I took Nicholas for another liver ultrasound this past Thursday. It was to follow-up on the first one and to confirm the findings.
The original findings have been confirmed. He has one lonely gall stone. It is about half a centimeter in diameter. I asked if it moving around could have caused Nic's problems in August and this past February and the doctor that came in said that more than likely, he had 2 other stones that have passed. The passing of the stones would have caused the pain, the liver enlargement, and the enzyme elevation.
His current stone cannot pass on it's own because the duct is just a little too small at only 4 mm.
On the good side, the liver looks good. First indicators said that it was fatty but that proved not true. The bile duct is good too. There is no swelling to be seen at the moment.
So now we wait some more. Nic's next appointment with the GI specialists in May 22nd. We'll have to see what they have to say.
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At least you have a vague idea of what's going on. Keep me posted. (I've been so busy I've been slacking, too - can't really be too mean to everyone lol)
I've noticed you've been slacking...but I also know some of the reasons why. Take care of yourself and I'll cut you some slack...Maybe. LOL
I'm grateful that I have some idea of what's happening with Nic but I'm frustrated with the waiting. I'm not patient...not at all.
You know that it'll be Murphy's Law that he'll need emergency gall bladder surgery the exact day I'm delivering Baby #3. Yes, I'm a glass half empty kind of gal. LOL
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