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Has anyone been diagnosed with Abdominal Wall Pain?
Digestive Health | Last Active: Mar 22 6:46am | Replies (322)Comment receiving replies
@anniesezu812
I've been reading through posts on ACNE's and Adhesions, and noticed your post. I think I have Adhesions and maybe ACNE's from a gall bladder laparoscopic surgery in June of 2023. The possibility of adhesions post surgery wasn't discussed at all. I started having pain about four or five months post surgery. I've had imaging done: endoscopy, colonoscopy, CT and ultrasound; all of them don't show anything internal in the GI tract that would be causing the pain/discomfort. I've seen two gastroenterologists and neither can explain what is going on, other than if I have adhesions they won't show on imaging and only found with exploratory surgery. They wouldn't do that unless there is an obstruction happening, and right now there isn't. they both suggested either amythryptaline or northriptaline (not sure if I spelled them correctly), but the possible side effects don't sound good. Are you taking anything for pain? If anyone else that reads this has any experience with dealing with the abdominal wall pain, please respond.
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@kremer1 Yes I am on pain meds. I was originally diagnosed ACNES about 7 years after my small abominal wall injury which was left unrepaired for 6 yrs because it didnt show on scans, you may have read what I previously wrote on this blog.
I had about 4 nerve blocks, none of them helped. The pain was always much deeper than the nerve blocks went. My Dr couldn't understand why it was so deep. Ultimately a hernia surgeon suggested to me I might have Celiac (solar) Plexus pain, which i now believe is correct and ACNES is not correct. The nerve bundle affected in my case sits on the Aorta. Im in No hurry to do that block, it comes with risks, but its debilitating pain, life altering.
More to your point if you have nerve pain, stabbing, burning, gnawing, sharp it is probably nerve pain.
Im on 3x oxycodone which does help but I get best relief from xanex , which I find helps nerve pain greatly. Also I finally gave in and started pregabalin, I can't take Gabapentin. After a few days I started getting very good relief with the pregabalin at 75 mg. I was loathe to add another medicine, but jt has helped my excruciating pain to the point im out of bed and slowly regaining a life. I believe the Spinal Cord Stimulator did a tremendous amount of damage to my central nervous system. Im beyond relieved its out.
One day at a time....
@kremer1 I developed pain abdominal wall
Pain after laprosxopic gall
Bladder removal. My doctor recommended amytriptiline. It took a few weeks to help but it did. I would use it for 6 months and then go off of it until the next Flare up. It seemed to flare up with stress or overactivity. I have been dealing with it on and off since 2006. Good luck to you.
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@kremer1
I'll respond better shortly, yes I do HAVE to take meds for pain.
I have suffered Neurology pain for 17 yrs, so have been thru the ringer.
Give me few hrs, Doc appt. now.