I have to eventually have an endoscopy. What can I expect?

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I was hoping someone would she'd some light on the endoscopy. My endoscopy is 6/13, ten days before my surgery

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I'm a Gi nurse and u won't know a thing! They will sedate u so that u are completely unaware of what's happening. It's not as " heavy" as anesthesia but the sedation we use is nearly as effective. U will wake up and be able to drink and eat! They will take biopsies if needed just to see but if u are getting it to just check things out before your procedure or something, it just helps them to see if anatomy is good and if there's an ulcers

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I'm a Gi nurse and u won't know a thing! They will sedate u so that u are completely unaware of what's happening. It's not as " heavy" as anesthesia but the sedation we use is nearly as effective. U will wake up and be able to drink and eat! They will take biopsies if needed just to see but if u are getting it to just check things out before your procedure or something, it just helps them to see if anatomy is good and if there's an ulcers

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Thanks, that's a relief to know that I'll be sedated!!

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You may want to ask the clinic that is scoping you because I was not sedated. They just sprayed a numbing agent into my nose and did it right then. Took 5 minutes.

The worst part is the numbing drink they give ya first.....tastes yucky. But very quick and easy. I get one every year. Sometimes you sound horse and have a sore throat after, but it goes away by the next day. Good luck!

What u are describing is a flouroscopy. That is not nearly as invasive as an EGD

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Nope. EGD. Have them once a year. They make me drink up before they put me to sleep......

I didn't drink anything for my endoscopy. They did however spray something in my mouth right before they put me to sleep. But it goes by so fast, this was one of the easiest tests I've ever had. I wish you lots of lucks!!