I am a nurse, and I probably should know the answer, but I don't. It's after hours for my ob/gyn so going to get checked out there is not an option. I took a pretty bad fall this afternoon in the park while holding my toddler. I fell a little on my side, but mostly on my knees and right hand. Now I have a pain in my left side, and painless ctx (braxton hicks, maybe?) at a rate of about 5 per hour. I am high risk and so I am overly cautious this pregnancy. I have already gone to ob triage twice with abdominal pain. Was told it was just round ligament pain although I was then inadvertently diagnosed with a retroplacental abruption (ironically on the other side from the pain!) I don't want to be a frequent flyer:nono: (I'm a regular on these boards:lol2:). Should I wait it out to see if the ctx become painful or to see if I start leaking, or should I go get checked out?
HisTreasure, BSN, RN
748 Posts
I am a nurse, and I probably should know the answer, but I don't. It's after hours for my ob/gyn so going to get checked out there is not an option. I took a pretty bad fall this afternoon in the park while holding my toddler. I fell a little on my side, but mostly on my knees and right hand. Now I have a pain in my left side, and painless ctx (braxton hicks, maybe?) at a rate of about 5 per hour. I am high risk and so I am overly cautious this pregnancy. I have already gone to ob triage twice with abdominal pain. Was told it was just round ligament pain although I was then inadvertently diagnosed with a retroplacental abruption (ironically on the other side from the pain!) I don't want to be a frequent flyer:nono: (I'm a regular on these boards:lol2:). Should I wait it out to see if the ctx become painful or to see if I start leaking, or should I go get checked out?