People Share 30 Helpful Signs You Should Immediately Go To The Hospital

My Father suffered from migraines for years. One morning he was sitting up in bed talking to some one on the phone. I went in to ask him if he wanted a cup of tea but found that he had died. Just as quick as that. he died of a brain aneurysm .

Mine refused to listen when I was complaining about menstrual pain (even if not at my cycle) and I ended up septic, with going under radical hysterectomy. Was in the hospital for more than a month! Always listen to your body!

Doctors would listen more if they knew they could justify the cost of care to the insurance companies. It is beyond time for the United States to join the rest of the civilized world and offer national health care.

Could also be encephalitis. Migraine had her in the fetal position. It was misdiagnosed at first and she didn't receive treatment soon enough.

America needs more doctors with Dr. Gregory House's determination to get the diagnosis right and takes time to asses each individual patient.

My best friend died from a brain aneurysm in the 6th grade

Good news! If it's a brain aneurysm and you're alive 15 minutes later, then you have a good chance of surviving. Said my husband's Dr as they shipped him off to the specialist hospital. My husband had a headache when I went to bed, and the kids found him on the floor in the morning before I got up. He survived, but we all take headaches seriously now.

I had this the other week, turned out to be possible meningitis/severe viral infection. Still not sure which, but thankfully antibiotics cleared it up, so after 2 days in hospital I was allowed home on a course of pills. I did have to have a CT scan of my brain though to make sure.

I have this VERY frequently like every six months 😅 kinda scared

aneurysms are one of the scariest things i can think of

It is a pity that doctors and nurses so often gaslight the patient. I had my large intestine twist shut but because it always happened while I had my period, it just had to be period cramps. And my telling them that, no, this was entirely different, I knew what my period feels like, and this isn’t it —— well, wasn’t I just another silly hysterical female, right? They even accused me of coming in with ‘period cramps’ when I could prove I wasn’t on my period. Gaslighting bastards.

My doc said if you are over 50 years old, a little pain in various places are normal. They come and go. This is how your body indicates you're still alive :) But if you feel pain on the same location for days or weeks, go get an appointment with your doc.

As a quite healthy mom of 4 in her 40's, listening to YOUR own vibes (woman's intuition?) can save your life. It did mine. Untreated DVT doesn't always go away on its own.

Precisely!

I have (apparently) a pretty high pain threshold, so when pain woke me at 0400 I knew it was time to call for help. Ended up having my gall bladder removed, which was absolutely stuffed with stones.

As a retired nurse, there is truth to this, but it doesn't look like a panic attack. If a cardiac patient said to me "I don't know. I just don't feel right". I'm watching like a hawk because on so many occasions something went horribly wrong.

Another "fun" fact: if you get this "feeling of impending doom" right after a blood transfusion it usually means they gave you the wrong type of blood.

Panic attacks come out of nowhere. Literally. That's why people who suffer from them can develop agoraphobia.

Sepsis, which is a life threatening systemic response to a severe infection, causes an impending sense of doom. Left untreated, it WILL cause multiple organ failure (septic shock) and ultimately death. I've had sepsis too many times to count, due mostly to kidney infections, but also from a cat bite that resulted in a massive abscess that nearly cost me my right arm. Three emergency surgeries and countless rounds of IV antibiotics during the 2020 COVID lockdown for what was ultimately an antibiotic resistant infection.

I was put on High Blood Pressure meds to help block the impending doom feeling I was having daily. Once the meds started working I noticed a different pain in my chest and it often feels like my heart is having contractions. Went to see a Cardiologist "just in case" and the Echocardiogram detected a mass on my heart. The soonest they can get me in for the test to identify the mass is the 29th of this month Feb 21st is when they found the mass). I'm scared sh*tless and no matter how much I try to think positive thoughts, the bad thoughts creep in. My stress level is at the max.

This happened to my boyfriend last month. His appendix burst, they did a CT scan and confirmed it had burst and was leaking pus and other nastiness. They didn't operate for three days. He was nil by mouth the whole time and wasn't allowed to take his blood disorder anti coagulation medication and was severely dehydrated. Perfect conditions for a blood clot. The surgeon said he was *very* lucky to be alive. Which was their fault entirely.

That can be your appendix, or gall bladder, or ovary-- lots of internal organs will be sneaky like that.

This is good advice, I feel many would just be relieved the pain vanished and not get checked

Worst pain imaginable: been there, it's true. My appendix did burst due to a doctor who did not take me seriously. Ended up with Peritonitis and almost died. Let me tell you, that HURT like a mf as well. I got a morphine shot for it before being raced to the operation table. So the pain doesnt always go away.

Ex went after 2 days. The pain had eased and he felt like a time waster. Turns out it had burst and he was developing an infection.