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Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS)
Digestive Health | Last Active: Oct 29 2:54pm | Replies (1225)Comment receiving replies
if the symptoms are mild will surgery still be required, or can I just have it monitored?I MALS is left untreated,will it get worse with time or stay the same?I am confused because I don’t have the excruciating pain like I have been reading in the blogs.To me I think my symptoms have been mild.I do have some discomfort at times after eating.The pain is right under my diaphragm and lasts for a few hours.I thought it was just indiegestion. I eat very smalll meals but my weight stays the same or after a few weeks might drop a pound or two.
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Hi @103196
This is my view, if you have a definite diagnosis that it is MALs then leaving it untreated may not be a good idea. I believe the longer you leave it the worse you will get and trust me you do not want to be in the situation I am in and many others where the symptoms are truly unbearable even life changing. My whole life has stopped because of MALs, I only wish I had been diagnosed 10 years ago and had the operation, I think my life would be so much different; instead I barely go out, I'm in constant agonizing pain and I don't eat. There have been a number of people who have been diagnosed early (meaning with little symptoms) and have recovered leading a normal life. You will have to go through the post to find them if you want to ask them specifics of their operation. I believe @annief has had the operation in Dallas and is showing good results. Maybe she can gives us an update on her condition after the operation.
Mark