Recovering from a colonoscopy and endoscopy within the last few days. (I spared you the details.) Unfortunately not many answers.
But a special ultrasound did show that my renal vein was being mildly pinched internally, which explains a very specific pain in my left kidney at particular times. (Unfortunately no answers yet around the most severe type of pain.) Annoyingly it wasn’t being crushed badly enough to qualify as nutcracker syndrome - I say annoyingly because there are both surgical and nonsurgical interventions to try and fix nutcracker syndrome. The milder version I think is called nutcracker phenomenon.
It’s good though because I’ve spent years without getting tests and being gaslit about the pain being psychosomatic (ie ‘all in my head’). Nope! There’s an actual visible physical issue! Right there on film. I literally had to change hospitals to get someone to take me seriously and even look.
I probably have a lot of tests ahead of me still for a long time so I’ll try not to vent or go on about it too much as they happen.
I’m just hoping to find something that can be helped. I’ll always be disabled but I really want to at least get back to my pre-pandemic level of health.
That’s brutal melbs, just looked it up. Nasty stuff! I’m very happy you’re getting some kind of answer for that pain, and I’m willing the universe to offer you more for your other ailments 💜💜
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Recovering from a colonoscopy and endoscopy within the last few days. (I spared you the details.) Unfortunately not many answers.
But a special ultrasound did show that my renal vein was being mildly pinched internally, which explains a very specific pain in my left kidney at particular times. (Unfortunately no answers yet around the most severe type of pain.) Annoyingly it wasn’t being crushed badly enough to qualify as nutcracker syndrome - I say annoyingly because there are both surgical and nonsurgical interventions to try and fix nutcracker syndrome. The milder version I think is called nutcracker phenomenon.
It’s good though because I’ve spent years without getting tests and being gaslit about the pain being psychosomatic (ie ‘all in my head’). Nope! There’s an actual visible physical issue! Right there on film. I literally had to change hospitals to get someone to take me seriously and even look.
I probably have a lot of tests ahead of me still for a long time so I’ll try not to vent or go on about it too much as they happen.
I’m just hoping to find something that can be helped. I’ll always be disabled but I really want to at least get back to my pre-pandemic level of health.
Vent/rant/ go on as much as you need! We’re here for you and Melbcat! Glad you’re starting to get some answers!
If there are any! The stuff going on with me tends to be rare and involve a lot of curly questions.
That’s brutal melbs, just looked it up. Nasty stuff! I’m very happy you’re getting some kind of answer for that pain, and I’m willing the universe to offer you more for your other ailments 💜💜
Sending you my love!
Thanks! I kinda wish I could go rub that proof in the other docs faces but I really cbf.