Has anyone been diagnosed with Abdominal Wall Pain

Dr. Kuppusamy at Arizona Pain Clinic is wonderful!

Had my gallbladder removed in January 2012. Had of her pain in that area for over 6 1/2 years. Felt like they left scissors in my body or something. Had CAT scans went to the ER many times only to be told there was nothing wrong with me prescribed me dicyclomine which I finally stopped taking about six months ago. My pain has improved finally but I still have the dull pain there ! I believe they did some damage when I took out my gallbladder. Right after surgery they had clamped my bile duct shut and almost killed me! Never been the same since ! Praying for you to feel better soon and to get some relief

I would like to know latest updates from people that have posted in the past. Now that I have been diagnosed with abdominal wall entrapment, and have suffered from it for the past 8 months with a million tests that came out negative and have undergone 2 injections, with no relief, what lies ahead for me and what do I do next????

I too have been treated for ab wall pain. Have had right upper ab pain going on 5 years and have had every test possible. All negative. The pain dr performed trigger point injections to no avail. My next course of action is a MRI of the thoracic spine to see if the pain is being generated from the spine. Can I ask how your pain feels? Stabbing? Aching? Burning? For now I am on Tramadol and gabapentin for pain control; however they come withy their own side effects and after 5 years have become less effective in pain control. I've researched everything I can think of so hearing what someone else has done is helpful.

I have been searching for 15 years. I had abdominal pain like gall bladder. They took out my gall bladder and I still had the pain. After 8months and 25 pounds less, they did every GI test with no diagnosis. I stopped going to drs and totally changed my diet (no processed foods, no gluten) and still no help. My internist finally said to go see a pain dr. I had a block and knew immediately that it worked so they did a Radio Theraphy Ablasion and I had peace (no Pain) for over a year, except for “attacks” which felt like a rooter-Reuter going through my digestive system, pain, and no eating for about a week. My doctor in Dec. ordered an Abdominal Ultrasound and it about put me in the hospital because of the pain from this procedure. I have had 2 more RFA within 2 months and it’s alleviated the pain about 65%. I’m now looking into Median Acurate Ligament Syndrome. Still searching for answer.

I've had thoracic spine MRI also and even though I do have degenerative discs, I have been told that there is no possible connection with my pain on left side of abdomen. I have sharp stabbing pain. I have oxycodone pills from years ago due to knee, shoulder surgeries but try not to take them because I don't want to get hooked on them. In the meantime, after being an extremely active person all my life, I find myself in bed many days and am not able to do anything. Very depressing for me. I don't know if I will go for a third shot under ultrasound, I want to see if anyone has gone for surgery to take care of problem.

can you tell me what kind of doctor does RFA?

I've also almost given up on western medicine. Will be trying acupuncture to see if that helps. Have had this pain since I had my gallbladder out 5 years ago. Its an aching deep pain like something is pushing really hard in that area. Have had an abdominal ultrasound, CT, MRIs, colonoscopy, EGD and many lab tests. All normal. It was thought to be scar tissue at one point but no one will do an exploratory surgery for ab pain. I also went through testing for Sphincter of Oddi but that too was inconclusive. It is very depressing as I too used to be active but now I don't go anywhere much for fear of the pain flaring up. I pray for answers not only for myself but for you too.

I had deep stabbing pain in my right lower abdomen. The ER was always concerned I had a kidney stone. I remember having a colonoscopy before my diagnosis. I was told
I had a tortuous colon. I notice some pain when my bowel is full. The deep tissue massage/scar mobilization has made the most difference. I had another lap surgery after my diagnosis. I have some scar tissue that has attached to my rib. I notice more pain there as I get closer to my every 3 month appointment. Don’t give up. I think this really takes time to figure out. I do use nortriptyline and I was on tramadol. I try not to do aggressive abdominal exercises or heavy yard work.

@captainsteve Are you seeing someone in pain management? If the injections are not working for you then you need to ask the doctors to look at other things that could cause your pain. You may have to ask about any "incidental findings" that show up on your imaging reports. Most doctors ignore them but if they can't figure out what is causing your pain then they need to consider other things. Don't settle for being a pain patient and sit like that for years. You may need to see numerous doctors until someone is willing to pay attention to your ailments and dig in to what's actually causing it. This is what happened to me over the course of 15 years. Hope all goes well for you, take care!