Thank you for sharing hope you can help. I woke up the day after Christmas in severe pain on my left side below my ribs. I thought it was constipation. After a week of pain and constipation I was able to get a colonoscopy and endonoscopy. That found nothing. I than did a ct scan that found the Mals. Now I’ve had another ct to see how blocked it is and after seeing a few dr.s was sent to a vascular surgeon he seems to think it’s a sore muscle. He said I would be vomiting and have Nausea when I eat. However I can’t eat much food and I do get a stomach ache and the throbbing pain has NEVER STOPPED. I also have continued the constipation issue. I’m getting a 2nd opinion tomorrow from another vascular surgeon. Can you give me advice on what I should ask him? I desperately want to get back to health. I am 47 & have always been healthy and exercised daily until this.