Anyone ever have an endoscopy?

[GnomusMaximus]

I've had trouble with GERD for years, mostly because I eat too fast. Recently I've had difficulty swallowing. Ny Dr. says it is Esophigitis (sp?) related to the GERD but wants me to have an endoscopy to treat it. I'm totaly freaked out thinking I might have some life threatening tumor or something. Anyone else ever had this, know about it? am I just over reacting?

[Corbi]

I've had trouble with GERD for years, mostly because I eat too fast. Recently I've had difficulty swallowing. Ny Dr. says it is Esophigitis (sp?) related to the GERD but wants me to have an endoscopy to treat it. I'm totaly freaked out thinking I might have some life threatening tumor or something. Anyone else ever had this, know about it? am I just over reacting?

Nothing to worry about & you won't feel a thing. I have been on nexium for many years due to GERD which also created 3 ulcers in my stomach as well as a couple in my throat. Well those ended up supposedly causing something "Schatzki's Ring" which basically means the throat narrows where it enters the stomach & food gets caught. Uncomfortable as all hell until it finally passes but won't kill you.

I have gone in for numerous endscopys & they also stretch the ring out using a ballon dilator. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schatzki%27s_Ring

The last one was back in june & they did a biopsy & finally discovered the root cause is some form of allergy resulting in Eosinophilic Eso****itis & right now am taking Budesonide which is a steriod treatment twice a day. Have a follow up in Oct to evaluate how it's working or not working.

Sorry for the long winded post but basically Endoscopys are no big deal at all, in fact I kind of like the drugs they give me to knock me out

Any questions or concerns feel free to pm me as I have been thru this over & over & over.

Good luck & keep us posted, I am sincerely interested in your outcome.

[GnomusMaximus]

Thanks man, I will keep you updated.

[freebirdmac]

No big deal here too. My mom even has to get hers stretched periodically, and that's no biggie either. Worry about something else. Like some of the idiots in the gym

[GnomusMaximus]

Worry about something else. Like some of the idiots in the gym

I can't work miracles....

[ParsleyTea]

An upper endoscopy is a piece of cake to endure. It's when the other direction is done that things get a little uncomfortable. That laxative is atomic.

Thought to mention, I don't have gerd but have heard and read that this product, Protexid, is good at helping the condition.

http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/s...entures-in-dr/

[ScubaDave]

Well, just to balance things out...I had an upper GI endoscope and I hope I never have to have another one. I was knocked out for it, and still all one sees on the video is constant retching. My throat was raw for a week. Not a pleasant experience.

[chodan9]

I have had one
They found a hiatal hernia with it
I got it repaired and have no issues with reflux or heartburn of any kind, plus I never need meeds for it.

[Corbi]

Well, just to balance things out...I had an upper GI endoscope and I hope I never have to have another one. I was knocked out for it, and still all one sees on the video is constant retching. My throat was raw for a week. Not a pleasant experience.

Never saw any video's of mine & don't want to. Also don't recall a single thing other than being knocked out. Weird that your throat was sore as I literally have been thru this 7-8 times now & have never had any discomfort at all.

They didn't happen to use a chimmney sweep brush on you did they?

[tbonez3858]

Well, just to balance things out...I had an upper GI endoscope and I hope I never have to have another one. I was knocked out for it, and still all one sees on the video is constant retching. My throat was raw for a week. Not a pleasant experience.

Same here but they didnt put me all the way out...I was partially knocked out and vividly remember retching my guts out...

[Corbi]

Same here but they didnt put me all the way out...I was partially knocked out and vividly remember retching my guts out...

Well that sucked, you missed out on the best part, great drugs & not recalling a single thing.

[dellhog]

Nothing to worry about it. My younger brother also have had trouble with greed for years. Firstly you check it through a high range endoscope. After it you get advice from a expert surgeon. It's not a hard trouble. You change your eating style and schedule to checkout the effect. According my knowledge I think that it's not a trouble as tumor.

[JolietKev]

My wife had one a few months back. Was not thatbig of a deal. Best of luck to yo andhope eveything goes well.

[lynore]

Hope all goes well for you and your results are nothing to worry about. They knock you out very, very good and you won't remember a thing. One quick note: make sure you tell your Dr your throat is sensitive and you prefer to be entirely asleep.

[tobymax123]

I had one and it was nothing. I was knocked out, and did not have a raw or sore throat or any problems.

Actually, they don't completely put you under for an upper endoscopy. They have to keep you in a conscious state, but where I had it done they give you some drug that makes you not comprehend or remember what is happening. From my perspective it was just like when I had outpatient surgery. One second I was in the procedure room laying on a gurney, and then I was waking up in the recovery area with no memory or signs of what happened, and 10 minutes later I was going home. Of course you have to have someone else drive you home.

[dungeonmistress]

In 2 weeks I'm having it in the other end tho . I've been putting it off for 5 years but my dr made me pinky swear I'd do it this year. I take pinky swearing very seriously so now the only remaining orifice thus far unviolated by the medical community will have its day. FML

Good luck!

[StressMonkey]

He had the procedure done over two years ago!

[Marius_Ursus]

I've had trouble with GERD for years, mostly because I eat too fast. Recently I've had difficulty swallowing. Ny Dr. says it is Esophigitis (sp?) related to the GERD but wants me to have an endoscopy to treat it. I'm totaly freaked out thinking I might have some life threatening tumor or something. Anyone else ever had this, know about it? am I just over reacting?

Yeah, you're overreacting. Mrs. Bear had one when they were trying to track down what's wrong with her. It wasn't any big deal except for the hoarse voice when it was done.

[Streetbull]

Yeah, you're overreacting. Mrs. Bear had one when they were trying to track down what's wrong with her. It wasn't any big deal except for the hoarse voice when it was done.

I've had these. Woke up in the middle of one, tube in the throat, and panic hit me, being drugged up like I was. The best way, which docs are now doing, is to just completely knock you out. This is good especially because, when you get older, they scope both ends. (and I don't want to know anything about it while its happening! )

[lynore]

In 2 weeks I'm having it in the other end tho . I've been putting it off for 5 years but my dr made me pinky swear I'd do it this year. I take pinky swearing very seriously so now the only remaining orifice thus far unviolated by the medical community will have its day. FML

Good luck!

Not to worry at all DM. You will be out cold and not remember a thing. Whatever you do, don't do any research on the Internet. Now that, will scare you!!! Good luck to you.

[jlsnyderTypeR]

My wife was born with a eso****us web and has to have her throat dilated with an endoscopy. Until recently she only had to do this about every 4-6 years, but this year she's had through over 15 procedures. It is a simple 20 minute, outpatient procedure, but the doctors here have always knocked my wife out completely with exception of her last procedure performed a few weeks ago with a new Dr. at Vanderbilt. However we're going for another one on Tuesday which they said that she will be put under completely this time.

Good luck!

[dungeonmistress]

Not to worry at all DM. You will be out cold and not remember a thing. Whatever you do, don't do any research on the Internet. Now that, will scare you!!! Good luck to you.

Lol too late; I'm a googling research fool.i understand the prep is the worst part.

[lynore]

Lol too late; I'm a googling research fool.i understand the prep is the worst part.

Ok. Just don't believe everything you read. It really isn't anything and the prep (depending on what your Dr prescribes) is not bad at all. You're talking to the Dr one minute and in what seems to be a blink of an eye, you're awake and ready to go home. Good luck.

[Notavailablewhy96546]

I have had an upper GI endoscopy and a colonoscopy. I was put under for both. It's the liquid that you have to drink before the colonoscopy that's the worst part.

[beachguy498]

In 2 weeks I'm having it in the other end tho . I've been putting it off for 5 years but my dr made me pinky swear I'd do it this year. I take pinky swearing very seriously so now the only remaining orifice thus far unviolated by the medical community will have its day. FML

Good luck!

I'm due for another one. Had my 1st one 5 years ago. I have sleep apnea so I talked them into letting me stay awake and it wasn't bad. A little uncomfortable at times but it was over in 15 minutes. They did start an IV just in case I had to be put out.

The prep is different now, its all OTC products. My wife had it done last year. She took Pedia Lite and Ducolax. When I had it, they gave me 4 pills to take and this 1/2 gallon vile concoction to drink 8 oz every 15 minutes. When it comes out the same color as what goes in, you're almost there.

Rob