Took a bad fall, go to hospital?

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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?

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

When in doubt, get it checked out.

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You fell, you are high risk.

Get it checked out. If you were not worried, you would not be posting here.

We cannot offer advice here..............per the TOS of this website.

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