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By: I SAID Don’t Gag Me, Dammit! : Canadutch

I SAID Don’t Gag Me, Dammit! : Canadutch — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:12:05 +0000

[...] I went for my second gastroscopie and all I can say is that it wasn’t as good an experience as the first one. Everything seemed to be following the same routine as the first time, I went in, they took [...]

By: Nigel Babu

Nigel Babu — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:11:35 +0000

I type out reports of this procedure almost every single day (being a medical transcriptionist), it doesn’t sound so bad when the doctors talk about it, I guess its all routine for them.

My first time hearing it from a patient’s point of you and it doesn’t sound pleasant. But then, thinking about colonoscopy ;-) , this is way better.

Hope you end up okay :-)
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By: Breigh

Breigh — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:34:38 +0000

Oh yes PLEASE do not post any cookies, muffins, pancakes or any of the other delicious things you taunt me with! I’ll go bezerk haha You’re right they probably did think I might be sick because they did ask me a lot when I woke up if I was feeling ok. It was just Xander and I in the room but it was open to the hallway so anyone could see in. I didn’t really care at the time though.

By: Breigh

Breigh — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:33:19 +0000

Yeah, I know it’s baffling! Here in NL you have to ask for a lot of this stuff and even then they sort of resent you for making them do it. I’ve had my dentist try to give me fillings without freezing and look at me funny when I gave him the OH HELL NO! haha

I’ve been on Ranatadine and Omeprazol so far. They just wanted to have a look and check for ulcers and whatever else. She did say that from what she saw the last time it looked ok. I dunno what in the heck is going on in there, but I suspect that the my ridiculously slow digestion may have something to do with the acid reflux. Food should not be hanging around my stomach that long. That means that when I have dinner, it’s falling in on top of breakfast and lunch. Good grief!

Cancer is also a big thing in our family… pretty much my entire family on my father’s side has died from it so it’s pretty scary. I’ve never heard of Barrett’s, gonna go look it up now!

By: Sonya

Sonya — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:29:18 +0000

OMGosh I totally would of asked..no told them that they were going to sedate me..Im not a freaking porn queen ya know..tee hee. I wouldnt be looking forward to the no eating thing either..I wont post what I bake on facebook that day..lol

That does look like a dog pee pee pad!! They probably thought you were going to throw up from the sedation. When you woke up, were you in a room with other people or just yourself?
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By: Nobody

Nobody — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:09:09 +0000

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By: Nobody

Nobody — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:08:48 +0000

WTF? Sedation is SOP here for a gastroscope, they’ve never given me the option to not have it. Midazolam is neat stuff. You really aren’t sedated so much as you get amnesia and don’t remember them raping you orally, LOL.

I’m not really sure what they would be looking for inside your stomach, but then, I’m not a physician. For me, they usually just check out the esophagus to look for erosion or any signs of cancer. But I guess maybe they might want to check out the duodenum as well, and make sure that’s all working as it should.

Have they checked for H.Pylori?

For me, Nexium works best. I’ve been on it for 5+ years now. I’ve tried some others, Aciphex, Prilosec. I have Barrett’s Esophagus, so I’ll probably be on something for GERD until I die.

The gastroscopes aren’t any fun, but don’t mess around with this stuff, GERD can lead to esophageal cancer, and I can tell you that isn’t any fun at all, and is very deadly. I’ve lost an aunt and an uncle on my dad’s side to it. My dad and brother also both have Barrett’s.

Good luck!
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