@jennialoha! Hello and Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm sorry to hear you are having a hard time.

Here is a link to the Mayo Clinic appointment line if you are looking to travel here for care- http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63.

I’d like to introduce you to members discussing Superior mesenteric artery syndrome pain here in this thread- http://mayocl.in/2m7sgAw
Meet @hamiltl80, @sbraudrick13, @ej9718, @jobones94, @malaki, @smfjf101, @mattis1bestyahoocom, @annewhit, @katiesmom, @manzfield, @tford0722, @danamarie18, @sawatzky, @momofsmaswarrior. I hope they will join this discussion and share their experiences about SMAS in the hopes that it may help you.

Also, the NIH (National Institutes of Health) has some detailed information about SMAS;, and you can view it by clicking on this link: http://bit.ly/2lIDAXZ

@carolynlivingjaks, can you share with @jennialoha what the doctors recommend to manage the pain and also about surgery?