I had my pre-op testing done last week. When they stuck that tube down my nose for the esophegeal manometry, I pulled it out. I just freaked. I could feel it in my throat and began to gag and then I grabbed it and yanked it out. I know this wasn't a good move and I am not proud of it, but I was just wondering if anyone else had a problem with that test. I just have a nasty gag reflex and can't even go to the dentist without gagging 5 or more times.

Anyone else have problems or am I a psycho?

Sue3

YES!!! I have that test run every year. The first time, I gagged so bad that tears were streaming down my face. They couldn't get a stomach biopsy (which they normally don't do). So now I know to have them put me out. The test goes fine since they did that. It's just a mild sedation and you're out of there in no time. But they won't let you drive yourself home. Why do they put us through that (conscious) in the first place? That has to be a common reaction.

OMG! They put a tube down your NOSE! I probably would have run away. I'm waiting to talk to my doc about getting a test done, but I thought it would be down my throat. I AM planning to ask for knock-out juice.

Hope you are done with that and can get on with your banding. :sick

My tube was put down my throat.

Weirdly enough, I was a mexico band patient and never had to do that test. Have other people not had this test? Teresa

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I thought I was alone. They told me that no one has ever done that before. B.S. Instead of that, I had to eat tiny marshmallows and have them watch me swallow them on that barium swallow machine.

I'm glad, well, not glad, but comforted that it happened to you too.

If they try coming at me with that tube again, they'll be sorry.

Thanks

Sue

WHEW... glad I was spared that test! So sorry that you had to go through that and I would have probably done the same thing if they didn't explain how it was going to feel!

I put many an NG tube down many a patient's throat and I hated doing it every single time!

Darcy