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ACNES, Abdominal Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Aug 16 2:32pm | Replies (305)
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@sunny32553

My husband has been struggling with lower abdominal pain for 20 years. Every gastro doctor says they cannot help him. All his major test come back normal yet he suffers every single day. He is 60 years ol d, very active, but every day he wakes up with pain and it could hit him whenver. I KNOW this A.C.N.E.S is what he is suffering with. How do you tell a dr that this is what you think when they all give up. I have even tried to get him to Mayo, we are in south florida, but they say he has to be 6 months free of pain pills. Thats very hard. He only takes one kind, but its at least something. I just know this is the right diagnosis...how can he be helped? Where do I go to from here?
Thank you
Diane Anderson

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jeracnes | @jeracnes | Jul 9, 2023

Hi Diane,

If your husbands pain is in a very specific spot and not spread over a general area then a simple test for your husband to do first is “Carnett’s test” or Carnett’s sign. If you Google “Carnetts test”, you’ll find plenty of links.
Here is one that might pop up.


It’s a very simple test to detect if the pain is coming from the abdominal wall (ACNES) or from something inside his abdomen instead.

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