Today I had the Upper G I completed.. Here we go.. Changed into two gowns back and front covered.... Had to take some kind of crystal and chase it with water..which help but air in the stomach so the G I meds can be seen below the air.... Very gassy..:smile2:. Then had to drink this white milky looking liquid...big gulps..6 tims...Yuck:eek:...Not tasty but not really that nasty either... Then they took X-RAYS of my stomach...very interesting..very nice guy at Mercy Hospital... Then we wait..and wait...and wait for the darn liquid to flow to the intestines which took so long... Then finally it starts to flow..10 mins later...goodness I was there 1 hr for the whole process....Then Left to eat... No food or drink after midnight...Glad thats over..6 more appt till my Big day...July 20,2009...HOOORAY!!

Edited June 11, 200917 yr by 1hotchocolate

Congrats, its an exciting time, enjoy it. You said you went to Mercy hospital, what state are you from?

Good for you i had my last nutrition appt june 8th, now im waiting on that approval letter. i hope to be where you are soon.

The upper GI was the worst part of the whole process for me.

I'm in california...upper g I was not too bad....I hope that's the worst...lol

I was required to have the upper GI endoscopy. I was so terrified of that test, but now that it's over I'm like WHAT was the big deal about that? Here's the big difference: there is "conscious sedation" and there is a MAC block. MAC is short for Monitored Anesthesia Care. Anytime you're going to have any "oscopy" procedure be sure that the doctor uses a MAC block which means you are OUT just like during a general anesthesia OUT. It's one step lower than a general in that you breathe on your own, but you are out. You don't know anything or sense anything, OUT. Then they wake you up and it's all done. This is the way to go, folks, so make a note.

Oh and before IV insertion, always ask for Lidocaine. It's a little stingy but it numbs the IV insertion point (usually the hand) so that you don't feel the IV go in or you may feel it a tiny bit. I've had it on four different occasions and only the last time did I feel it a little bit, but so much better than feeling like they're sticking a pencil into your vein.