- ended up going to a&e (after I had asked on here what to do in a bit of a panic) and it turned out he had very severe food poisoning and needed a drip so yes sometimes a&e is the best option!

She's also describing symptoms pointing to dehydration which would need treated- it's hardly just a check up.

Have you been drinking?
If you've drank plenty and your pee is dark that's more of a concern than if you haven't drank much.

Do you have a fever? What's your pulse rate? Personally I'd calll 111 and they can advise. I had to call them recently and they sent an ambulance and I was taken to a&e but I wasn't sure what to do so they were a first point of call.

I had GF years ago and was more ill then than when I had sepsis so it definitely can make you feel horrendous

How are you now @meganevie0406?

Yes go to a&e!

Right so bare with me please it's a long one.
For the past 2 weeks I have been back and forth to different a&e for constant headaches & severe swelling in my face

Have you seen a dentist?

Go to a&e - the dark, small amounts of urine can mean dehydration and could be infection that needs antibiotics.

I had GF a couple of years ago. Absolute agony. Couldn't see an NHS GP for weeks so paid for a private GP. Confirmed GF but said there was nothing they could really do except take pain meds and wait it out so there's probably not much A&E can do which is why you keep going back and forth.

Can you call 111 for some advice?