Really Hard Day

Today turned out to be REALLY rough for Rick. He was not worried about it going in but I had this terrible feeling something was going to go wrong. Apparently the endoscopist had to cut into the common bile duct so that has caused him some pain. And after he was brought back to recovery he was not feeling good and starting throwing up blood. His blood pressure fell and he lost all color. It was very scary for me to watch. He has never had a problem like that after having an ERCP, the only problem he had before was being extra sleepy from the sedatives. Since the duct was nicked he has to take an antibiotic for a week to make sure an infection doesn't develop. The ERCP took a lot longer than the last one he had done at home. And so tonight he is not feeling good. He was in recovery for a long time and we haven't been back in the hotel for very long. I had to push him back to the hotel in a wheel chair because he is too groggy to walk very far.

On top of my being VERY anxious about this procedure there was a severe storm rolling through Rochester during the wait. I was in the family lounge watching the emergency broadcast warning of the dangerous storm. The nurse came in the lounge and closed the curtain and told us to stay away from the window. And then we were told to move to the nurses station if a tornado warning was broadcast. So of course that didn't help my nerves. I took a picture of the clouds from the window in the lounge (it is posted below).


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We have an appointment with Dr Lindor at 8 am tomorrow morning. Rick is not allowed to eat anything until after that appointment because they may still order a liver biopsy. So tonight he is only allowed clear liquids like jello and chicken broth. He is feeling a little hungry but he doesn't feel good so that makes his hunger a little less. I am not feeling really great either. The stress of this is really starting to take its toll on me. The nurse was nice enough to give me a sandwich while Rick was in recovery. I wasn't prepared for being there that long so I didn't have anything but some crackers. I wasn't prepared to see Rick that way. I am reeling a little bit tonight.

I will post tomorrow after the appointment with what will hopefully be a lot of answers. Please keep Rick in your prayers tonight.

Jaime