My brain hurts!

I will be there on Easter morning raring to go - I desperately want to know what the cause is and whether anything can be done about it. I am finding the uncertainty very difficult to handle. The symptoms are a bit of a mystery - I have no gall bladder, and it could be bile duct/pancreas etc. (some blood results hint at this) - I have constant pain in that area. But the pain that precedes the loss of consciousness is entirely different and has only occurred on these two occasions.

The worry is that OH will not be alert or fit enough to deal with getting an ambulance if I conk out again. On the two occasions that this has happened I have managed to get through to him but I do feel anxious that he might not hear. This time he rang 111! - I have told him to go straight for 999 next time - to be fair, that is what 111 did, but it just another step in the process, and delay is not good.

It is very bizarre - it is as though something just switches my blood pressure off; it is not remotely like a faint, when you get warning that it is coming on.

Thank you for all your kind wishes.

Have the scan whenever they offer it.

My DH had a prostate cancer scare and was immediately offered an NHS MRI scan at 7.30 in the morning two days after Christmas on his birthday when we were just about to head off to family in the West Country.

It was a massive inconvenience and yet we were very grateful the system was up and running and that the staff were there to help us. The relief of a quick diagnosis was very great too. It made us realise that the 'NHS in crisis' narrative was much exaggerated.

We are very lucky in this country. Have the scan and be reassured as quickly as you can.

It may be Easter and All fools day (my sil birthday)
But more important It is your day Lucky, to get your treatment sorted and set your mind at rest.

Good luck
I will be thinking of you

You could have a type of epilepsy, or an autonomic disorder. It doesn't sound like dissecting aorta or it wouldn't just come and go and come back again, you'd remain seriously ill until treated.

Agree with Maw Broon, keep all options open, NHS apt may get cancelled at last minute. Hope all goes well for you.

Goodness Lucky, what scary experiences and what shocking delay.
MawBroon's advice is good - keep all options open x

I had a CT scan over four weeks ago and don't know the result. I finally got through to the consultant's nurse yesterday but she couldn't find it!

Keep the private appointment in case I think. “A scan in the hand....”
It is a reminder that the NHS does function 24/7 at least in hospitals, Paw had a colonoscopy and gastroscopy booked for Easter Saturday last year. The hospital car park was deserted, the M1 and roads to the Royal Free deserted ( well it WAS a Saturday when Golders Green is almost entirely free of traffic) and the easiest visit I have ever done. (The fact that their admin had yet again cocked up and they had no record of the colonoscopy referral another matter, but the less said about my frustration that day the better)
I hope it shows nothing that can’t be fixed and puts your mind at rest.

Blimey lucky what a muddle. Hope the MRI is agreed to be the best option. Not long to wait. No wonder your head hurts with it all. .

Thinking back to the pain I had before I eventually had my gall bladder removed and sending my sympathy and best wishes lucky.

You are in good hands, hope all goes well for you.

I hope you get this sorted quickly, it must be a worry. Fingers crossed and all that here’s hoping you live up to your user name. Xx

Also glad that you’re having a scan in the not so distant future. Hope you get the results quickly too.

Flipping heck, Lucky!

Glad something (anything?!) is happening - it must be very scary!

Four weeks wait for something that is urgent. That's dreadful!! Easter day is okay , and it seems that an MRI scan is better than a CT scan. I can only wish you luck, and hope that the cause of your malady is easily treated.