After ERCP, had SOD, now still having pains

[michy2525]

My boyfriend had an ERCP and was confirmed he had SOD, he had a procedure that seemed to fix the problem and was fine for several months. Then a few days ago he started having almost exactly the same pain and we've had to go the Emergency Room several times over the last few days. They finally did a CT scan and found a blockage. What could cause this blockage? I've read a few articles online saying it could be gallstones, but he has had his gallbladder removed for several years. They are going to send him to a GI specialist again, but until then is this something that we should be really concerned with? And what do they typically do to relieve the pain and clear the blockage? And does this continue to happen often after they have done the original procedure?

[michy2525]

Is it frequent that even after his procedure he'll continue to have these attacks of pain? We are both getting tired of spending our nights in the ER. He was fine for several months after the ERCP and we both thought it was fixed. Before the ERCP he was in the hospital several times a week with pain. They have tried anti-spasm meds several times, and they don't seem to help, thats why I think it could possibly be a blockage of some sort. I had read several times that scar tissue can cause the pain to come back occasionally, but the doctor that we saw claimed that it would take serveral years for there to be any complications from scar tissue since it takes time for the scar tissue to form. We just want answers, and a solution.