Well what a day!! I was at the hospital at 0830 this morning and got back about 2000 this evening. Mom went down to the Gastro unit at about 1030 but it was almost 1200 before they took us along to the xray department. I waited on the ward with my sister and by about 1430 could not bear to wait any more so we went down to the Gastro unit to see what was happening. When we arrived at reception I met with the surgeon who performed the ERCP.
He said that he had not found any stones. There was an obstruction and he had placed a stent in which was draining well. He had taken some biopsies which he could not say were or were not related to the lung cancer.
I know I can not know for certain what the results of the biopsies will be but at the same time I know that I have to prepare myself for the worst. Mum wanted to know what he had seen and done and I told her as much as I knew but tried to remain positive in that as yet we do not know for certain what the obstruction is.
Mum is doing ok in herself, her tummy is not so taut or tender. She is very tired and sleepy after the sedation. We have booked a weekend away in a couple of weeks and I hope she will get well enough so that we can take her for the break she so wants and so needs. Following that we face what we have to face. We will do it as a family together.
I will not let cancer dictate the quality of the time I have left with my mum and I will grab every second we have and make this time the best time we can manage.
I am so emotionally and physically drained today but I will get back up and keep as strong as mum needs me to be.
Thank you all for your support it is appreciated so much.
