Hi All

About 3 weeks ago I felt a twinge of pain when I wee'd (internally...not actual burning when I wee'd) - I thought I was getting a bit of a UTI. A couple of days after I felt this twinge the pain got worse and spread. It started low down and spread all up my abdomen to my stomach and around my lower back, up to just under my ribs at the back.

I have a good pain theshold and it takes a LOT to bother me, but this really bothered me. It feels like there is a stabbing fire trying to burst out of my gut and upper back.

It came in waves...on a scale of 1 to 10, the base scale would be a six...a constant burning pain then would suddenly go up to a 9 or 10 and I'd be writhing around for about 30 secs to a minute while it calmed again. When the pain got to it's worst, I would end up vomiting. As well as the pain I felt feeezing cold, weak and shakey.

This was on a weekend, so I went to an after hours Dr the next day and she did a wee test and said it showed nothing expect lots of white blood cells. She gave me a script for antibiotics anyway, probably just to shut me up. After finishing the whole course I felt a lot better.

This Thursday, it started again. Just the tiniest UTI type twinge, hardly noticable. By Saturday morning though, I was hurting alot again in the same way - up to my tummy and around up my back.

I was at home by myself in the morning and the pain got so bad that I was seconds away from calling an Ambulance for myself. As I said, I have a high pain threshold, but I would rather go through 10 more 36 hour drug free labours than feel what I felt then.

Again, the pain got worse as the day went on and I ended up puking, shaking, cold and weak. DH was working a late night shift, so my Mum stayed with me until he got home. I don't feel nauseous as such, I just vomit violently when the pain is very bad. But there is no morning sickness-type long lasting nausea.

I had a repeat script from the last lot of antibiotics, so have started taking them, just in case.

I have my first antenatal check at the hospital on Tuesday morn with a midwife. Should I bother telling them about it? The Dr I saw said there was nothing nasty showing in my wee (as stated above), so I doubt the midwife is going to take me seriously...I am just another paranoid pregnant woman, right?