Tag: medianarcuateligamentsyndrome
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An honest update
*this blog post focuses mainly on mental health and CPTSD a physical health update will come soon* I haven’t written a blog post in a while. I’ve wanted to, but last year was a year full of healing and challenges. Something that is important to me is using my voice, sharing my story, and spreading…
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Vascular Compressions Awareness Month
December is Vascular Compressions awareness month. This is an important month for me. As you know I have MALS which is a vascular compression and am currently recovering from my open abdominal MALS surgery. What most of us don’t realize, is how much power we have by having the internet at our disposal. I have…
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MALS: 3 days Post-Op
This will be a quick update! Surgery went well and was successful. Dr.Hsu informed us that my diaphragm was incredibly low. Not only was it pushing on my ligament but also my stomach and liver which then resulted in my intestines being pushed on. Additionally my nerves were severely damaged as well as surrounding tissue.…
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More about MALs..
Welcome back. I wanted to take some time to put some information about MALs out there. Im going to provide some basic info and leave links at the bottom of the post for you to check out for more information. What is MALs? MALs stands for Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome. There are currently two known…
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