CatLady1
04-09-23, 09:59
Been a while since I posted on here... I've been doing a decent job of keeping my HA under control.
A few days ago I experienced bloating, and a pinching/cramping feeling in my upper right abdomen, which wasn't excruciating but was enough to wake me up through the night.
Bloating has mostly subsided, but I still have an uncomfortable feeling on my right side and mild lower back pain. I spoke with an out of hours GP via NHS 111 over the weekend, who said it sounded like potential gallstones and to contact my regular GP for a referral.
Logically, I know this makes sense, and gallstones are totally treatable/not life threatening. I've contacted my GP via their online consultation form as I couldn't get through by phone (boooo). But I'm feeling tired and a bit dizzy because I've only been eating plain crackers and toast to avoid flaring up again, and my sleep has been disrupted. So the intrusive thoughts are back, oscillating between pancreatic, gallbladder and ovarian cancer. Particularly since the pain hasn't completely gone away, although it's very mild now... my mind keeps returning to the fact that gallbladder cancer pain supposedly feels like a "dragging" sensation on the right side, which is not unlike what I'm experiencing.
I know all too well that the odds of my having any of these conditions are slim. But I'm tired and weepy and not thinking straight. I also have a small red (painless) rash over the affected area, which is probably a sweat rash because I've been sweating a lot at night, but because it's unexpected it's making me uneasy.
I actually suspect that I might be beginning perimenopause - I'm only 38 but apparently that's when it started for my mum too. Irregular periods, increased general anxiety despite being on Sertraline, and various other signs. Apparently gallbladder problems are especially common during peri?
Anyway I just needed to get all this out. Trying not to think about my daughter having to grow up without me. Send hugs, please?
A few days ago I experienced bloating, and a pinching/cramping feeling in my upper right abdomen, which wasn't excruciating but was enough to wake me up through the night.
Bloating has mostly subsided, but I still have an uncomfortable feeling on my right side and mild lower back pain. I spoke with an out of hours GP via NHS 111 over the weekend, who said it sounded like potential gallstones and to contact my regular GP for a referral.
Logically, I know this makes sense, and gallstones are totally treatable/not life threatening. I've contacted my GP via their online consultation form as I couldn't get through by phone (boooo). But I'm feeling tired and a bit dizzy because I've only been eating plain crackers and toast to avoid flaring up again, and my sleep has been disrupted. So the intrusive thoughts are back, oscillating between pancreatic, gallbladder and ovarian cancer. Particularly since the pain hasn't completely gone away, although it's very mild now... my mind keeps returning to the fact that gallbladder cancer pain supposedly feels like a "dragging" sensation on the right side, which is not unlike what I'm experiencing.
I know all too well that the odds of my having any of these conditions are slim. But I'm tired and weepy and not thinking straight. I also have a small red (painless) rash over the affected area, which is probably a sweat rash because I've been sweating a lot at night, but because it's unexpected it's making me uneasy.
I actually suspect that I might be beginning perimenopause - I'm only 38 but apparently that's when it started for my mum too. Irregular periods, increased general anxiety despite being on Sertraline, and various other signs. Apparently gallbladder problems are especially common during peri?
Anyway I just needed to get all this out. Trying not to think about my daughter having to grow up without me. Send hugs, please?