ERCP lots of pain no cancer

Posted by harley14u @harley14u, Mar 14, 2022

1 thumb up from navel
5 thumb to the left
Is this the body rejection of a stent they put in
Should he have it removed.
Too many procedures like the same, never gets better
Doc won’t talk about it before the procedure only
afterwards. Last stent moved and was misplaced upward near liver. They dialated 10 cm to get the crooked stent out. He feels worse after having it replaced 1 1/2 weeks ago. What should he do?
He been doing this 6X at least. Any thoughts out there? They originally thought a scan showed tumor while lookin at ribs from a fall. He had no pain. Also thinks he has pancreatitis, now. Doc cleaned out debris in bile duct.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 16, 2022

Hi @harley14u. As you likely know, ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) is a procedure used to diagnose diseases of the gallbladder, biliary system, pancreas, and liver. The test looks "upstream" where digestive fluid comes from -- the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas -- to where it enters the intestines.

I'm glad that the doctors were able to rule out cancer. Has he talked about the stent with his doctor? What are the next steps?