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MALS and lower abdomen chronic pain

Digestive Health | Last Active: Jul 11, 2023 | Replies (19)

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@higham

I have been diagnosed with MALS.
I have had the vascular ultrasound and CT scan with breathing protocol and the celiac plexus block all completed last year, met with the vascular surgeon twice. I believe I have had every horrific symptom of this disease and feel like I am dying.
I am on day four of pain in my flank area all I can say is that it feels as though I have cracked ribs but in my upper sides both R & L and it radiates to my back It will spasm and I will tell you this pain is off the charts of a 10 , I am scared and truly don’t know what to do to help myself, I have tried more water and heating pad but that in itself is horrible because of trying to even get into my bed . I don’t want to go to ER if this is just the MALS … no one even knows what MALS is. If anyone has any advice on what I can do to help myself PLEASE HELP ME . Any tips and also will this subside at some point? I am sorry for the long post, but I am desperate I don’t know how much I can suffer…… Thank you for reading this I hope someone can help me 😔Josie

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Welcome @higham, I moved your message to this existing discussion:
- MALS and lower abdomen chronic pain: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mals-and-lower-abdomen-chronic-pain/

I did this so you can easily connect with others like @lasirvent @vlk420 @bfort @djw4u @cnash1 who can offer their experiences and thoughts regarding your flank pain.

You may also be interested in this related discussion:
- Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS): https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/median-arcuate-ligament-syndrome-mals/