Can someone shed some light on the EGD process? What to expect, time table, recovery, etc.

You will check into the hospital and go under anesthesia. The doctor directs a "scope" with a camera at the end down your throat into your esophagus and it allows him to view your stomache. He checks for ulcers, polyps...basically checks the condition of your stomache going into surgery. As my surgeon puts it, "wants to make sure he is not taking out the good part of your stomache if there are any issues. The main thing the surgeon checks for is the h. pylori bacteria which is a pain to have as they will have to put you on antibiotics to kill it before proceeding with your surgery. They do a biopsy for that while in your tummy and then when they are done, you wake up and usually are cleared to go home within the hour. The whole process takes maybe about 4 hours. Hope that helps you. Aloha[emoji2]

Sorry, stupid autocorret kept putting in *stomache...smh. still hope that helps:)

Thanks!

FYI, most places don't put you under general anesthesia for an EGD. Mine was done under conscious sedation, so I was groggy but totally awake the whole time. They sprayed this nasty numbing spray in the back of my throat that tasted like gasoline so I wouldn't feel anything. I remember a little pressure, but that's all. As was said in the above post, I was in and out in about 4 hours. I felt fine afterwards, but I was not allowed to drive and couldn't go back to work either. I went home, took a nap, and when I woke up my throat was a little sore, but that's it.

Edited March 30, 20179 yr by MeltsIntoWonder

I was so worried about mine but it was the easiest thing. When I got there, they put in an IV and I waited for a bit. For the actual procedure, I was under anesthesia (not general), but I was completely out of it with 0 recollection. I woke up being wheeled back into my room where I had to wait 30 minutes for them to monitor me post-anesthesia. My throat was slightly sore for a couple of days due to biopsy but we went out to brunch right from the procedure so it wasn't bad at all.

Thanks, I have a better idea of what to expect