Hi, I’m new here. I apologise in advance if I sound like I’m just flapping - I probably am. Ps; it’s going to be a long one
I’m a 25 year old woman with 4 children (1 bio and 3 stepkids) I’ve had IBS for years and I feel like my GP keeps blaming my symptoms on that, even though they don’t follow my normal IBS patterns.
For the last 2-3 months I’ve had epigastric pain under my ribs. It started fairly off and on but now it’s every day. This pain also goes into the mid/top of my back on the right side where a woman’s bra strap would sit. It’s affecting my sleep as I have to sleep sat up and I’ve had no appetite (lost a stone in 8-9 months without trying). My bowels have been alternating between severe constipation that I got prescribed colonoscopy prep for, or the polar opposite where I’m going 10-12 times a day. I do not smoke or drink alcohol.
I’ve had a few blood tests, some of which came back borderline but nothing horrific. I had an ultrasound to rule out gallstones where my liver was said to be slightly fatty and they couldn’t see my pancreas as it was tucked behind my bowel. I then had a gastroscopy to rule out gastritis, all fine, and I had a CT last Friday on my pelvis/abdomen.
It is now the following Sunday and I ended up in A&E on Friday with slightly yellow eyes, dark urine and more pain. I’ve had several nosebleeds in the last few days which I’ve never had before. I’ve also been having bad fatigue that’s had be in bed for the last 3 days. He assessed my belly and saw how much pain I was in around the liver area. My urine dip was clear and my bloods were again, only borderline. The doctors suggested it would be a waste to keep me in over the weekend for tests when I’ve already had a CT, and suggested I should just wait for my results. I called my GP and they said I’ve got at least another week wait as there’s a backup still from Christmas.
Sorry this is a bit of a long post, but I’m just worried. I’m worried I’ve been ignored due to my age and somethings been missed. I’m usually so active, my youngest being 4 and I just cannot keep up. I’m falling asleep during the day, in pain after I eat anything even if it’s small and I just can’t keep going on like this. I know you shouldn’t, but I’ve read about the rare forms of FLC liver cancer that happen within my age bracket and it worries me.
