Timing??

I am in the middle of a flare, and wondered how much pain I have to endure

before I call for help?? 

Do not endure bad pain Jacqueline , get help now . Only you know how you feel, go to your doctors now. Your doctor should put your mind at ease in terms of whether this is an emergency or not . Take care 

Don't try to "soldier on" go to doctor today and get treatment.  I've been to docs today and back on antibiotics again.

will have to wait until tomorrow  surgery ,half day closing. 

I ma taking Paracetamol every 6 hrs, not really noticing much  pain reduction. Don't know whether or not to take Mebeverine to reduce the 

bloating ,I look like a Sumo wrestler in a frock

have just tried to access  surgery, evev though  they are closed /.thought there would be an out of hours number, but they have put

their phone number on Fax. consequently no access 

If the pain is too bad to bear Jacqueline , I would advise to either go to your nearest walk in centre or A and E. The very least they will do is to take blood tests which may show raised infllammation, and give you stronger painkillers, but most of all you will be given the professional advice which you need right now 

had the first hospital care  3 months ago, not the nicest experience. 

will ring 911 first don't feel energetic enough to get ready ,taxi job, long wait in a&e Thank you  help me make my mind up 

Take care then Jacqueline, let us know how you are getting on xx

Made a start, phoned 111 ,

am now playing the waiting game

None, if you are thinking about calling for help then  you need to do it now or it could be worse! Good Luck Jacqueline

Typical!! Just when you need them doctors shut and no number.  I hope you don't have too long a wait in A & E.  Let us know how things are going if you can.  Take Care.  Lainie

just trying this out ,did two posts one to you,and one to tidy queen, both whizzed off to outer space here goes

I don't believe  it !!!! O.K at the risk of repeating myself, I have tried to tell you , that

I rang 111 put through almost immediately to the doctor whose voice I recognised

from 3 months ago ,fortunately he remembered me and my dodgy D.D

So he faxed a prescription through to my pharmacy ,5 mins away. Bit of a problem with the fax machine  Sorted  , I ha my first dose of antibiotics at 4pm

Keflex and Metronidazole. Fingers crossed,  was going on holiday on Monday 

History surely repeats itself , I was going on holiday the last time it happened.

 So, Thank you everybody for giving me a shove  xx 

Done everything I was told, should  be on the mend as from 4pm

Sorry I must have got wrong end of stick or perhaps read too quickly. What a stroke of luck the doctor recognised you and got prescription sorted out quickly for you to start the antibiotics.  I hope you can still make your holiday x

Hello Lainie, to be honest I feel worse now after taking the tabs I am in bed and quaking with coldm my feet are freezing,and the pain has worsened,and my temp is 36..6  my tongue is starting to feel sore I did explain to the doctor that I was allergic to penicillin,but he still prescribed the  Keflex  He didn't prescribe anything before, just got 

me into hospital. Don't quite know what to do next .

 

Hello again Jacqueline...would have replied sooner but like you back on antibiotics and already feel washed out and just want to sleep but pain keeping me awake.

Would you be able to make it to your own G.P. tomorrow, especially being allergic to penicillian (same as me) you really shouldn't have been prescribed them. If you can't make it to doctor perhaps you could speak by 'phone and see what they suggest. 

Whist you have been snoring ,I have been to the out of hours surgery 

at the hospital. Doctor said to stop the Keflex because of the penicillin 

just the other one and good old Paracetamol, and mebeverine when I

look like a Sumo wrestler in a frock He had a press in the Divi area,and said there was some tenderness, but should be better in 7

days.  I took a bag full of gear in case they kept me like last time 

IWorked on the principle of ""SODS LAW"" and he sent me home

He came very close to being hugged.

So Lainie, have a good night's sleep, and you know that you are

one day closer to being better,when you wake up.xx

 

Well done you for getting it sorted!  I'm just heading back to bed now see if I can get to sleep this time.  Had paracetamol and hugging my hot water bottle! Hope you manage to sleep too and that we both feel better come morning.

Nite Nite x

Morning Lainie,Just woke up 7am slept like the proverbial.Had coffee

and 2 paras can't have the anti until breakfast probably be scambled

eggs. I feel as though I have been in a rugby tackle, the divi pain is

sort of hovering,not too bad I am staying in bed today, holiday starts on Monday It's a long drive but I enjoy driving, and that is usually

the best part, getting there Do you mind if we keep tabs 0n each 

others progress ,as we both started together, and  both allergic to

penicillin. My head is non swimmy.now and 

, my tongue is back to normal.glad I only took one penicillin

   Hope you slept well, and feel  little less hurting I still look like 

a Sumo wrestler!!!!sad