I met Michael at the GI's office today and when I got there he was having an incredible amount of pain in his arms and collar bones. We went in to see the doctor and Michael was ready to start writhing around on the floor in pain. The doctor sent us to the ER. They loaded him up with dilaudid to alleviate the pain which helped pretty quickly. They did the ultrasound which was scheduled for today and realized that he has gallstones and he might have passed one through the common bile duct. I was initially relieved at this news but that was quickly followed by frustration. The doctors don't want to perform surgery on him to remove his gallbladder because they are worried he his is too fragile and won't heal well from the surgery. The other option is to send a scope down to see if there is a blockage and possibly remove it. The doctor, however, still thinks this procedure is risky. So instead they want to do some more scans to see if the common bile duct is blocked. They can't get him in for the scans until Jan 11. I feel like I'm chasing my tail! So we're home now and we're both trying to recover from this incredibly stressful day.