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Endoscopy yesterday (9/6/2022)

KimA-GA

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KimA-GA    540

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sharing my experience especially for those (like me) who have never had procedures like this. Had a lot of worry going in over anesthesia, what he would find (hiatal hernia or defects) etc.

My pre-op upper endoscopy was yesterday. I got a COVID test Sunday to prepare. I got to the hospital for my 7:30 am checkin. No food or drink after midnight. My Mom brought me since I could not drive after. Check in was pretty simple, mostly confirming insurance. I was sent over to the lab for a pregnancy test (lol very negative lol) and was brought upstairs to my room.

In the room was a flurry of activity. I got undressed to my underpants and put a gown on. They tested my blood sugar, put in an IV and confirmed medical details. Then the anesthesiologist came in and went over more and did a quick airway exam.

I was bumped from second to first because the medical staff got me ready quickly. a lovely nurse wheeled me up to the procedure room at 8:30 am. The room was chilly but that felt lovely to me. warmed blankets were available if desired. They rolled me on my side up high on some pillows. i was given a few doses of meds in the IV and breathed a full face mask of oxygen and… was out. Next thing I know I hear voices telling me I am done and everything looked great. They wheeled me back to my room and I got back at 9:05 am. I got a glass of grape juice and zoned out for 30 -45 mins before I was actually in less of a twilight state. dr came in and went over what he saw. slight anatomical abnormality that would not impact things and as he put it “everyone has things that are slightly off from textbook anatomy” … my hiatal area was loose but no herniation. looked good and safe for surgery. A few mins after 10 they said I could get dressed and get my discharge paperwork. before 10:30 I was in the car heading home.

the top of my throat had a slight irritation post procedure. Kinda like when you have a minor post nasal drip from allergies that irritates your throat. That got better throughout the day and was nearly gone by bedtime. i ate and drank normally the rest of the day, but didn’t have a lot of hunger.

i was a bit sluggish and tired feeling the rest of the day. Actually napped (unusual for me) for a little bit late afternoon.

so overall not bad experience at all. quick, pretty painless.

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ShoppGirl    5,072

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This will be very helpful for many people. Thanks for posting.

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I had one last year. It was very quick. but no time to relax after there... They literally kick you out quick after you wake up which sucked.

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ShoppGirl    5,072

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4 hours ago, liveaboard15 said:

I had one last year. It was very quick. but no time to relax after there... They literally kick you out quick after you wake up which sucked.

I didn’t have to have one but I noticed the same thing after my husband had a procedure they sedated him from. He was still loopy talking nonsense as they were walking him out of the room. Seems like they could just wheel you to another room to sleep it off and then get dressed and leave as you feel up to it.

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SpartanMaker    1,300

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Sounds about like my experience with an endoscopy. I went into it really worried because I was concerned they were going to find something and tell me that I was not a good candidate for bariatric surgery. Thankfully that was not the case. The guy that did it was not my surgeon, but one of her partners. He came over as soon as I woke up and told me that he didn't see anything concerning that would prevent bariatric surgery. I was very appreciative of him doing that.

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St77    87

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I'm having an endoscopy because I feel like I've got something stuck in esophagus and no one knows what's going on. I don't have issues with GERD anymore, thankfully. But I've have an endoscopy before, so this isn't new for me.

The real treat is for the anesthesiologists when they discover Malignant Hyperthermia runs in my family. I've seen a few get real excited when I tell them about that allergy.

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This was very helpful, thanks for sharing

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