I just completed my EGD Friday and it was a truly awful experience. They gave me anesthesia and I had such a hard time breathing that they ended up having to stop the procedure to intubate me because I stopped breathing. The anesthesia wore off before the EGD was done and while they were pumping oxygen into me. So naturally I freaked out screaming.. anyone else have any issues like this? I'm worried if I had this difficult of a time for a simple procedure that I won't make it through the actual bypass!

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Edited January 9, 20179 yr by tiffaniexo

I'm sorry that happened to you. Have you been tested for sleep apnea?

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Yeah I just finished my sleep study last week. My primary hasn't gotten the results yet but the gentleman who done the test said I def needed to be on a CPAP machine.

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they don't put you all the way under with an EGD - but they knock you out cold when you're having surgery. So no worries. I did wake up once during at EGD, but they put me right back under.

P.S. they use that drug that causes "twilight sleep" when they do EGD's since you're under for such a short time

They usually use Versed so you don't remember anything. However I work in the ER and we often due them with no sedation.

I just completed my EGD Friday and it was a truly awful experience. They gave me anesthesia and I had such a hard time breathing that they ended up having to stop the procedure to intubate me because I stopped breathing. The anesthesia wore off before the EGD was done and while they were pumping oxygen into me. So naturally I freaked out screaming.. anyone else have any issues like this? I'm worried if I had this difficult of a time for a simple procedure that I won't make it through the actual bypass!

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I'm bipolar and take alot of meds and I've woke up three times when I had to have EGD for another reason, just ask to speak to the anesthesiologist before surgery and explain the problem to them , I just completed my EGD test for my wls and I didn't wake up at all the anesthesiologist makes all the difference.

It wasn't really the waking up part that worried me. I mean clearly I don't like that I did but just that I had such trouble breathing. I'm wondering if it will be the same when I have the bypass..

Thanks for all your replies

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Edited January 9, 20179 yr by tiffaniexo

no - they knock you completely out and you'll have a breathing tube. So it'll be very different.

I'm sorry but what is EGD? I'm new to all this and trying to learn as,much as possible.

It's an endoscopic examination of the esophagus stomach and a portion of the duodenum It's basically a tube they put down your throats that has a light and camera at the end - some surgeons require it as a pre op testing. Looking for different things.. hernias, ulcers etc

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Thank you for the explanation!

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I have sleep apnea and asthma. I have had scary breathing problems with past medical procedures so when it came time for my EGD and VSG I told the anesthesiologist ahead of time. They intabated me for the EGD from the get go and no problems. Same with the surgery. No problems. If you do need a CPAP, then by all means , use it. They are a bitch at firs5, but then they make a world of difference!

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Your surgeon will be sure to tell the anesthesiologist if they find you have sleep apnea. I had no problem. I'm sure you'll do fine since you will be totally under.

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