memphisrebel

I wanted to provide an update, especially since some have already taken the time to respond. My sister was scheduled to have the drains removed and replaced by stents the past Wednesday. Unfortunately she had a setback Tuesday night and that did not happen. She had a couple of episodes with blood pressure, heart rate, fever and shallow breathing. After the 2nd episode they ran some tests and confirmed she was in early stages of septic shock. She is currently in ICU and has responded well to treatment so far.

As of right now she is scheduled to have an endoscopic procedure next Tuesday to block nerves causing severe back pain (the back pain was actually the first symptom she had related to her CC). Due to the sepsis the MDs think it will be a minimum of 2 weeks before drains can be removed and stents put in.

Honestly, we are just focused on the sepsis and pain management right now. Thanks for the responses and I will try to provide future updates.