Since we have been back from Slave Lake... Neil has been having trouble eating solids... thus the Dr. was able to get a "stent" (metal like straw) into the common bile duct allowing flow of bile. Apparently the pancreatic cancer was putting pressure on the common bile duct which caused a stricture...like a kink in a straw. That is why the bile was backed up, thus causing the jaundice. He received a iv dose of antibiotic before he came home, and he has a five day prescription of cipro to prevent infection.
Let's keep our fingers crossed that this procedure will make his last time here easier to endure
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Oh Rollies.....we are thinking about you all. Take care!
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