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Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS)
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On the pain, no answers yet. I was in the process of investigating that but had the ultrasound redone on the same day I visited a pain care specialist. He offered me 2 different nerve blocks to try to see if that addresses the pain. One of them is the same celiac plexus block that I had prior to this last surgery. I'm inclined to get that one done first and see what effect it has this time. My pain is more widespread and in different places but it's possible it's referred pain from the celiac plexus.
That and the CTA seem like what I should focus on. But honestly I'm feeling basically heartbroken and defeated today. I just want to feel like a normal person again, but I'm starting to fear there won't be a way back to that for me.
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Most of the time, the Celiac Plexus blocks don’t last very long. I found the ablation on the Splenic nerve on both sides helped me for 8-9 weeks.
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One step at a time. You will have a CTA to determine blockage or not.
You are addressing your pain by seeing the pain specialist again. When you think about the cause of your pain, the most likely origin is the celiac plexus. The pain specialist should be able to tell what nerves supply the areas that are painful.
Don’t think further ahead now- it will just cause unnecessary anxiety.