Hi im looking for a bit of advice for a friend. The last six months she has been suffering from abdominal pain which comes in waves, along with this she has been experiencing fatigue,nausea and swelling of the abdomen. She has had various scans, urine and blood tests over the last six months but the doctors have found it difficult to diagnose anything and the only thing that they think it could be although they havent confirmed it yet is her kidney is in the wrong position (she's waiting for ct scan results to confirm)
Ok so the problem is she's struggling at work. She has not had any time off sick with the illness as she says that she feels fine most of the time but then can start to feel unwell during the day. Her job involves standing alot and sometimes she feels pulling pains in her stomach. She gets tired very quickly and by the time she gets home some nights she looks like all her energy has been drained out of her.
Is there anything her employer can do to help her or does she need to wait for a diagnosis first?