Well I had my endoscopy today!
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Well I had my endoscopy today!
| Thu, 01-18-2007 - 3:56pm |
Hi all! I just wanted to pop in and tell you all that I had my endoscopy this morning and as you all said, it was a breeze. The hardest part was their starting the IV. For some reason they had trouble starting a line and they had to do 3 punctures before getting a good one. Ouch!
They were about 45 minutes late getting the test going though so the waiting made it worse. After they had the line in, they had me turn on my side, put that mouth piece in my mouth and I said "Is it getting fuzzy in here?". Next thing I know, I am in a room all by self wondering where everyone went.
As for the results, she didn't see any areas of erosions or acid damage. She did find a small hiatal hernia though with a bit of gastritis. Everything looked good to her though. She did take biopsies but she doesn't think they will come back bad.
So, what is causing the pain I don't really know. Maybe this was just a wake up that I need to lose weight.
Thank you all for your posts and your good thoughts. Now if I need another endoscopy in the future I won't be so scared.
Beth
They were about 45 minutes late getting the test going though so the waiting made it worse. After they had the line in, they had me turn on my side, put that mouth piece in my mouth and I said "Is it getting fuzzy in here?". Next thing I know, I am in a room all by self wondering where everyone went.
As for the results, she didn't see any areas of erosions or acid damage. She did find a small hiatal hernia though with a bit of gastritis. Everything looked good to her though. She did take biopsies but she doesn't think they will come back bad.
So, what is causing the pain I don't really know. Maybe this was just a wake up that I need to lose weight.
Thank you all for your posts and your good thoughts. Now if I need another endoscopy in the future I won't be so scared.
Beth

So happy that everything went as we had told you Beth. Any experience that you have to go through that you have not experienced before is very scary. You are not alone in that feeling. So glad you had good results.....the gastritis might be the cause of your pain. The hiatal hernia is very common and is associated with natural aging and yes increased weight can definitely cause it. So sorry you had to have several IV tries but sometimes that just happens. Anyway happy that all is over and thanks for updating us.
Sandra
Thanks for letting us know Beth! Now rest and take it easy tonight. I fully expect you to stick around and reassure new folks that come in, asking about this test. Now you can tell them that it isn't so bad.
I've had issues with IV's too and probably most of us have.Thank goodness it is finished with and it sounds like there is nothing major to worry about. If you are carrying some extra weight, definitely see about getting healthier. It is much better to lose some weight, than to need to take pills.
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