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E.R.C.P. (An endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatog raphy)

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Panache Wed 16-May-18 07:41:26

Thank you Willow,it seems we are still in the dark about what this `op really means.

I am unable to have my gall bladder removed because of past serious complications and a lot of internal "re wiring" is what I have been told.So even should this `op be successful I shall be at risk of further problems.

However for the past almost 2 years I have episodes of severe gastric pain,ending up as an emergency in Hospital on drips and A/B`s for weeks on end.
MRI scans have pin pointed the wandering stones and they are wedged in the bile duct, causing the liver to be distressed and leaving me with Yellow jaundice.

I had an E.R.C.P. under sedation prior to Christmas,and it failed.
We have been warned this is an extremely delicate and dangerous undertaking, and extremely complicated for the Surgeon.
It could fail again or it may well recur (with other wandering stones from the gall bladder) and that is a thought I prefer to put at the back of my mind right now.

We have to be hopeful or there simply is no point in bothering with such serious surgery.

How I wish I had had keyhole surgery those 40 years ago when the gall stones were first found...........but they have given no problems until Sept 2016.

With my `op scheduled for this 29th of May it seems I shall be able to let your SiL know all about it!

How I wish some one could advise me after having had the whole complicated procedure themselves.

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Willow500 Tue 15-May-18 22:01:45

I'll be interested in any replies to this as my SIL is about to have something like it - gall stones in the bile duct and also in the gall bladder. She has to have the bile duct ones removed first and then another op for the gall bladder. I had my gall bladder removed 40 years ago but it was a straightforward op - albeit bigger than the keyhole one my husband had a few years ago so I've no knowledge of what will be done. They've told her it will be done by endoscopy though.

Good luck with your op - I hope all goes well.

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Panache Tue 15-May-18 17:42:37

Having come to trust in the wisdom and advice given to many here on GN I wonder if there is someone ......or even a few......that may have had the `op I am due to have the 29th of this month?
And can further advise me.......even perhaps allay some of my fears?.

Although an ex nurse this is a field completely alien to me and quite honestly I am fearful and worried.

It is known as an E.R.C.P. (An endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography)

It is a procedure that can be used to remove gallstones from the bile duct.The gallbladder is not removed during this procedure,so any remaining stones will remain unless removed using the surgical technique as mentioned above.

It is not without substantial risks.

I have already had one such procedure,but without GA and it was a total failure.

Therefore I have had some serious pain meanwhile, but I was unable to be treated until a bed is available as it will require a G.A. this time.
It also means travelling a distance to the only 1 Hospital where only one Surgeon is qualified and able to attempt this delicate operation.

There are 4 such Hospitals in the queue and only one patient per week is admitted at a time.My turn on the 29th.

I seriously hope to find that here in lies the answer to my rather dramatic weight loss that has been much talked about on various threads.

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