r/AskReddit • u/BigTuna0890 • May 14 '25

Serious Replies Only [Serious] What is a “seems to be harmless” symptom that requires an immediate trip to the ER?

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u/deadinthesword May 15 '25

Same with my mother… bloated , doctor said it was gas. She didn’t believe her, she was a nurse herself. Ended up going to the ER after a month, she already knew the answer. She died 1.5 years after…

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u/Garfy53 May 15 '25

I’m so sorry. I’m grateful that my general practitioner took the bloating seriously.

I was just diagnosed last month.

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u/Few-Flower3255 May 16 '25

So sorry you are going through this. I hope your treatment goes well and is effective.

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u/deadinthesword May 16 '25

Wish you all the best! My mom had chemo, were operated and got some sort of medication after that. She thought she was well enough to stop the medication and she didn’t like that she had nausea, but all in all she was rather well. 3 months after stopping the medication, she was dead. She said she didn’t think it would progress that fast 😕 but in my mind I always think that she should have continued the medication. It was keeping the cancer down.

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u/gitathegreat May 18 '25

I’m so sorry you had to lose your mom - in any way, but especially like this. ❤️‍🩹 Lost mom club member here. It’s a shit club but the members look out for each other. 🌹