Results from the visit with Dr. Ott

The past couple of days have seemed to be going back instead of forward. Mom has been throwing up every day and her energy seems to be depleted more quickly. Doctor Ott said this has never happened to any of his patients. He has not been able to pinpoint the reason for the swelling and her stomach not draining. When they scope it, it looks fine, but the x-rays show some tightness. He said it is not cancer related, it is healing related. Her body is just healing weird. Mom told him how her body reacts differently to things; she can't wear watches because her body throws off the timing mechanism and they won't keep time after a couple of weeks. Dr Ott asked if she was part alien. :)
There aren't a lot of options left, At first he thought he could put a stint in for a couple of months to keep it open. But after consulting with the doctor who did the last scope, they decided it would be more dangerous because if it slipped, it would turn into an emergency surgery to get it out. Finally, he decided the best course of action would be to try another medication to help the bile stay where it should, He will give it three weeks, if there isn't significant improvement she will need to have another surgery to open it up permanently. We are really hoping that won't need to happen. He hopes within the next two days she will see some improvement. If she can go a week without throwing up, she will be able to start "eating" some fluids.
Dr Ott put a tube into her nose and down into her stomach and drained about 500 ML of fluid. It was a horrible process but necessary to help her feel better. The fluid color was good and there wasn't as much as he anticipated. He did acknowledge this recovery process has been pretty horrible, but assured her, she would eventually be a normal person again.