Gall Stones!

The CT scan of the pancreas also showed the gall bladder and stones were found. The gall bladder is irritating the pancreas. The two enzyme levels go down after the initial flare up so I guess pancreatis is the diagnosis. There will be another scan tomorrow and then I gather they will decide how they are going to tackle things. It's a good thing he can't feel things like hunger since he hasn't had anything to eat in about 9 days. His nurses at Heartland were concerned about how much weight he's gained this year…at least 35 lbs…he'll be a lot lighter when this is over! Dave, Carol and I were thinking of going to see him but the roads are still not the greatest, Dave's hips are bothering him and my right knee is absolutely killing me. I couldn't possibly hike around  to get to his room! Will keep you posted as things come along.