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Has anyone been diagnosed with Abdominal Wall Pain?

Posted by rufus444 @smiles444, Dec 15, 2017

Starting on May 1, 2017, I began having abdominal pain that wraps around to my left back. The first time it happened, I went to the emergency room because I thought I might have an apendicitis. The hospital did a CT scan of my abdomen, everything looked okay. I went to the emergency room several times over the summer with excruciating abdominal and back pain. I had a hida scan done, a colonoscopy and an endoscopy and CT and ultrasound scans of my abdomen. Everything looked normal. In September of this year, a doctor at Mayo felt the area on my abdomen and did a Carnett's test. He suggested it could be abdominal wall pain. I have had two steroid injections and I am still having pain in the same area. Has anyone out there had this type of diagnosis and still having pain?

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anniesezu812 | @anniesezu812 | Mar 19 11:59am
In reply to @lasirvent "@anniesezu812 Annie, look into Mesenteric Artery Ligament Syndrome. It took 17 years for my diagnosis and..." + (show)
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Annie, look into Mesenteric Artery Ligament Syndrome. It took 17 years for my diagnosis and I found answers on Facebook in the Mals Awareness site. Your symptoms sound like mine. It could be a vascular compression.

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@lasirvent THANK YOU!
I will check it out, did you have the surgery.??
The pain is horrendous and affecting my spine greatly as Im ageing.
Appreciate it !!

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jlstjohn | @jlstjohn | 4 days ago

I developed sharp, intermittent right upper quadrant pain about 4 months after laproscopic cholecystectomy surgery. It always worsened when I was exercising (speed walking). I have a complex medical history, including short bowel syndrome and SLE, but after a year of no improvement (despite going to PT), I finally was referred to the pain clinic. They did an ultrasound guided TAP block/modified trigger point injections with the standard corticosteroid. It helped!!! I am about 3 months post-injection and still seeing the benefit. They said it can be repeated every 4 months, but I am hopeful that it lasts longer :).

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