Vivian was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer on January 6th 2012. She immediately started chemotherapy and along with some pain management started feeling better. At the end of March she started having severe abdominal pain. New scans revealed that tumors had spread throughout her liver and pancreas. That's where this blog picks up. Vivian passed away on April 26th, 2012.
Monday, April 9, 2012
University of Chicago
We made our way over to the University of Chicago this morning so Vivian could have a procedure done to relieve some of her pain. The procedure is called an ERCP - they are going to try to put a stent into the common bile duct of her liver to help relieve pressure. It is an outpatient procedure that takes roughly an hour. This procedure was already tried once in St. Joseph unsuccessfully last Friday. She has already been taken back to be prepped, so we're hopeful we will know if everything went smoothly this time in short order. More to come as the day progresses.
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