I am having my EGD in the morning and I am curious as what to expect. Will I be feeling bad the rest of the day? Can you eat afterwards? Would love to hear how yours went.

Thanks!

^{When I did mine, I just so happened to have been taking a new medication, and I ended up resurfacing the only meal I had that day. But, I'm not sure if it was from the med or the endoscopy. Granted when my mom did hers, shes 36, she was fine the rest of the day. Eating is fine I believe.}

^{The most of it was how it went, one minute I was getting something put around my head to keep my mouth open, the next I was in a recovery room with cranberry juice and lorna doones. They don't let you leave until a nurse physically sees someone there to pick you up, they also have to sign something, then you go home. You can't drive. Thats about the most extensive part of it. Not bad at all.}

^{When I did mine, I just so happened to have been taking a new medication, and I ended up resurfacing the only meal I had that day. But, I'm not sure if it was from the med or the endoscopy. Granted when my mom did hers, shes 36, she was fine the rest of the day. Eating is fine I believe.}

^{The most of it was how it went, one minute I was getting something put around my head to keep my mouth open, the next I was in a recovery room with cranberry juice and lorna doones. They don't let you leave until a nurse physically sees someone there to pick you up, they also have to sign something, then you go home. You can't drive. Thats about the most extensive part of it. Not bad at all.}

Thanks bbanded! I feel a little better.

I do not have trouble after them. they are not fun but, you are drugged and don't feel anything. I had one in the hospital and ate a light meal afterwards.

they give the doc such a good picture of what problems we have, I would do them anytime! I have had ulcers and a hernia and with that test they decided I needed a repair along with the gastric band placement. no big deal.

Unfortunately the meds they give you did not kick in before I had one done a couple of years ago. Do you really want to know? You are gagging the whole time from the tube they stick down, burping because of all of the air. I'm not trying to scare you, but make sure the meds have kicked in before they begin. I'm dreading having this test done. I know it will need to be, but I'm going to try and see if he can use my results from two years ago {wishful thinking}

OMG...just got back home from my EGD. It was absolutely painless and awesome. I went in there and they had me dress in a hospital gown, ugly hair cap thing and I got an IV. They gave me something to reduce stomach acid via my IV. Then the Anesthesiologist gave me a sedative via IV. I began to see blurry and was a little drugged by the time I was wheeled into the surgery room. The Anesthesiologist put something else in my IV and I was out like a light. I woke up and felt slightly groggy...but not even a sore throat. I am a little raspy....but eating lunch as I write this.

Thanks for everyone's advice!

I have had 2 endoscopys (?). I tore the lining of my stomach up from abusing (not on purpose) Aleve, before I was diagnosed with Psoriatic arthritis. It was absolutely no big deal. I did wake up during the first one, but I didn't feel anything painful. It felt sort of like I had to burp, and I could feel something moving around in my throat. I remember opening my eyes and making eye contact with the doctor. He said "Oops... we need a little more demoral in her IV" After that I remember nothing... the second procedure they used something different and it was over before I knew it.