Someone PLEASE make this belly pain go away (mini-rant)

Its horrible that people have to play this game with doctors and surgeons... You would think that out of all the ones you have seen someone would have an answer for you. Being in pain everyday is no fun for anyone. When you start to be in pain day after day, time and time again it takes alot out of a person. I hope you have the strength to keep on truckin' and hopefully get some answers. No one deserves to be in your state. Just remember tought times never last....tough people do :)

Got another one. Since this one is from Cleveland from a group of surgeons all at the top of their game, thier results, although based on a small number of patients, is interesting.
Seems adhesions is an also ran for causing this type of pain.
This is another one of the standard surgical titles.

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2008 May-Jun;4(3):394-8; discussion 398. Epub 2008 Apr 14.
Diagnostic laparoscopy for chronic abdominal pain after gastric bypass.
Pitt T, Brethauer S, Sherman V, Udomsawaengsup S, Metz M, Chikunguwo S, Chand B, Schauer P.
SourceBariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.

Abstract
BACKGROUND: To evaluate, in an observational study, the utility of diagnostic laparoscopy as a tool to evaluate patients with abdominal pain of unknown etiology after gastric bypass surgery.

METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed of data from patients who had undergone laparoscopy for diagnosis or treatment of abdominal pain. This study included 13 patients with negative preoperative radiographic and/or endoscopic findings.

RESULTS: A total of 13 patients who had undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass underwent diagnostic laparoscopy for abdominal pain. The findings included internal hernia (4), adhesions (3), ventral hernia (2), partial small bowel obstruction (1), and chronic cholecystitis (1). There were 2 negative laparoscopies, while a diagnosis was made in 85%. After an average follow-up of 3.2 months, 7 of 11 patients had unresolved abdominal pain and 4 patients experienced pain resolution (2 patients were lost to follow-up).

CONCLUSION: The results from this small retrospective study suggest that significant pathologic findings can be identified in most patients who have negative preoperative evaluation findings; however, the efficacy of diagnostic laparoscopy to eliminate pain in this patient population requires additional study. Despite the potential complications, we believe that diagnostic laparoscopy has a role in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic abdominal pain after gastric bypass.

PMID: 18407804 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE

I have nothing to add, but am thinking of you Lora.

Dear Lora,

I wish I had a solution for you. I find it frustrating knowing that you are suffering and no one has had an answer for you in a year and a half. If there were anything I could do I would gladly try to help. I hope that knowing so many of us here care will make this situation at least a little easier  for you to bear.

Sincerely,
Kat

 Lora, I wish I could fax you some strength. Just enough to get your thru to keep fighting. The outcome doesn't have to be what you fear - and please don't go & play in traffic. You have every right to let down your shoulders once in a while, and let others carry your burden for a bit, but you have the strength to pull it all back together and keep having your voice heard. 
Big hug to you 
- Nicole