gall stones after rny

Sheila C.
on 8/20/15 10:58 pm - Hamilton, Canada

hi all. I had my surgery in 2007. I now have gall stones and have been in hosp twice onltyy to find no scope is long enough to reach my bile duct. The procedure is called ERCP. has anyone had to have this and know of a place where I xan get the proper scope done. Any help appreciated.

Sheila C

Catw
on 8/21/15 11:59 am - Arnprior, Canada

I just looked this up, and found this site:

https://www.sjhc.london.on.ca/gastroenterology-program/patient-information-what-you-need-know/endoscopic-retrograde-cholangiopancr

Not sure if it will help, or is an option for you.

Cathy

mama2g
on 8/21/15 3:17 pm

They did an MRI on me to see if I had gallstones in my liver duct. If I did, my RNY surgeon was going to do my gallbladder surgery. Since the results of the MRI were negative, my general surgeon did it. Good luck with everything.

Referral: July 2013; Orientation October 2013; NP October 2013; Dietician October 2013; SW December 2013; 2nd Dietician December 2013; Surgeon appt in Ottawa Feb 2014; Surgery April 10, 2014

Robyn R.
on 8/23/15 6:26 pm - Bowmanville, Canada

Hi Sheila,

i feel your pain. LITERALLY! My Bariatric surgeon out of Humber Hospital does a "Trans Gastric ERCP". Basically, they do a laparoscopic procedure to get the scope into your common bile duct. It's not a matter of the scope being long enough, it's an issue of they can't get to it because of the bypass. Our remnant stomach has been stapled off. I'm booked for this procedure in September at Humber, so there is hope. You just need a referral to Dr Hagen or Dr Hyunh.

Referral Summer 2012, Orientation June 10/13 HRRH, Dr Hagen July 3/13, Dr Glazer, RN/RD/SW September 19/13, Dr Hagen October 10/13, Surgery January 21/14