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Is this health anxiety?

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Mylegishangingoff · 14/05/2025 23:14

2 weeks ago tomorrow I had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. I didn't know I was pregnant, I lost 2 litres of blood, had emergency surgery, they had to remove one of my tubes, I spent time in Icu, it was really serious and I thought I was going to die.

Now I can't stop fixating on everything and wondering if it's something serious? I have a pain in my calf and my left hip is really sore, it has been since the op. My calf pain is worse when walking and kind of feels like cramp, I was trying to garden today and I couldn't crouch down because of the pain in my leg, I had to keep it straight, it isn't swollen or hot though but it is sore if you touch it in a certain place. My hip feels like it got a wallop and feels really bruised but looks completely normal, it's been that way since I woke up from surgery. The pain in my calf has come and gone but I have been on painkillers because of the surgery so I don't know how much that has been dulling my calf pain, today is the first day I havent taken pain killers at all.

Now I'm convinced that I have a blood clot. I've spent most of the evening googling it like it a mad woman. I've never been like this. Until the pain was complete unbearable I was sure my stomach pain was just trapped wind or something and didn't go to the Dr until I almost passed out, even then I went to the GP first rather than a&e. I'm usually really relaxed and now I'm convinced I'm on my way out. I feel like I can't trust my judgement anymore, I was bleeding internally and thought it was probably just trapped wind. I don't know if I'm overreacting to this pain in my leg or underreacting to the pain? I feel like I don't know my own body anymore.

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Lallybroch · 14/05/2025 23:57

I think it's understandable to be feeling the way you do after having the shock of an ectopic pregnancy and all that involved. If you feel that you may have a blood clot then the only way you will find out is if you go to A&E and get them to check you out. I was there with a relative recently and it turned out not to be, but it was better to make sure. If you don't want to do that you could call your Out of Hours Doctors and get advice - which will probably be to attend A&E!

Mercurial123 · 15/05/2025 00:16

It could be PTSD you went through a major ordeal. Give yourself time to recover physically and mentally.

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