Re: Help, I'm Yellow!!

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Genevieve,

Unfortunately, I have no idea what kind of

stent I had. Maybe I can find it somewhere in my file. I remember there were

discussions on how long to leave it in. My hepatologist said 4 months, the GI

wanted less. The hepatologist won in the end.

Regards,

Chaim Boermeester, Israel

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Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 18:39

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Subject: Re: Help,

I'm Yellow!!

Hi Chaim,

My last stent in this same stricture was in for 8 weeks, and had

slipped out and was just peeking into the small intestine when they

went in for my stent removal. I'm not sure of this, but maybe they

are thinking they'll get in there to replace it with a slightly

larger stent before it slips again?? Interesting yours were in for 4

months... I was told at that first ERCP that stents can only stay in

for 8 weeks. I wonder if different hospitals just do it differently,

or if you had a different kind of stent?

Genevieve

UC 1983, J-Pouch 1999, PSC 12/07

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> May I ask why they plan to replace the stent every 6 weeks? Mine was

> replaced every 4 months. After a few replacements they decided to

remove it

> and not put in a new one, and that is more than two years ago. I

hope the

> same will eventually happen to you.

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> Regards,

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> Chaim Boermeester, Israel

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