Friday, June 20th

Dave was recovering well from the ERCP. However, the surgery caused gas and air buildup in his abdomen, which was very painful. A room with a window became available, and the nurses thought Dave could use some sunshine, so he moved rooms. It was a lot of extra work for the nurses, but very sweet on their part.
As the day progressed, the doctors were not seeing the results they wanted from the ERCP. They started talking about an exploratory surgery to find any unknown injuries. Dave remained in good spirits, and even occasionally cracked a joke.