FEELING GOOD.
For the first time in 2.5 years, I can confidently say that I am feeling GOOD . My system is FINALLY working properly (especially now that we released those angry nerves being compressed by my Median Arcuate Ligament). I mean picture this: all of the nerves that supply your digestive tract are wound around SO tight that they do not work. Trust me, this messes with more than you could ever imagine. For so long my "normal" was trying to cope with an injured sympathetic nervous system. Weakness, bloating, fainting, shortness of breath, constant nausea and pain every time I ate or drank, and an inability to maintain weight. These were all some of the many things that I experienced pre-MALS surgery. Safe to say that my "normal" wasn't easy. So for me to say that I am feeling genuinely GOOD is something worth celebrating. Fixing my SMAS compression gave me the ability to eat and drink small amounts again. But unfortunately, it did not rid me from the pain an