Back from Mayo

We are all safely back from Mayo. Mom's cholangiogram on Friday showed that her bile duct was not fit for surgery. The surgeon couldn't tell if the tumor had spread or if the inflamation had increased, but either way could not try to reconstruct her bile duct at this point. Mom is going back to Mayo in the near future to have a biopsy of the area done to determine whether it's inflamed or cancerous. She will also see an oncologist at that time to discuss Chemo (radiation is not an option at this point).

It's a large infection risk to have the bile draining externally and the GI doctor is working hard to come up with ideas to internalize the whole system. He is currently investigating the possibility of putting in a stent from the liver to the bowel to drain the bile internally, but this may be a long shot as it's never been done before.

Thank you for your prayers. We're all very discouraged and sad but still looking to God for strength to go through these days.