Mesenteric Panniculitis and Sclerosing Mesenteritis: Let's connect

First of all, MANY thanks to @vdouglas, for finding my original post in the auto immune forum here on TMC connect site. I'm so relieved (as morbid as that is to say) to see that I really am NOT alone.... I'll preface by saying there is a very real possibility I may rely heavily on everyone's experiences through this in this forum.

I feel like I’m slowly going crazy… I had a hysterectomy May 9, 2017. By August, I was diagnosed with mesenteric panniculitis that was “accidentally discovered” when I continued having abdominal pain after surgery (my gyno naturally thought it was my ovaries; CT scans done and radiologist found the MP). I was sent to a surgical oncologist that was said to be a “GI guru” and have extensive knowledge in all things “weird and rare”. He was rather dismissive about it all as, based on my lab work my gyno had done, there was nothing that made him think there was a concern for cancer. Just brushed it off as an “annoyance issue”, that the pain could stay for a month or a year, but he would give me Mobic to help with the inflammation and it should eventually resolve itself (standard treatment for MP is through steroids, but I have anaphylactic reactions to all steroids, and I’m kinda trying to NOT die….). I’m a month in on the Mobic, the flare ups in pain are more frequent with the pain being more and more intense. Nausea has also started to set up and my appetite is waning, at best, as most of the time, the thought of food makes me sick. My PCP and gyno weren’t pleased with the consult I had from oncol. One has ordered a repeat CT to be done in a couple of months to monitor progression/improvement. The other has referred me to gastro and hematology. I had a positive ANA and a positive double strand DNA. My spleen has been consistently mildly enlarged on the past few CT’s I’ve had done. Research material on this is limited. I feel like I’m in a snowglobe, being shaken up with all these doctors, throwing around words like “necrosis” and “restricted blood flow” and “cancer” and referral after referral. I’m frustrated and tired of “hurry up and wait”….

What's your insight on what I'm looking at long term?? I've never had anything chronically, so I'm lost on what to expect. My PCP is very literally clueless. The "GI guru" has, in effect, blown me off - I called seeking helping when the Mobic failed to work. All I've gotten was a text message from the pharmacy saying my Rx was ready (apparently, he just called in something new without talking with me about what I had going on). Today, I got a call from his office saying they were going to refer me to a gastro but saw that I was already scheduled and wished me best of luck. Still have not spoken to him. Glad my intestinal tract hasn't shriveled up and fallen out waiting for him to get back with me (sarcasm).

Hit me with whatever info you've got. Books. Articles. Suggestions on diet modifications. Meds you've tried that were successful. Anyone tried anything holistically? I am desperately wanting to "get in front of the ball" as best I can - the bad days are BAD. I have two kids to raise, one 16 and one 6. Mommy doesn't have time for debilitating.....

Bless every one of you all!!!!!!! Sending everyone lots of hugs and support from Kentucky!!!!!!

First of all, MANY thanks to @vdouglas, for finding my original post in the auto immune forum here on TMC connect site. I'm so relieved (as morbid as that is to say) to see that I really am NOT alone.... I'll preface by saying there is a very real possibility I may rely heavily on everyone's experiences through this in this forum.

I feel like I’m slowly going crazy… I had a hysterectomy May 9, 2017. By August, I was diagnosed with mesenteric panniculitis that was “accidentally discovered” when I continued having abdominal pain after surgery (my gyno naturally thought it was my ovaries; CT scans done and radiologist found the MP). I was sent to a surgical oncologist that was said to be a “GI guru” and have extensive knowledge in all things “weird and rare”. He was rather dismissive about it all as, based on my lab work my gyno had done, there was nothing that made him think there was a concern for cancer. Just brushed it off as an “annoyance issue”, that the pain could stay for a month or a year, but he would give me Mobic to help with the inflammation and it should eventually resolve itself (standard treatment for MP is through steroids, but I have anaphylactic reactions to all steroids, and I’m kinda trying to NOT die….). I’m a month in on the Mobic, the flare ups in pain are more frequent with the pain being more and more intense. Nausea has also started to set up and my appetite is waning, at best, as most of the time, the thought of food makes me sick. My PCP and gyno weren’t pleased with the consult I had from oncol. One has ordered a repeat CT to be done in a couple of months to monitor progression/improvement. The other has referred me to gastro and hematology. I had a positive ANA and a positive double strand DNA. My spleen has been consistently mildly enlarged on the past few CT’s I’ve had done. Research material on this is limited. I feel like I’m in a snowglobe, being shaken up with all these doctors, throwing around words like “necrosis” and “restricted blood flow” and “cancer” and referral after referral. I’m frustrated and tired of “hurry up and wait”….

What's your insight on what I'm looking at long term?? I've never had anything chronically, so I'm lost on what to expect. My PCP is very literally clueless. The "GI guru" has, in effect, blown me off - I called seeking helping when the Mobic failed to work. All I've gotten was a text message from the pharmacy saying my Rx was ready (apparently, he just called in something new without talking with me about what I had going on). Today, I got a call from his office saying they were going to refer me to a gastro but saw that I was already scheduled and wished me best of luck. Still have not spoken to him. Glad my intestinal tract hasn't shriveled up and fallen out waiting for him to get back with me (sarcasm).

Hit me with whatever info you've got. Books. Articles. Suggestions on diet modifications. Meds you've tried that were successful. Anyone tried anything holistically? I am desperately wanting to "get in front of the ball" as best I can - the bad days are BAD. I have two kids to raise, one 16 and one 6. Mommy doesn't have time for debilitating.....

Bless every one of you all!!!!!!! Sending everyone lots of hugs and support from Kentucky!!!!!!

Denia, Good to know, want to check with GI doctor about this drug because I can't steroids. Do you have GERD, acid reflex issues, was wondering if this med with make these issues worse? Thanks for the information.

Denia, Good to know, want to check with GI doctor about this drug because I can't steroids. Do you have GERD, acid reflex issues, was wondering if this med with make these issues worse? Thanks for the information.

First of all, MANY thanks to @vdouglas, for finding my original post in the auto immune forum here on TMC connect site. I'm so relieved (as morbid as that is to say) to see that I really am NOT alone.... I'll preface by saying there is a very real possibility I may rely heavily on everyone's experiences through this in this forum.

I feel like I’m slowly going crazy… I had a hysterectomy May 9, 2017. By August, I was diagnosed with mesenteric panniculitis that was “accidentally discovered” when I continued having abdominal pain after surgery (my gyno naturally thought it was my ovaries; CT scans done and radiologist found the MP). I was sent to a surgical oncologist that was said to be a “GI guru” and have extensive knowledge in all things “weird and rare”. He was rather dismissive about it all as, based on my lab work my gyno had done, there was nothing that made him think there was a concern for cancer. Just brushed it off as an “annoyance issue”, that the pain could stay for a month or a year, but he would give me Mobic to help with the inflammation and it should eventually resolve itself (standard treatment for MP is through steroids, but I have anaphylactic reactions to all steroids, and I’m kinda trying to NOT die….). I’m a month in on the Mobic, the flare ups in pain are more frequent with the pain being more and more intense. Nausea has also started to set up and my appetite is waning, at best, as most of the time, the thought of food makes me sick. My PCP and gyno weren’t pleased with the consult I had from oncol. One has ordered a repeat CT to be done in a couple of months to monitor progression/improvement. The other has referred me to gastro and hematology. I had a positive ANA and a positive double strand DNA. My spleen has been consistently mildly enlarged on the past few CT’s I’ve had done. Research material on this is limited. I feel like I’m in a snowglobe, being shaken up with all these doctors, throwing around words like “necrosis” and “restricted blood flow” and “cancer” and referral after referral. I’m frustrated and tired of “hurry up and wait”….

What's your insight on what I'm looking at long term?? I've never had anything chronically, so I'm lost on what to expect. My PCP is very literally clueless. The "GI guru" has, in effect, blown me off - I called seeking helping when the Mobic failed to work. All I've gotten was a text message from the pharmacy saying my Rx was ready (apparently, he just called in something new without talking with me about what I had going on). Today, I got a call from his office saying they were going to refer me to a gastro but saw that I was already scheduled and wished me best of luck. Still have not spoken to him. Glad my intestinal tract hasn't shriveled up and fallen out waiting for him to get back with me (sarcasm).

Hit me with whatever info you've got. Books. Articles. Suggestions on diet modifications. Meds you've tried that were successful. Anyone tried anything holistically? I am desperately wanting to "get in front of the ball" as best I can - the bad days are BAD. I have two kids to raise, one 16 and one 6. Mommy doesn't have time for debilitating.....

Bless every one of you all!!!!!!! Sending everyone lots of hugs and support from Kentucky!!!!!!

Looking back I remember in the lat 15 years having episodes where my stomach felt sore with no other symptoms. I use to say it felt like someone socked me in the gut or like I had been doing hundreds of sit ups or crunches. I wonder if this was the MP. Has anyone else had this. For the past week I have been getting this feeling a lot. Having an MRI enterography on Nov 6. When I went to see my GI doctor I hadn’t really been experiencing too much. But for the past week my stomach has been hurting and I have been slightly nauseated. I can not take steroids and anti inflammatory medications bother my stomach, not sure what other treatments there are for this. Wondering if something I am eating is causing it. Please any input or suggestions appreciated. Suppose to go back to the doctor Dec 5, but I may have to be calling him sooner the way I have been feeling.

Has anyone experimented with high doses of fish oil?

Hi everyone,
I have been keeping a detailed diary of my activities, pain level, diet and weather for the past week and have noticed something that I had been suspecting for some time. When there is a low pressure weather system coming in, my discomfort level from the MP seems to increase. Has anyone else noticed this correlation? My pains from MP are on my lower right abdominal quadrant and since my fall in 2014 (what I believe to be the trigger for everything!), my right knee and my right elbow have become so sore when a low pressure system moves into the area that it feels as though someone has taken a hammer and smashed my elbow and my knee cap. Since the fall, I have had to add a rheumatologist to my team of specialists! I find it odd that all of these maladies seem to be occurring on the right side of my body (though the brunt of my fall occurred on my lower left side of my back!) and all occurring after the trauma of the fall! I am beginning to wonder if the weather causes inflammation in the body generally (not just in joints such as the knee or elbow) and if it is complicating my recovery....