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06-14-2014 01:34 AM
I am Tuesday. Having had pain after eating any time 1/2 to 4 hours later. Pain radiates to my back below left breast. Lost 8 lbs in two weeks. Lots of burping for me is unusual.
I just wondering if they put you out with anesthesia because I cannot eat after midnight. Anyone?
06-14-2014 01:42 AM
06-14-2014 01:44 AM
As I remember, they swabbed my mouth. I don't remember anything else; it was not nearly as bad as I had expected.
06-14-2014 01:51 AM
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06-14-2014 04:26 AM
Yes, you fade off to.sleep nice and relaxed, and you wake up before you know it. Be kind to your tummy after this. Don't drink carbonated drinks (bubbles) and eat simply and lightly afterwards.
I had a soft boiled egg, white toast and hot tea after I came home.
The doc should be giving you detailed instructions in this.
06-14-2014 10:34 AM
My mother has this performed every two to three years due to Barrett's Esophagus. As is sometimes the case, the mental prep is so much worse than the actual procedure. My mom is a little groggy for awhile, due to anesthesia, but she regains her composure pretty quickly. I take her to the app't and bring her to my home for awhile to rest. Funny story...the first time my mom had this done I was told to go into her room where she was just beginning to wake from the endoscopy. The gastro had left the instrument on so the monitor was showing what the instrument was seeing (I thought it was a still shot). I said to the nurse, "Is THAT the inside of my mother's throat?". That sight was not anything I was accustomed to thinking what the insides of our throats look like . She laughed and said "No, that is a live shot of the towel the instrument is on." Needless to say I felt rather dumb.
My mom says there is no pain and the only discomfort is knowing that someone is going down your throat. She has no difficulty with this any longer.
06-14-2014 10:53 AM
I have had many endoscopies and am due for another one. My gastro doc checks me every six months because I have a "rare condition" in my stomach. I am overdue because of all the back stuff recently, but I have to get there really soon.
I am put into twilight sleep by my doc. I think propofol is overkill for this procedure and I would refuse it. But you have to go with whatever your doctor suggests.
Good luck . . . don't worry about this, it is a very benign procedure.
06-14-2014 11:13 AM
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