Worried I’m going to triage too often

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Hi,

I’m currently 25 weeks following a miscarriage and an ectopic.

I haven’t had the best start to pregnancy, had to have early scans to make sure it wasn’t ectopic again, I’ve had several UTIs and a couple of early trips to A&E before I was 20 weeks (one for possible fluid leak and one for possible kidney infection as I was too early to see triage).

I’m currently sitting in triage for the 3rd time in a month. First time was UTI-related, second time was for bleeding (diagnosed cervical ectropian), and again today for bleeding. However, I’m pretty convinced my bleeding today is because I’ve been wiping so often and hard that I’ve scratched myself down there. I did tell them so and they told me to come in anyway but I feel like I’m wasting time and might end up coming across as paranoid.

I take 25mg of Sertraline for anxiety and I’m worried I’m going to be labelled as crazy or something for constantly coming in/calling with issues. I’m managing my general anxiety pretty well but since I’m asked at every appointment about taking the Sertraline for anxiety and I’m just worried there will be some sort of red flag on the system for me.

Not at all OP, I’m sorry that you’re feeling this way
Totally understandable that you might be anxious.
So many ladies are in and out of triage (I was one of them!) it’s always better to be safe than sorry.

gentle congrats for your pregnancy

Some people need to be seen more than others. You have a medical history (with your past loss and ectopic pregnancy) that means the NHS will want to keep an eye on you.

If you're honest and polite, it's their job to tell you if you need to go in.

There's no red flag on the system. Those people see the whole spectrum and there's a whole stretch of more concerning patients.

Keep working on your base level anxiety, do whatever you do to ground yourself and do more as you have the extra stress of pregnancy. Talk openly to your midwife about the anxiety and see the GP quickly if it creeps up.

Good luck

Why are wiping often and hard ?