This is Jackie, Dorothy Gregory's sister. I just returned from UTMB in Galveston. They were suppose to do a biopsy today, but decided to hold off until tomorrow (of course, this was decided at 2:00 this afternoon). In the meantime, several groups of doctors came in. Remember UTMB is a learning institution. 2 doctors (one from Bmt., one from UTMB) said cholangiocarcinoma. Another doctor came in yesterday and felt it was just her gallbladder. One doctor came in today and said an abscess. One more, said he felt it was her colon, and said "now you know we are all confused." So, they are going to do the colonscopy tomorrow and if he feels a biopsy is needed, then they can do that then. However: a colonscopy cannot tell you anything about the bile duct system (gallbladder, etc.), so that is another issue. But, she looks good, is feeling somewhat better as long as they give her the pain medication and can get some sleep she's a happy camper. She doesn't eat, but they started her on Ensure, three times a day to keep her weight from going down.

Anything new I will let you know. Thank you for all your thought and prayers.

Jackie