Tuesday, September 22, 2009

21 Sept - Delaying Stent Procedure

Ok, well Sarah didn't get her bile duct stent procedure (called "ERCP") done today. She got a cold that's had her running a mild fever for a few days - and it's making its way around the family. Started with Sam, went to Sarah and now I'm getting it.
Anyway, the policy is not to do the ERCP if you're sick and have any level of fever - that's because they can't tell if you develop an infection and fever from anything related to the procedure if you already have one.
So, we're on hold and will have to reschedule the ERCP for after Sarah's treatment this Thursday - that bumps it out a few weeks. Not a huge deal but the stent is called temporary for a reason and we're at the far end of the window with it so we don't want to delay any more than necessary.

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