Worried about swallowing that scope !!! Was this a painful procedure ??

Hm, well, I'll be curious to see how they do it here in Germany. It doesn't seem like something for which anesthesia is really necessary; it's probably just nicer that way, and the Germans tend to take the rout of least intervention in such cases (ie. wisdom tooth removal with just novocain, pretty much never prescribing pain killers stronger than ibuprofen, etc.).

. I have a friend here in the states who had this done in Germany. They did not put her to sleep, sprayed a throat spray to help with the gag reflex and that was all.

I had my surgery in Southeastern MA and never even heard of this test and I thought we had a lot of tests, classes etc. glad I missed it.

Hahaha Sarahjane79 Good Point. I had a giggle the way you phrased that though. Thanks!!

Hm, well, I'll be curious to see how they do it here in Germany. It doesn't seem like something for which anesthesia is really necessary; it's probably just nicer that way, and the Germans tend to take the rout of least intervention in such cases (ie. wisdom tooth removal with just novocain, pretty much never prescribing pain killers stronger than ibuprofen, etc.).

. I have a friend here in the states who had this done in Germany. They did not put her to sleep, sprayed a throat spray to help with the gag reflex and that was all.

Yup, sounds about right. Luckily, of all the things the Germans do medically that make me scratch my head, this isn't one I'm too worried about. I don't have much of a gag reflex (no minds in the gutter please!), and I tend to be good at mind over matter for this sort of thing. I'm honestly much more worried about not receiving enough pain meds after surgery...

Leaving for my EGD in about an hour - I hope it all goes as smoothly as everyone says it will.

Does everyone have to get an EGD before sleeve surgery?

I don't even know what it is, so I guess not! What is it and what's the purpose?

I don't even know what it is, so I guess not! What is it and what's the purpose?

. Egd is an endoscopy. They put a camera down your throat and look at your esophagus and stomach. They look for hernias and can biopsy anything they need to- test you for bacteria. It's a crucial part to being sleeved.

Depends on the dr. My friend didn't . It gives a dr a sneak peek of what she will be working with . She will be looking for hernias and take a biopsy for h pylori bacteria . I didn't feel a thing and didn't have a soar throat

Just got back from test - no problems. Didn't feel a thing - last thing I remember was being asked to roll to my left side and then waking up in recovery about 20 minutes later. The actual test was about5 minutes long.