Re: ERCP caused death

Pancreatitis (spelling?), is something that while not heriditary, runs in my family (grandmother, aunts, uncles and cousins). Luckily my dad, brothers, sisters and myself haven't had any problems in that area. On the other hand, both my dad and I ended up having our gallbladders removed about 3 years ago. My husband had his removed last week. By the way, my relatives with the pancreatitis problems never had gallbladder problems. Anyway, neither my dad or I have had any stomach problems since the surgery. My husband who had been misdiagnosed for several years ended up with his gallbladder heavily scarred from all the attacks, many severe ones. Since the surgery he hasn't had any of that bloating or stabbing pain he would get after eating. It's too early to tell what his long term outlook will be but if this past week is any indication, he will hopefully be pain free from here on out. Of course, each person is different, but I can at least vouch for 3 people who have had the surgery and none of us have any regrets about it. As for the surgery, both my husband and I had out-patient surgery. From the time we were taken in to the time we left was something like 4 - 5 hours. The first two days after are the hardest due to tender stomach area and trying not to use those muscles in that area to get up or sit back down. Recovery is actually fairly quick. Hope this helps some. Tweet