Two Lucky

Hi Dr Wolchok,

I’m sorry to be bothering you so late on a Friday night.

Since 9am, Rusty has had a debilitating, sharp pain in his right abdomen, below his ribcage, extending into his groin area. He can’t even sit up. He has been in bed the whole day.

This type of pain isn’t new. We discussed briefly about the liver getting “angry” in our last visit. But does this seem a little excessive?

When he is lying down, his liver is visibly palpable on his right side. It feels soft, not hard. Other than this pain, he is completely lucid and coherent.

In the last few hours, I have been keeping him hydrated with Pedialyte. He has taken one liter so far and we will continue with two more tonight.

I should point out that yesterday Rusty was in top form all day. We went out for lunch, shopped around in the afternoon and even made it to a show at night.

We decided to write to see if this has been observed in other patients, and if we should seek urgent medical attention.

Please contact us if you can.

Thank you.

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