I am 50 and previously posted a couple of weeks ago with ongoing gynae problems that I am on a never ending waiting list for. My post will be long but I'm just desperate at this point for some advice.
I haven't been able to work for a few weeks due to increasing pain in pelvis, lower back, hip and top of thigh. I had an 'over the belly ultrasound'( no tranvaginal ultrasound) in October of last year. Report went back to GP within a few days stating fibroids and referred me to gynae as urgent. When I phoned GP in December I found out it hadn't been flagged as urgent but now would be. Still waiting and within last 4 weeks my pain has increased so that I'm not sleeping and when I am I am jolted awake with pain in lower back, pelvis and upper thigh.
When my pain worsened I was initially given a phone consultation with GP who diagnosed sciatica, given gabapentin, I have since had 2 face to face appointments, no physical examination at any point during this whole process, telling me she would try and chase up gynae referral process... still haven't heard anything. In the last few days my left upper thigh is so much noticeably bigger than my right but I'm sat here dreading ringing the Doctors to let them know of this, and of my increasing pain, because, even though I've never been someone who has been at doctors often before this, I feel like I'm wearing the GP's patience thin!
Sorry for long post but hoping for some advice.
As an edit my GP also found visible lymph nodes in neck and tested for thyroid. This came back normal and I asked why there were lumps and she couldn't say.
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