When to go to the er/a&e?

Cindyt

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Joined : Jul 2012

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Posted 8/2/2012 9:26 PM (GMT 0)

I'm just curious..when do you finally give in and go to your local er/a&e?i don't really know what to do actually..labs are ok,last ct was ok..diarrhea is horrible and pain all over..now I'm exhausted!any input would be great!!cindy

petittarte

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Posted 8/2/2012 9:46 PM (GMT 0)

With those symptoms I would just go to my GI. I only go to the ER if I've been throwing up for more than a few hours because I have cyclical vomiting syndrome and know that I won't be able to stop on my own.

NiceCupOfTea

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Posted 8/2/2012 10:25 PM (GMT 0)

Some folks have to wait weeks or even months before they get to see their GI.

Me, I've gone when the pain has reached a point of no longer being tolerable. It's pain more than anything else which drives me, but when it gets that bad I usually have a high temperature and feel really ill, too.

orngie

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Posts : 161

Posted 8/3/2012 7:05 PM (GMT 0)

I used to wait a while (2-3 days) but I have started going sooner. It seems that when I start up with any kind of cramping or abdominal pain it won't stop on its own any more, so I need pain meds. Also, I'm finding that if I go in sooner there is a better chance that the CT scan will actually see whatever is going on. Nothing stinks as much as waiting it out for several days and then when you finally do go in, they can't find anything.

I have 2 more weeks to wait for a push endoscopy after my last trip to the ER about a month ago. By the time I have the test done the inflammation that they saw on the CT scan may have cleared up, but at least they did get it on the CT scan.

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