Can people with Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome (ACNES) work? What kind of work can they perform?

As long as you feel like you can work than please go to your job! :) But I can understand that it is hard to be there when nobody can see you syndrome, can see your pain and see what you are going through. What I learned from experience is, is that you need to talk about it. Even if you don't think you want to or that it won't help. But when you tell people what you have they will try to understand you. Yes there are always a few that won't. Ignore them. If they treat you bad, treat them nice (I know, that takes a lot of energy) because lift them up to your level and don't lower yourself to theirs. Make some agreements with your boss about what you're sure of that you need and can do in a day. So that he or she knows what to expect of you. And you of them. This will help you a lot! You'll see.

If you feel you can, it would be beneficial to work. Not only for an income and being active, but socially as well. I however had to quit working and I haven't found a job I can do without causing severe pain. It depends on your pain level and job as to whether you can work. For me, finding a job that doesn't cause severe pain due to the body positions that are necessary haven't been successful. Sitting is unbearable, standing in one spot is unbearable, and any bending or lifting and walking for more than 5 to 10 minutes will cause excruciating pain for me. Although walking a short distance is of the least painful activities of them all. Any abdominal tension causes pain. Also, with severe pain concentration, focus, and having peer relationships are greatly impaired. Trying to concentrate for long periods of time when you're in a ton of pain is not something I can do. Unfortunately pain doesn't care about work loads or time constraints.