After three weeks of feeling horrible, I have been having good days lately. Almost two weeks worth as a matter of fact. Knock on wood this lasts awhile.
The hospital called today to schedule my next ERCP for October 19th. The plan is to put in two stents (in the pancreatic duct and the bilary duct) that will stay in place for 2-3 months. If the ducts remain open and I don’t have any pancreatitis attacks during this time then we can be certain that the narrowing of the ducts is causing all the problems and develop a plan for moving forward. I doubt we will ever know why this all started in the first place. If I’m still feeling good next week I may cancel the ERCP and wait until I have another attack. I don’t want to mess with a good thing.
I still haven’t been able to start running again but I actually pulled my bicycle off the wall and aired up the tires last week. It’s a bit embarrassing to admit but I never rode a bike that much growing up. I bought this one after my first half marathon when my foot was hurting. I figured that when I couldn’t run I would ride the bike. Needless to say I’m a runner at heart so that bike has hung on the garage wall for the last three years. I’m up to eight mile rides twice a week. I’m trying to get my but accustomed to the seat. The other days I’m walking on the treadmill for 2-3 miles while I watch TV. I’m doing what I can.
