Who has had an EGD in preparation for their sleeve? I am scheduled for mine this coming Thursday. Supposedly it's to check for acid reflux or possible bacteria. I do get heartburn depending on what I eat but it's not a problem for me. Has anyone had an EGD and been surprised of their results? What exactly does it show? I'm hoping nothing unexpected hinders me getting my surgery date!

I had my EGD with Bravo today. With Bravo means they hooked a tiny chip of some sort to my esophagus and I have to wear a monitor for 2 days that will read my results ( I say this because I don't know if there is an EGD that is done without the monitor part). Anyway, the doc said he saw some polyps in my stomach and he took a biopsy of one to see if I have bacteria or not. He said they wouldn't interfere with my surgery. I'm hoping everything else comes back ok! The worst part of the EGD , honestly, was the unbelievably thick, nasty, disgusting stuff I had to swallow to numb my throat. I could barely swallow it! The procedure was no big deal it didn't take long at all. I'll keep you posted!

Glad you survived the EGD. It will be interesting to see what the monitor finds.

@@greatestnameever, I think it is weird to hear such things too. Apparently my surgeon interrupted my surgery to ask how old I am...she said I "look young and healthy" inside and was afraid she had the wrong patient!

They are also looking for Barrett's Esphogus, which is a pre cancerous condition. If you have it, they will recommend a by-pass as opposed to the sleeve. The by-pass basically "cures" the condition.

It's also a hedge. Worst case scenario would be if Barrett's were to progress to esophageal cancer. In that case, it'd require surgical excision, and in doing so would need to use part of the stomach to reconstruct the esophagus. With a gastric sleeve, there wouldn't be enough stomach to work with. A roux-n-y bypass would preserve more of the stomach as a separate pouch, thus enabling a surgeon to put the patient back together in a way that would allow swallowing in the future.