Should I Go To The Hospital?
I am almost 21 now and about 2 years ago now, a week before Christmas one night i started having these terrible pains i cannot describe how severe they were i was in agony, i went to the hospital i was screaming because i was in that much pain. At first the doctors said it may have been my appendix had burst. They kept me there for a few days done some tests and found a 4cm mass which they thought was a cyst.
I was transfered to a differant hospital and to be honest i just got so sick of being stuffed around and left in the dark about what it could be, i felt like i wasnt being given much information.. i had never been to hospital before so i was a bit scred. I ended up telling them i was fine and wanted to go home.. They discharged me. That night i woke up with such bad chest pain i could hardly breathe and a pain shooting from my right shoulder all the way down to my thigh. I couldnt stand the thought of going back to the hospital i thought it would just go away and i could stick it out. Eventually it went away but the pain in my pelvic area was coming back every now and then… sometimes worse than other times… I ended up seeing a gynaecologist who did an ultra sound and prescribed me the pill and sent me on my way saying there was nothing wrong, he wouldnt hear what i had to say. I was referred by my GP to another gynaecologist who was excellent and very well known and recognised for his work! And basically told me he can be cetain it is Endometriosis. Endometriosis is a disorder in which bits of tissue from the inner lining of the uterus (the endometrium) grow inside a woman’s body, outside of the uterus. And can affect a woman’s ability to become pregnant. He informed me he would need to do a laproscopy surgery.
As much as i would have like to keep seeing this doctor, i was then informed he only does private surgery which would cost me around $4000. Which is money i do not have!
And so until this day i keep getting the pains sometimes more severe than other times…
Now i have had enough! I know it was my fault for leaving the hospital 2 years ago and i admit this was a mistake. Should i go back to hospital and get this fixed??? Im worried i will be stuffed around again, the public health system is a joke! My main concern now is my boyfriend and i wanto have a baby one day in a few years time and im worried about becoming infertile which is a possibilty. What should i do? Wait it out and see another gynae or go streight to hospital?
Hunni i am 21 the same age as you and i worry about not being able to get pregnant all the time too. I agree with you that the public health system is a joke they never listen to any of your problems. Knowing what you have Endometriosis i would go to the hospital when you get the pain again, but be demanding when you go. If they start ignoring you tell them that they need to listen! Threaten to file a complaint if they aren’t going to give you the time. By not giving you the time that you deserve it is like they are disrespecting you… you are supposed to be able to rely on them for medical advice. Are they going to be there to pick up the pieces if you can’t get pregnant because of there medical care? Just go in there and don’t be afraid to get a little b*t*c*y. Good luck.
hun you should go to a obgyn because most of the time when you go to the hospital they look at the basic things it can be and send you out the door.i would make an appointment with a obgyn and they can go from there.and if it is endometriosis then it can cause you infertillty.so hun tomorrow make an appointment so you can fix what is wrong so later you can have a baby.
why did you leave the hospital and what hospital allowed you to leave without running all tests and getting back the results?! If you can’t afford to have the procedure you DO need to go to the hospital and STAY there no matter how long it takes so they can perform the surgery you need and do the blood work you need. Please don’t do that again! You may have made things worse.