Wednesday, June 18th

The orthopedic doctor put a plaster splint on Dave’s ankle. His ankle will remain in this splint for at least a week and then they will take another x-ray to evaluate the fractures at that time. One of the fractures is on the border of needing surgery. The orthopedic surgeon will make that decision next week.
The nurse came in at 10:00am and said they had an opening and they would be taking Dave for the ERCP immediately. Five minutes later the nurse came back in Dave’s room and stated the ERCP would be done on Thursday at 1:00pm as the entire trauma team would be available at that time. Dave continued to experience a great deal of pain from the trauma and surgery but doctors believed his injuries could be treated with the scope.