@suzanne2 Thank you for that good word of recommendation! Yes, many people who have been seen at other good hospitals have found Mayo Clinic to be the premier center for finding a hard-to-diagnose problem!

Hi @suzanne2, thanks for the reply. I looked at your profile and see you are from Richland. I'm from Vicksburg so I guess we are "neighbors"! I was a completely healthy guy until a year and a half ago - not A SINGLE serious issue in my medical records other than some higher cholesterol numbers. You are probably familiar with the term Oxalates if you've been dealing with digestive pains but this all started with me during a time where I was eating TONS of high oxalate foods, spinach smoothies, etc. I dropped my cholesterol numbers down significantly during that span which was the positive but then starting having all these abdominal problems. The timing may have been purely coincidental but I still have that back in my mind. I have a great primary doc at Bronson who I've been seeing for over 20 years but we just haven't been able to nail this down so yes, seriously considering going to one of these specialty centers. Thanks!