Had my first appointment with the Dr. at UCLA today. No surgery date but since I have bad GERD/Reflux he requested a Endoscopy before proceeding. I am a little nervous. Did anyone else have this done? Besides that I met with the dietitian and all I need to do I go to a new patient class and have some blood work and meet with the Psych and I'm ready.

Any info would be great I know they will sedate me but I am a little nervous.

Hi there -

I was given medication through an IV during the process and about 5 minutes after they quit administering the medication, I woke up, which was nice. I do not remember one thing from the process itself, but my throat was sore for about a week.

Good Luck!

@@Spiceyfrog thank you! I want to be knocked out I am freaked out about being awake and feeling it snake around inside!

I had one a week ago. I was really nervous also but it was nothing! They started an IV took me back, put some medicine in my IV about 10 minutes later I was back in my room wide awake! I went shopping afterwards! You never know anything even happened

I totally agree with what has already been said. I was a bit apprehensive about having this done to me, but it ended being a "pleasant" experience. I wouldn't hesitate to have it done again if needed.

Thank you all so much! This really helps to ease my mind!

So easy I was freaking out but it was so easy knocked out felt like took a nice nap

I had an endoscopy, they even took some biopsies. I don't remember a thing. I didn't even have a sore throat. I was able to sing the next day at open mic. No problems at all, and all came out fine with the biopsies. I'm lucky. I was a 30 year smoker, so I was sweating bullets, waiting for those test results to come back. Whew! Also no hiatal hernia, no H. Pylori. Good to go.

It actually took longer for the set up, (iv, checking in, etc.) than it did for the procedure.

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Having one Tuesday with colonoscopy. My PC wanted me to do this two years ago but I frowned. The reason she did this because I'm over 50. I've had them both done before so it's really no big deal.

Nothing to the Endoscopy! Just a little sore throat afterwards do don't worry about it.

Louise

Was no biggie. End and out within 2 hrs. Procedure lasted 10 minutes top..

I was nervous too. Worst part was the IV-the nurse had trouble getting it in and I was bruised for a week afterward. They give you an IV, wheel you to the room for the procedure, tell you what they will do, spray your throat with some numbing med, put a teeth guard in your mouth so you won't bite down, then give you propofol in your IV and you are out in a few seconds waking up in recovery. No throat pain, but I was extremely tired and had a low grade fever for a day. It was a pretty easy process!