Help with pain

[April091]

I am waiting for my appointment with the gynaecologist but my period has come and i am in terrible pain, I have tried all the pain relief but nothing is working, heat pads don't work either, no one believes I am in pain, what should I do.

[R0517]

Have you been to your GP for strong medication?

[April091 in reply to R0517]

Yea but they only gave me medication to reduce the bleeding and thought that would help with the pain

[R0517 in reply to April091]

That's annoying. I take codeine when my pain is really bad, it just knocks me out so I can't say if it helps the pain or not but it's one way of coping with it by sleeping through it. I hope you feel better soon x

[LouLouT]

Can you ask the receptionist at the doctors to get a doctor to call you back? If I was in too much pain to go in to the doctors they'd call me to talk through my symptoms then leave a prescription at reception formy partner to collect (when my symptoms first started). I take Naproxen daily and then either co-codamol or codeine (now on repeat). Sounds like you definitely need something stronger. If a doctor isnt able to see/ speak to you can someone go get you some co-cocodomol? That is if you are able to take it.

Hope you get some relief soon!

Xx

[Char411]

I was doubled over in pain yesterday, I had to leave work and the pain only became bearable after 2 tramadol and 2 ibuprofen spaced out by a few hours. I just had to stay in bed curled up in a ball with my heat pad feeling spaced out waiting for the pains in my pelvis, back and thighs to subside. Then it woke me up at 4am in a pool of blood and agony as the pain killers had worn off. I’m sick of this life stripping debilitating disease hopefully today will be a better day.

Definitely ask for stronger tablets as I have found blood flow doesn’t always equate pain level. Sometimes I can have light periods and be in agony

Hugs xx