Hi Russ,
My Father in law turned Jaundiced New Years Day. He went to Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia to get checked out. They found that his bile duct was blocked causing the jaundice. They attempted to place a stent in the bile duct but were unsuccesful. They did an ultrasound and found nothing. They did an MRI and found a 1.5cm mass on the head of the Pancreas. I don't believe a biopsy has been done yet. Anyway his been there for about a week now and the doctors still haven't found anything conclusive. Basically still scratching their heads. One surgean did mention something about possible surgery. Is it possible the mass found on the x-ray is not cancerous. Were hoping thats the case.
You mentioned your doctor was Ernest Rosato from Univ of Penn. My Father in Laws doctor is Ernest Rosato of Thomas Jefferson. Is this the same doctor. Apparently he is the son of Francis Rosato.
I am glad to hear you are doing well.
Thanks,
Andrew