I ended up in the hospital for 3 days.
Last Friday was June 27 and on Tuesday, July 2, I was back in ER and admitted into
St. Anthony's hospital in Gig Harbor.
I had been puking and losing an alarming amount of weight so called Lan from work to come get me. I was scared but it was the right decision. I was jaundiced and weak. They gave me IVs and pain meds and it was more than 24 hours before I was given any food.
They gave me an ERCP, which stands for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography, is a procedure that combines endoscopy and X-ray imaging to examine the bile and pancreatic ducts. It can be used both for diagnosis and treatment of issues in these ducts, such as blockages from gallstones, tumors, or strictures. They installed a stent into the bile duct which will remain there for 2 months, then I get that removed via the same procedure.
I'm on the phone hoping top schedule another ERCP to remove that stent.
Friday September 5th is the appointment. Glad to have that set up.
Glad I didn't die.
