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Justine13    264

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Can someone please explain exactly how they do a leak test? I mean- I don't have to swallow some sort of camera device right? Right? Biting my nails...

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Heather86 :o)    29

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My Dr does a leak test after he is finished the surgery. He said he puts saline or something in your abdominal cavity and pumps air into your stomach via your mouth.... no bubbles means no leaks.

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Jenn31MA    149

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Some people the next day just have to swallow "barium" like I had to do for the upper GI. They just want to see the liquid pass through the stomach and not leak out. Its nothing to be afraid of.

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Justine13    264

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Some people the next day just have to swallow "barium" like I had to do for the upper GI. They just want to see the liquid pass through the stomach and not leak out. Its nothing to be afraid of.

So they do this in radiology but not swallowing a camera. Would you believe I would reconsider this whole thing because of that? :(. I'd rather give birth.

Thank you :)

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Applebtmgrl77    3

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No worries Sweetie :) You will be out cold with no memory of it, they do it as soon as they are done with the surgery that is why everyone has bad gas pain inside their stomach after, it goes away after a few days and some walking. You will be fine.

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newgrandmother    725

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JUSTINE YOU ARE FUNNY

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Justine13    264

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You mean I'm SPAZ! Ha! I'm Aware and I embrace it. I freak out at crap like that! How u doing? We only have a couple more days girl!

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Justine13    264

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No worries Sweetie :) You will be out cold with no memory of it' date=' they do it as soon as they are done with the surgery that is why everyone has bad gas pain inside their stomach after, it goes away after a few days and some walking. You will be fine.[/quote']

Wait wait- so they do put a camera down my throat? I see people say that that do this the next day so they aren't asleep. I'm afrai to ask my doc on Wednesday because I crap you not- all the versed in the world wouldn't stop me from getting up.

Omg I need help. :/

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Applebtmgrl77    3

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they did mine as soon as my doc was done with the staples. My throat was a bit sore for a few days but I promise you...I have NO memory of it lol. You should ask your doctor. I told my doctor that I couldnt handle it (I am a spaz too about stuff like that) and he took care of me.

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Justine13    264

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they did mine as soon as my doc was done with the staples. My throat was a bit sore for a few days but I promise you...I have NO memory of it lol. You should ask your doctor. I told my doctor that I couldnt handle it (I am a spaz too about stuff like that) and he took care of me.

I'm afraid to ask. That's scares the crap out of me but during my 2 or 3 hit of versed before I hit the OR is when I'll probabaly ask.

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Jenn31MA    149

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there is no camera down your throat. You swallow something and they watch it go down your throat into your stomach via this big machine...sort of like an xray but its more like a camera. When i had my upper GI it was really neat to watch it on the TV screen. Justine there is nothing to freak out about. :)

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Justine13    264

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there is no camera down your throat. You swallow something and they watch it go down your throat into your stomach via this big machine...sort of like an xray but its more like a camera. When i had my upper GI it was really neat to watch it on the TV screen. Justine there is nothing to freak out about. :)

Ok- now THAT is what I needed to hear apparently. Phew! Thank you- for putting up with my spaz self ;)

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SleeveandRNYchica    1,155

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Justine, if they did have to put a camera down there you wouldn't know because you would be asleep........Don't they have to put the bougie down your throat to size the sleeve?

stop spazing on me chica...you got 3 DAYS!!! I would not let you back out if you found out such news and I know your phobia of endoscopes ect. you crack me up!

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Barisaxylady    154

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Justine' date=' if they did have to put a camera down there you wouldn't know because you would be asleep........Don't they have to put the bougie down your throat to size the sleeve?

stop spazing on me chica...you got 3 DAYS!!! I would not let you back out if you found out such news and I know your phobia of endoscopes ect. you crack me up![/quote']

What's a bougie? Are talking about sleeve or bypass? Justine, did you have the EGD? Sounds like the same thing.

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robynluevano    85

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You swallow this "shot" of barium & stand in front of an X-ray type machine & they watch the liquid go down. Easy. Now I did throw up after (just the barium), but the nurse said that was common.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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