DistantJ
10-04-14, 16:59
Hey everybody,
It's been a long time since I've been on here to be honest. I have IBS and when I first got it, the pains would often be in the low-right part of my abdomen and in the centre, so I'd always be convinced I had appendicitis and get a bit panicked.
Thing is, everybody I've spoken to has said that appendicitis is SEETHING pain, everybody who has had it says "pain unlike I've ever felt", whereas my low-right pain isn't really all that bad at all. BUT, I can't seem to convince myself that it's not about to BECOME that bad and soonish.
I thought I was over this worry, because I always just told myself "if it gets severely painful then head to A&E and they'll sort it out", and I've always been fine because of it. Unfortunately right now I'm having a pretty bad flare-up whilst on holiday in Cardiff, and I'm heading home tomorrow (girlfriend is driving). It's an 80 minute drive home which shouldn't be too bad (if I don't end up pooping myself!), but right now due to my flare-up and the low-right pain thing, I keep picturing myself ending up in an A&E in Wales, with my time in the hotel having run out and nowhere for my girlfriend to be. Just like that, the anxiety is back, and it has the unfortunate effect of making the symptoms worse, which make the anxiety worse, and the cycle begins.
So I guess I'm looking for some reassurance from people. I don't really want to call the NHS or go to A&E, since I'll be home by this time tomorrow. Here's what I'm reminding myself:
Appendicitis is supposedly AGONY, I'm in moderate pain
It doesn't particularly hurt when I press on it
My low right isn't even hurting the whole time, only when I cough or strain
It's been over 24 hours since I started feeling the pain this time, it's a long flare-up but in almost all cases of Appendicitis, the pain is alarmingly intense within a few hours
I don't (think I) have a fever
If I had appendicitis, I doubt I'd be able to type this
But I still don't seem to be able to calm the anxiety down. I read here and there that appendicitis doesn't always present itself the same way, and it can be a little different, but surely I should be used to getting these pains and it not being appendicitis by now. Like I mentioned before, I'd not even be worrying unless it became severe/agony if I was at home, but due to being away it's really getting to me.
Any help?
It's been a long time since I've been on here to be honest. I have IBS and when I first got it, the pains would often be in the low-right part of my abdomen and in the centre, so I'd always be convinced I had appendicitis and get a bit panicked.
Thing is, everybody I've spoken to has said that appendicitis is SEETHING pain, everybody who has had it says "pain unlike I've ever felt", whereas my low-right pain isn't really all that bad at all. BUT, I can't seem to convince myself that it's not about to BECOME that bad and soonish.
I thought I was over this worry, because I always just told myself "if it gets severely painful then head to A&E and they'll sort it out", and I've always been fine because of it. Unfortunately right now I'm having a pretty bad flare-up whilst on holiday in Cardiff, and I'm heading home tomorrow (girlfriend is driving). It's an 80 minute drive home which shouldn't be too bad (if I don't end up pooping myself!), but right now due to my flare-up and the low-right pain thing, I keep picturing myself ending up in an A&E in Wales, with my time in the hotel having run out and nowhere for my girlfriend to be. Just like that, the anxiety is back, and it has the unfortunate effect of making the symptoms worse, which make the anxiety worse, and the cycle begins.
So I guess I'm looking for some reassurance from people. I don't really want to call the NHS or go to A&E, since I'll be home by this time tomorrow. Here's what I'm reminding myself:
Appendicitis is supposedly AGONY, I'm in moderate pain
It doesn't particularly hurt when I press on it
My low right isn't even hurting the whole time, only when I cough or strain
It's been over 24 hours since I started feeling the pain this time, it's a long flare-up but in almost all cases of Appendicitis, the pain is alarmingly intense within a few hours
I don't (think I) have a fever
If I had appendicitis, I doubt I'd be able to type this
But I still don't seem to be able to calm the anxiety down. I read here and there that appendicitis doesn't always present itself the same way, and it can be a little different, but surely I should be used to getting these pains and it not being appendicitis by now. Like I mentioned before, I'd not even be worrying unless it became severe/agony if I was at home, but due to being away it's really getting to me.
Any help?