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TerriJ    12

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This is the step I was most worried about. It was a breeze. They brought me into the room, the anesthesiologist gave me something "to make this go easier" and next thing I knew I woke up in the recovery room. Just wanted to post this in case anyone else is really nervous about this part.

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NewAshes    232

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Mines August 13th. Did you get the results when you woke?

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Mines August 13th. Did you get the results when you woke?

Whenevr I had mine on Wednesday, they gave my results to my hubby, as I was not completely lucid. And they gave him the pics of it as well. All was gr8! Wish yall luck too:)

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I have mine on Thursday afternoon I just found out today that I've been approved for surgery!!!

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TerriJ    12

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Mines August 13th. Did you get the results when you woke?

As soon as I woke up they let me know that everything looked good!!!

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This is the step I was most worried about. It was a breeze. They brought me into the room, the anesthesiologist gave me something "to make this go easier" and next thing I knew I woke up in the recovery room. Just wanted to post this in case anyone else is really nervous about this part.

I have mine on friday. I was so worried about this step as well and planned on putting it off until it was the last thing i had to do, but i changed my mind. I feel ok right now but i know i will be freaking out on thursday esp since no one is going to be able to come with me.

Will they still proceed with the egd if you have a cold? i have had a sore throat for over a week now.

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Cheer Mama    166

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:rolleyes: Yup, that pretty much describes it. I go in for another one tomorrow. The only hard part is paying for it and waking up so freakin' early.

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I have mine on friday. I was so worried about this step as well and planned on putting it off until it was the last thing i had to do' date=' but i changed my mind. I feel ok right now but i know i will be freaking out on thursday esp since no one is going to be able to come with me.

Will they still proceed with the egd if you have a cold? i have had a sore throat for over a week now.[/quote']

Hi, they wouldn't let me get it done wo a driver present to take me home afterwards bc of the drugs given. U may wanna call nd ask b4 u go and are told no, that is, unless ur staying overnight for some reason.

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Hi, they wouldn't let me get it done wo a driver present to take me home afterwards bc of the drugs given. U may wanna call nd ask b4 u go and are told no, that is, unless ur staying overnight for some reason.

thanks unfortuantely my boyfriend has to work so i was just planning on taking a cab home. i wonder if i could get away with that.

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thanks unfortuantely my boyfriend has to work so i was just planning on taking a cab home. i wonder if i could get away with that.

Hi again, maybe every doc is different but they told me no cab bc they need to be able to contact that person if needed, as well as, make then responsible for u. Again sweety, call bc no need wasting money on a trip if they turn u away. They asked me when I got there to meet my driver nd made him give his number to call when they were done. I'm just lookn out for u. Did anyone else go thru the same thing as i did with requiring a driver to be there?

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Hi again, maybe every doc is different but they told me no cab bc they need to be able to contact that person if needed, as well as, make then responsible for u. Again sweety, call bc no need wasting money on a trip if they turn u away. They asked me when I got there to meet my driver nd made him give his number to call when they were done. I'm just lookn out for u. Did anyone else go thru the same thing as i did with requiring a driver to be there?

i appreciate you looking out for me. Im going to explain to him when i get home that i need him to come get me or i will try to make arrangements with my sister. how long is it after that the grogginess wears off completely?

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i appreciate you looking out for me. Im going to explain to him when i get home that i need him to come get me or i will try to make arrangements with my sister. how long is it after that the grogginess wears off completely?

For me, I remember getting in the car, sleeping otw home. Got home, ate, slept til next morning:) my procedure was over at 430p.

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TerriJ    12

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I have mine on friday. I was so worried about this step as well and planned on putting it off until it was the last thing i had to do, but i changed my mind. I feel ok right now but i know i will be freaking out on thursday esp since no one is going to be able to come with me.

Will they still proceed with the egd if you have a cold? i have had a sore throat for over a week now.

I had a cough and sore throat and they still did mine. I think mine was mostly allergies though. As far as a driver my step daughter dropped me off and they called her when it was time to pick me up. Don't put it off if you can avoid it, that will just give you more time to get worked up about it. Good luck.

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Eeeek! I have my EGD tomorrow, this will be my first IV, well.. here goes nothing!

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Eeeek! I have my EGD tomorrow, this will be my first IV, well.. here goes nothing!

good luck!

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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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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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