@tomrennie
The stent opened the bile duct area that was being blocked by the tumor pressing on my bile duct. It’s like a tiny straw that is placed inside the duct to keep it open and make it easier for digestion . However the plastic stents would become clogged and needed to be surgically removed and replaced every few weeks prior. Any pressure in the vicinity where the stent was located had increased pain. afterwards. I had to have echo gram week prior to Whipple and was in pain for the whole week prior to surgery. When I would go for routine oncology exams prior to my Whipple surgery the doctor would press in the area of the mass which was also area of the stents and I would be in discomfort and pain all day.