Pregnancy like symptoms but NOT pregnant!??

Purple_monkfish · 03-05-2009, 03:01 PM

Alright, well, this all began about two weeks ago... during my 2ww. Of course, logically I didn't really expect too much to happen for Feb cycle, what with the chemical pregnancy only the month before but all the signs seemed good. I even had pains on the day I was supposed to O.

So, all fine and dandy. Till 2 weeks ago.

It all began with frequent urination, every hour approximately. I'm not talking a small trickle either, i'm talking a proper decent amount. It reached it worse this last sunday when it was every 30 minutes LIKE CLOCKWORK. One of our guests even asked if I was pregnant.

Last Thursday, the nausea started. Gnawing horrible nausea that only went away if I ate a very small snack. It's continued since. If I continually snack, i'm fine. But as soon as I digest the crackers or the chocolate bar or whatever, i'm back to feeling sick.

Then the bloating began. At first I thought it was just typical pms water retention, which I usually get in my bbs. But my bbs were conspicuously well.. pain free. Anyway, by monday i'd bloated to such an extent that my jeans are now uncomfortably tight. I've had to resort to looser fitting clothing. Even my partner can see the swelling, though he claims it's not as bad as I think it is. That said, it looks like my belly did when I was a few months pregnant with ds!??!
My belly is also slightly sensitive to touch, it doesn't hurt as such, It just feels... uncomfortable to have any pressure put on it at all.

I've broken out in spots this week, mostly small but I honestly look like a teenager. My entire face is riddled with pimples, and I NEVER got bad breakouts when I was a teen.

I'm sleepy, all the time. I can't get myself up in the mornings and I find myself drained by afternoon.

Oh, and as of yesterday, my LEFT bb, and ONLY my left bb has swollen up and hurts so bad that I couldn't even sleep on that side last night. My right one is fine, no pain at all... left? Whole different story. It feels heavy, full even.

So, you're all thinking what I thought right? "Oh she must be pregnant"
No such luck.
Since last week i've taken 6 hpt, various different brands all claiming to be "so sensitive you can test before your period is due"
My period was due 6 days ago. Every single test has been a glaring bfn. No room for doubt, not even the faintest ghost of a line on them.
I've been to the doctor who wont do anything, at all. No bloodwork, no tests.. nada.

So i'm stuck wondering what the hell is wrong with me? I've NEVER experienced anything quite like this before. NEVER had unexplained nausea or peeing ever 30 minutes without any pain at all. I just, i'm at a loss. Everything points to pregnancy, but all the tests are saying no.
I've never had so many tests come up negative before and actually been pregnant either. Last time I tested about 4 weeks and I got three bfps, time before that, 4 or 5 weeks. SO where is AF? Why am I feeling sick? Why have I bloated up and WHY AM I PEEING ALL THE TIME!??? It's driving me insane.

Has anyone ever had anything like this before?

Do remember, I live in the UK so "getting another oppinion" isn't really an option. The NHS doesn't work like that.
The doctor told me it wasn't ringing any alarm bells, couldn't be anythng serious but i'm still very very worried. I suppose I just don't quite trust a doctor who wont even feel my stomach to make sure there's nothing abnormal going on.. who wont even give me a simple freaking beta test to confirm that i'm definintely without a doubt not pregnant.

I've been told to "wait and see", the usual response from the NHS. Which is hardly useful when you're feeling so sick.

misssaphyre · 03-16-2009, 11:49 PM

I am in the same boat with you. I been having my issues since January. The urination is horrible and I have never been one to go to the bathroom at night, but I have been going for the last two months. I have sore bbs every now and again. I had nauesea off and on for about 2 months. I have lost weight but every thing still doesn't fit. I am always sleepy and even had some discharge mixed with old blood for two days and then it stopped. I have been waiting for my af since dec and nothing. I could be anywhere from 3-4 months, but all negative tests. Its just crazy!!

AngelaCM · 03-18-2009, 02:04 AM

Perhaps I can be of a little help. I started having these problems a few years back and I am 100% sure I never have been pregnant, nor am I now. I get the bouts of nausea, frequent urination, sore boobs, fatigue, headaches, you name it. You'd think I was pregnant with all the symptoms I have sometimes. It's hormones. My doctors are still running bloodwork every 2-3 months to try to get me in a normal range but just know that if it isn't pregnancy it is most definately your hormones. Sometimes I even get the intensely sensitive sense of smell where certain things and perfumes make me feel ill, and sometimes I get weird cravings (like I want olives out of nowhere). Our bodies are crazy things and the hormones that run through us can wreak havok. I will admit that I too at one point begged my doc for an MRI to rule out a pituitary tumor. A few months after my pleading insued I got approved for one but it wasn't easy, and ofcourse I went and did it and everything was normal. I know sometimes it is scary and we may think the worst but I hope hearing from someone who never has even been pregnant having the same episodes will make it easier. Still, I will hope for you that you can convince your doctor to run routine bloodwork to see if maybe they can find a hormonal problem.

curiousseeker · 11-28-2009, 10:24 PM

so how did it go? .. as I too am going through this situation right now .. and feel all over the place.. please help!

shaunsmom04 · 11-29-2009, 06:53 PM

yea im having pregnancy sypthoms too but am not pregnant. the sypthoms come and go but its just my hormones. pcos messes with some women like that. im ttc so it makes things emotionally harder for me. cause i think i might finally be and i keep getting bfns. so yea it sucks

nmoose · 11-30-2009, 07:04 PM

I have definitely had the same problems! Some cycles I have all the symptoms: bloating, cramping, NAUSEA!, sore boobs, peeing all the time, acne. Other cycles, barely anything. I hate it, because the symptoms always vary so then I get so hopeful that I actually am pregnant. But it is always negative. When I first went off the pill, I had a month with all kinds of symptoms (but all pregnancy tests came back negative) so I went to the doctor (just a regular doc not an OBGYN) for a pregnancy test just to be sure. Their test showed negative as well. The doc made me feel so stupid, made me think I was crazy, as if I was imagining the symptoms! I later went to an OBGYN and was diagnosed with PCOS. It's tough, I feel for you!

1momwannabe · 12-01-2009, 04:54 PM

I wonder what was the end result of Purple's story. I am in the same situation, I can say that I am almost positively sure am preggos but my test are showing negative.. I guess the question here is, has anyone ever got a positive after all this symptoms?