Christmas eve night, got a pain between my ribs, thought it was heartburn (but I've never had it so don't know what it feels like) and I hadn't long finished tea. I am 33 weeks pregnant. Started feeling a bit sick so went and laid down. Pain got worse. DH got me to take some rennie. I took 1, then put the second in my mouth and was immediately sick. Bit later, took another one so I had the 2 and was immediately sick again.
Spent the whole night propped up, hoping the pain would go. It just got worse and moved down to my (mainly) right side, kidney and around the front. Also felt like I was getting 'period' pain BH which I have had quite a few of anyway recently. By 4.40 I couldn't take anymore and phoned the emergency doctor who wanted me to go to them. I stupidly agreed until about 40 minutes later when it was apparent that I could hardly move for the pain and they reluctantly sent someone.
He thought it was appendicitis and I went to hospital where another 3 doctors/surgeons thought the same, until I told them I was hungry. The pain lessened very slightly after hours so they decided it was my appendix. Urine tests showed some protein but I did have that before and there was no infection. Bloods were normal for someone who is pregnant.
I was finally allowed home with the provision that I go back if it got worse.
It hasn't but here we are nearly 5 days later and I am still in quite a bit of pain. The doctors are still shut and I am having to take paracetamol as often as I am allowed to keep it from getting worse. Last night I hadn't taken any as I thought it was easing and it seemed to be getting more painful again.
It is still in my right kidney area, sometimes I can feel it on my left side too and sometimes it feels like it is moving around my bump, over the top and other places but it is still constant in my right side. It hurts me when the baby moves around if it is close to where the pain is and I can still feel tightenings sometimes. Baby was monitored when I was first in hospital and was fine but the MW said they would carry on when I was moved to the ward but baby wasn't checked again whilst I was there. She is moving around quite a bit though but I am getting worried about how long this is going on for and if it is going to have an effect.
Does anyone have any similar experience of idea what this is? The hospital don't really know and I just have to hope I can get in at the doctors tomorrow but I stupidly looked up placental apbruption and kidney infections and they don't sound good and sound like they could fit, but I don't have any bleeding, fever, cloudy urine etc.