Nov 03, complications

Oh well I'm in hospital again. Friday (2 days ago) I became nauseated, with some upper abdominal pain, loss of appetite and the bowel stopped working, no wind. This was very similar to but milder than the episode of pancreatitis I had last year. So I decided I would self manage, put myself to bed, sucked the occasional ice cube, in the hope it would settle down. And over the weekend it sort of did. Let's not mention I didn't eat for 2 days, just fluids, so very tired and sluggish but my appetite was coming back. What I couldn't figure out was why I was febrile despite feeling better and why my fever was getting worse, just under 39 this afternoon. So I bit the bullet and trundled off to ED, as this wasn't making sense. 

So I've had a septic workup, including blood cultures, chest x-ray, CT scan. My urine was...brown. I'm sure it's never been that colour before...Turns out my liver function was right off, looks like the tumour is trying to block my bile duct and I have ascending cholangitis. Lovely. The brown was the high bilirubin. So I've had intravenous antibiotics and intravenous rehydration, staying overnight and we work out a plan tomorrow (well it is Sunday night) Here was I looking forward to starting radiotherapy on Wednesday, may not be happening after all...

(Early Monday morning update) I found a pull out tray under the hospital trolley this morning. What a good idea, I can do my makeup now! Which I might need, because...

I am beginning to look a little worse for wear...

Monday update, the covering oncologist has been, looks like I will spend a few days here, for intravenous antibiotics. Suspected cholangitis. Well, this is going to be my first Cup Day in hospital, I hope I remember to actually watch the damn thing. A project for tomorrow, see if I can find a gambling outlet in a Catholic hospital. Hmmmm...

I'll have some more blood tests tomorrow, to see if things improving. The CT last night apparently didn't show anything dramatic apart from a growing tumour causing pressure. It seems to me it's growing rather fast, I am beginning to wonder if I'll see Christmas after all...