I'm frightened

Sounds like Lupus.

Sounds like Lupus.

I'm sorry to hear it. I imagine if it was very serious it would have been recognised though so I wouldn't worry. It sounds like a private check is a good call if you are in a lot of pain. Until then try and forget it by watching tele and things. All the best

Well with DVT, it can turn into PE, which can potentially be fatal if not caught in time! I am fretting that perhaps the DVT has broken off from my leg and travelled to my lungs, as whatever I take/do isn't settling it! Drs are positive however and my mum that I do not have it. A Dr in A&E told me ''You look too well to have a PE'' - that IMO is the most stupidest thing to say because you can't tell! Yes I am young (which is what I am being told all the time) and I am a low risk patient of having it. But the amount of young people I have seen on forums, who were brain washed with the same crap, have DVTs/PEs. All I want is a CT scan and then I'll be happy, it'll put my mind @ great ease. And then I can get my leg sorted which is still giving me trouble after 6weeks, yes 6weeks!!

I was searching last night for private consultants, and places like Nuffield req. you to have a referral from your GP, is that correct??? . . . I was hoping to just ring, book an appointment, see a consultant and get the process done quite swiftly.

Sounds like Lupus.

If the doctors have ruled out DVT/PE then chances are you don't have it. Its not unheard of for DVT to be missed, however. Many hospitals seem to miss the symptoms. Ask them for an ultrasound of your leg, if you haven't already had one.

Most private hospitals will require a GP referral, yes. You can ring them up directly, though, if you are funding it privately. Some private hospitals have emergency departments, but even though it has been causing you problems for a while it doesn't really sound like an emergency, unfortunately.

I know its frustrating when you can't get a diagnosis. Hang in there and keep bugging the right people.

It's never Lupus.

How do you know?

I have had 2 Doppler's on my leg, and the Radiographer said that's a good sign I don't have it. But from reading people's experiences on forums (I prob. shouldn't have turned to the internet, but I didn't get much information from Drs or those on the DVT ward about the whole thing), many people had the doppler, which like mine was fine. But later found themselves having other symptoms, which after having a CT scan showed a PE and a big DVT in their leg. That is what frightens me - the fact that everyone is saying ''I am fine'' but really the one scan that can rule it out, well it'll give more information than a chest x ray, is the CT scan.

Ahh so I can either be referred by a NHS GP (which I pay for? or do I get it on the NHS because I was referred?) or I can go independently?. Tad confused.

My mum is getting annoyed with me because I keep coming up with suggestions on what I think it might be. But when you've seen x amount of medical professionals and nobody has a flippin clue what is wrong with you, apart from throwing more tablets @ you, I honestly can't help it . I was @ work yesterday on the brink of tears, manager asked what was wrong, I explained and she said ''cheer up and put a smile on'', which I am finding very hard to @ the moment.

I will try and plod on though, so thanks for the reply.

It's never Lupus.

This.

Sounds like Lupus.

Sorry, i think they're quoting 'House' rather than giving proper replies.

How do you know?

K well if the dopplers were clear it really does sound like its not DVT, but I'm no medical professional. Don't worry about scare mongerers on the internet. Honestly. People never go on the internet to post about how their DVT was diagnosed and treated immediately. They like a good whinge.

You would usually be referred by your GP to a private hospital in order to have the treatment privately. It wouldn't be on the NHS. You can ask your GP to refer you for a second opinion on the NHS, though. To a different hospital, perhaps?

We're all frightened darling, it's the human condition.

Post 14 wasn't directed at you, by the way, I appreciate your response, so thank you.

Mum is thinking perhaps the problem with my leg is linked to my back? As I have had a lot of trouble with my back in the past. But my back doesn't hurt at the moment . As for the chest, I have no idea, although Drs think it might be a viral infection, hence the 2nd dose of antibiotics, and the amount of crap I am coughing up - (greeny, yellowy phelgm, apologies for the description, which on 2 occasions has had a little red streak of blood in it. That I had before, which resulted in me going to A&E, Dr there basically ignored it, but told me to go back if it's red, pink, frothy.

Ooo ok thanks. I thought the whole process was just that you go to the private hospital, and they get the ball rolling. But it's not quite that simple.