Saturday, June 21st

Dave continued to have a lot of bile in his drain tubes; a sign that the ERCP wasn't as successful as we hoped. Dave also continued to be in intense pain. Dave's doctors continued to talk about the possibility of surgery. Some doctors said Dave could wait until Monday for the surgery and others suggested surgery that day. The doctors didn't know what was causing all the pain and why Dave was not getting better. The surgery would be very invasive. Ultimately they left the decision up to Dave and his family. Dave was not improving and although his vitals were stable, they were getting progressively worse. After much prayer, Dave decided to proceed with surgery. Within an hour, he was taken to Pre-Op.