Hi @kandidubrall
I am almost 9 months post liver tx. My amazing brother was my live donor. I have been dealing with a bile duct leak and stricture issues since my transplant. I have had 5 ERCPs and will have my sixth in August. I was told this a common happening especially with live donors. For me the hardest part of the leak was the drains I had for about 8 weeks to make sure all the leaking fluid was being collected. But....eventually they do come out and they are doing an important job. My leak has since been resolved but they continue to work on the bile duct stricture. I've found the ERCP's to be an easy procedure when compared to all the other procedures we have endured for our health. Many other transplant recipients I have talked to who had leaks have told me to be patient, everything does resolve, it can just take awhile. My doctors said it could be a year before we have it resolved.

All of that being said, I am feeling really good. Healing takes time and lots of patience, which I lacked in the beginning. I had to make myself focus on rest, eating, exercising and taking my meds as my goals. When I felt exhaustion or fatigue I rested. When I got a cold or didn't feel well, I rested. I found for me, pushing too hard didn't make me heal faster. When I finally embraced my mantra, "I am Healing" I felt at peace about the obstacles and time it was taking to get better. If you have any specific questions, I am glad to help if I can.

Hang in there!
Erika @erikaclark