For Endoscopy.

@rakski (141188)
Philippines
June 29, 2025 5:23pm CST
We are waiting for a schedule for the removal of getting my nephew's gall bladder. But no. Again, the doctor informed us yesterday that they're going to perform endoscopy first. The doctor informed us that they are suspecting some gall stones to be out of the gall bladder and if they just remove the gall bladder and the other stones will remain somewhere in my nephew's tummy, it will cause another problem in the near future. And I thought the MRI with contrast will see those stones more as they told us. Apparently, they need more diagnostic procedure.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (54005)
• Canada
29 Jun
Have you had a second opinion at this point? The poor little guy has been through so much.
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rakski
@rakski (141188)
• Philippines
30 Jun
He is admitted at the hospital. Going for second opinion is not possible right now
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Jimlos Tatooth
@Ineeddentures (7141)
•
30 Jun
You took the words right out of my mouth
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Amber
@AmbiePam (100008)
• United States
29 Jun
Is there any possibility they are ordering all these tests to make money off of you guys? I genuinely don’t know; I’ve just never in my life heard of all these tests for the sake of a gallbladder. I’m not normally a suspicious person, but wow.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (152087)
• United States
29 Jun
Exactly what I was thinking!
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Amber
@AmbiePam (100008)
• United States
30 Jun
@DaddyEvil My sister and late mother had theirs out 20 something years ago. Even then it didn’t take all these tests.
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rakski
@rakski (141188)
• Philippines
30 Jun
I am thinking of that too. But I searched for the procedure that they will do, which is called ECRP. It is both a diagnostic and a therapeutic procedure; they are going to look into the common bile duct, which is the tube that connects the liver, gall bladder and other organs if there are stones there too other than the gall bladder. I only heard of this procedure now.
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (78674)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 Jun
You're talking major surgery here. Naturally, this would require many tests to ensure the right one is being performed.
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (78674)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 Jun
@rakski Each person and case is different.
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rakski
@rakski (141188)
• Philippines
30 Jun
that is true. This is the first time I heard of this. Probably because most of the removal of gallbladder procedures I encountered were much easier and not this complicated
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rakski
@rakski (141188)
• Philippines
30 Jun
@kaylachan yes, that is true
OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (95316)
• Arvada, Colorado
30 Jun
They cant get them all out at once?
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (95316)
• Arvada, Colorado
30 Jun
@rakski I see, well in any case I pray for his good health and recovery of the surgery.
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rakski
@rakski (141188)
• Philippines
18h
@RebeccasFarm thank you.
rakski
@rakski (141188)
• Philippines
30 Jun
No. They will see if the stones are dislodged in common duct but they weren't
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (357178)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jun
This has been going on a while now. I hope you get something done soon.
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rakski
@rakski (141188)
• Philippines
30 Jun
I hope so too
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (45634)
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30 Jun
@rakski I haven't ever heard of having an endoscopy before gallstone surgery before. Seems odd to me, but I'm not a doctor, so...I hope he can get the surgery very quickly so he can get on the mend!
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rakski
@rakski (141188)
• Philippines
30 Jun
same with me, but as I do my research, there is such a thing called ERCP
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