Thank you for the welcome. Several of you had questions about my pain and the procedure that alleviated it....I had a Celiac Plexus Block done at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. My pain was in my lower left abdomen, sometimes radiating to my back, and usually at a level of 3 but could get up to 6 or 7, depending on what or how much I ate, I suppose. My palliative doctor recommended I get the block done. It was a simple, short procedure, for which I was awake but relaxed. It reduced my pain level to 0 immediately and has lasted five months now.