Experience? ??

I'm curious too! Mine is next Friday. ¡

I'm curious too! Mine is next Friday. ¡

Let me know how it goes!!!!

Mine went fine. Didn't even realize that they had started or finished. Slept through it all. The worst part for me was getting the iv started. I have rolling veins. ;^/ I even went back to work that afternoon.

Will do! I'll be talking to a nurse a few days before to get the skinny (hehehe) on what to expect.

have to admit I am clueless...what is an EGD?

Endoscopy

The EGD isn't a big deal really. I had mine done on the 16th. I have had it done before (a couple of years ago I had some stomach issues). You go in, they put the IV in, they take you back, give you the meds, and you are out. Next thing you know you're waking up in recovery. I think mine took 15 or 20 minutes tops (actual procedure time). I was at the hospital about 2 1/2 hours because of the paperwork, prep time and recovery time. The worst part of the whole thing is that the nurse missed the veins in both my hand and arm on my right arm. So I have midsize bruises (not small but not huge). She had someone else try my left arm (and they got it the first try).

I was kind of groggy for a few hours but was able to work from home just fine.

The EGD isn't a big deal really. I had mine done on the 16th. I have had it done before (a couple of years ago I had some stomach issues). You go in' date=' they put the IV in, they take you back, give you the meds, and you are out. Next thing you know you're waking up in recovery. I think mine took 15 or 20 minutes tops (actual procedure time). I was at the hospital about 2 1/2 hours because of the paperwork, prep time and recovery time. The worst part of the whole thing is that the nurse missed the veins in both my hand and arm on my right arm. So I have midsize bruises (not small but not huge). She had someone else try my left arm (and they got it the first try).

I was kind of groggy for a few hours but was able to work from home just fine.[/quote']

Mine went the same as well.

Disappointed my patient advocate told me that sleeve patients have babies with low birth weight...and i am still wanting another baby.

Im curious too. My endoscopy is friday the first. Since i have h pylori and was treated for it twice my gastroenterologist wants me to have one. Im scared of what i might say while waking up from surgery.

Im curious too. My endoscopy is friday the first. Since i have h pylori and was treated for it twice my gastroenterologist wants me to have one. Im scared of what i might say while waking up from surgery.

Lol

Mine was totally and completely uneventful. Didn't even get a sore throat.

Had mine done yesterday. One moment I was babbling away, the next moment they are waking me up in recovery. Never having been put under before, I was rather afraid, but this "twilight" thing was very easy breezy. In fact, I felt fine within a few hours (no longer drowsy). I had a positive experience and imagine most people will as well.

is this a standard pre-op procedure? my surgeon mentioned having a CT scan of my abdomen before surgery, but not anything invasive like an endoscopy

EGD is standard for my surgeon.