Luckybear,
Just read your post. I am currently recuperating from open abdominal dissection repair of my Superior Mesenteric Artery. I also have an aneurysm of my celiac artery that will need to be watched. My surgeon, from the Rochester campus, had a bunch of other tests/procedures done to eliminate other causes for my pain. These all came back negative, so the decision was made to proceed with the open abdominal repair. Thank God that we did. Surgery was roughly 10.5 hours, they found multiple adhesions that were restricting flow to the intestines and they had to address these prior to fixing the dissection. Once they got to the SMA, they discovered a false lumen that was causing significant issues as well. Then they were able to do the patch repair of the dissection. Recovery is going well so far. And with God's help that will continue. I can finally eat without fear of pain/discomfort. What I can tell you is that you need to be your best advocate. Listen to what your body is telling you. I am glad that I did (along with my wife's help).

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