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Hospitals. Something I've become so familiar with in the past 2.5 years. Between having countless tests, MRIs, CTs, tube replacements, hospitalizations, and two major surgeries, I'd say I'm pretty used to it. But, despite being so accustomed to hospitals, it's still scary for me every time I'm told that I have to go back. As you might've read in my last post, I was recently told that I have something called neurogenic Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome, otherwise known as MALS (Click  here  to read more about it). Basically, one of my arteries is being compressed and has been causing the agonizing pain, discomfort, and nausea that I feel every single time I eat or drink. It is likely that I had both MALS and SMAS at the same time - but with my last two surgeries, we were only aware of and treating my SMAS. MALS is the leading cause of my inability to progress and get back to normal. The pain it can cause is truly debilitating but I try my best to smile through

On Thursday (February 13th) I had a procedure known as a celiac plexus nerve block & it confirmed that I have another compression syndrome. I have something called neurogenic Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS). Basically, one of my arteries is being compressed and is causing an immense amount of pain. It's pretty complex, but all that you really need to know is that MALS has been preventing me from getting better. It is the reason why every SINGLE time I eat, I end up curled up on the floor, stretching, trying to get rid of the bloating, pain, and discomfort that I feel. It's the reason why it takes me over an hour to eat less than a cup of food. It explains my weakness and regression. On Thursday I had a nerve block procedure where they injected two needles bilaterally into my back, digging through my skin and muscle to find the bundle of nerves that's being affected from the MALS compression. Once they found the bundle, they injected a numbing medicin