So, there's some new stuff going on that we didn't anticipate. After Marye's ERCP last week to replace the stent, she's had a pretty severe sharp pain in her side that she really couldn't explain. She at first thought that it might have been some irritation from the procedure, but it didn't go away, and in fact, it continually got a little worse as time went by. It was also much different than the pancreatitis she had after previous procedures, in that it didn't make her nauseas and it wasn't affected by her eating anything.
We called the doctor on Monday and they sent her to the hospital for some xrays and blood work, but nothing looked wrong. There's no infection, the stent looks good, all the blood work is normal. So yesterday, she got admitted to Norton's to try to figure it out. There are only a few things that can cause pain in the abdomen like this, including pancreatitis and cholecystitis, an inflammation of the gall bladder, but again, the symptoms aren't matching. Also, the tumor is continuing to shrink, so it doesn't seem to be anything to do with that.
She had an ultrasound today as well as a HIDA scan, which tracks the bile as it moves from the liver to the small intestine. Apparently, it seems like the gall bladder may not be working properly, but we're still waiting for the doctor to give us his report and plan of action. It seems like they're leaning towards removing the gall bladder, but we don't know, yet. I'll post again when we find out what's going to happen.
This is a fast-breaking news story. Check back often for updates.
-Chris
