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Anyone had a successful experience w/ Mayo Pain Rehabilitation Center?
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Jul 23, 2023 | Replies (44)Comment receiving replies
Pain in lower rib area that prevents activity. Have gone from someone who runs 1/2 marathons to someone who can’t walk 10 minutes without debilitating pain.
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It sounds like you might be suffering from Abdominal Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome (ACNES). I recommend you do the Carnett test (watch video on youtube) and find a pain management doctors who will give you trigger point shot(s) to that area. It that knocks out the pain (only temporary) you have ACNES. I had a terrible case last year. After nine months of suffering I was fortunate to find Dr Thomas Gillespie at St Joseph's Medical Center in Phoenix AZ who performed Robotic Laparoscopic Surgery cutting my T8, T9 and T10 nerves - lower right rib cage. I went home CURED that same afternoon. Now, just a distant memory. Dr Gillespie takes new patients. I was totally covered by Medicare.
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@swimbikerun I'm sorry, that sounds awful. I understand what it feels like to lose something important. With perseverance, hope and positive thinking, the goal is for you to run again. I believe you will!
Did the pain appear out of nowhere or can you, or doctors, pinpoint a cause or particular happening?