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Hi @angel1972, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You will see I moved your post to an ongoing discussion about pain after colon surgery. This is so you can connect with others like you that have been through similar situations.
Have you found anything at all that gives you some sense of relief?

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Hello @angel1972

I would like to add my welcome to you as you have recently posted on Mayo Clinic Connect. As you know, we are not medical professionals, but patients like yourself, who seek to encourage others as we share our experiences with health problems.

I am sorry to hear about the chronic pain you are experiencing. Chronic pain can be tiring, whether you take pain meds or not. It is a very difficult problem for all of us to live with. I'm just wondering what type of doctors you have consulted about this pain. I'm guessing that maybe you've only consulted with GI doctors as the GI tests you have mentioned are all GI-related.

As you have not found any relief, I'm wondering if you have considered consulting with a pain specialist or perhaps a pain clinic? These are usually found in larger research hospitals like Mayo Clinic and/or university medical centers. Here is some information about Mayo's Pain Rehabilitation Center. https://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/pain-rehabilitation-center/sections/overview/ovc-20481691.

If you read this website article you will see that they do help people with abdominal pain. Perhaps this might be a good option for you if nothing else has helped.

If you would like to make an appointment at one of Mayo Clinic's three locations, here is information about appointments, https://www.mayoclinic.org/appointments?

I would encourage you to check into a pain center at Mayo or in your own vicinity, if that is more convenient, and see if they can offer you more help. If you would like some information about members of Connect who have been helped at Mayo's pain rehab center here is a link to that discussion, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-pain-rehabilitation-program/

I hope that you find some relief from this problem. I look forward to hearing from you again. As you are able, will you post an update?