It is a bit painful but mostly terribly uncomfortable right now. The lumps are quite large and a bit scary. I was in emerg last week and they made the referral. The upcoming appointment is a consult but I've had a catcscan and ultrasound conducted.
Not sure if you recall but I had a blocked bile duct after surgery and underwent 5 ERCP's (all resulting in 10-14 days stay in hospital due to pancreatitis). I even had a tube inserted directly to drain the bile for a month or so. The catscan has once more discovered a blocked duct. More dreaded ERCP's in the future along with the hernia surgery. I haven't had a break since day one. I've had skin cancer removed surgically twice, shingles, blocked ducts etc. I'm tired after 3 years from the initial surgery.