Good luck hun!
Actually considering that I have no gallbladder and IBS type issues, too, that wouldn't be anything out of the ordinary for me.Originally Posted by threecatowner
Thinking of you! I hear the endo (no prep) is WAY better than the colonoscopy (the prep was HORRID!)
Let us know...
One of the differences between government health care and for-profit health care. For-profits want their customer happy and not in pain.Originally Posted by NorthernGlow
They sedate you or give you something for that!? I had one done less than 2 years ago, fully awake, no medication used. Luckily it was a short time, 15-20 mins.
Now I'm more pissed off again..I heard people get sedation or anesthesia for other endoscopies as well over there, I've never gotten anything and I've been through several different endoscopies...Unfair an inhumane, I've been cheated!
No, I haven't before. That will likely be next on the list. I'm still needing to take a zofran every 2-3 days to keep some meals down - I need to ask the doc for a few refills on that as it really makes a difference (its action on the vagus nerve has a neat side effect of lowering my heart rate down to normal levels, too). So far the problem meals seem to be high fiber veggies and beef - such as the small portion of steak and two tablespoons of plain broccoli yesterday.Originally Posted by LDG
You've not had gastric emptying tests done before? Or it was a while ago, and they want to see if anything's changed?
That's odd! That's usually pretty basic and if a GI surgeon is around they'll jump at the chance to do one. (scope happy, as I said beforeOriginally Posted by nurseangel
I'll be thinking of you. I have GI problems and was even hospitalized for nine days, yet I've never had an endoscopy. Puzzling. Anyway, I wish you the best.
They brought in the surgeon who was on call...a plastic surgeon. This is a small town, lol. He was afraid to do a colonoscopy at the time because he was afraid of perforating. Though I did not care for this doctor, I am grateful for this. After I got out of the hospital, I saw a GI doctor in the city, who did a colonoscopy and found a tear. He told me it might take three years to recover. There was no tear on the last colonoscopy, but I am still having problems. No one has ever mentioned an endoscopy to me; DH keeps telling me I need to have one. I agree, I just don't have the time to take off work right now.Originally Posted by strange_wings
That's odd! That's usually pretty basic and if a GI surgeon is around they'll jump at the chance to do one. (scope happy, as I said before) Did you find out what caused your GI issues? Infection? Or are you still having quite a bit of problems? I hope not. I'm pretty tough, or maybe just really stubborn, but I wouldn't wish the type of pain and discomfort I go through on anyone else.