Endoscopy

[roy.or.r]

Hey there Blues! Anyone here ever had an Endoscopy? I have been having this weird symptom in my throat where I feel like there is a lump when lying on my right side and occasional heartburn. But when I lie on my left side or on my back, I don’t feel it. I do suffer from extreme health anxiety and I have pushed for and finally scheduled an Endoscopy. I am worried they might find something bad like Cancer. I should have done this long time ago and feel like I have left it too late. My CT scan recently of the abdomen has come back normal but I don’t think that actually tells anything. I am just venting here. Do they tell the results immediately after the procedure?

 

[snorky]

Is the camera going down your nose or throat Roy?
Don't worry either way.

 

[roy.or.r]

Is the camera going down your nose or throat Roy?
Don't worry either way.

Throat.

 

[dickie davies]

I had a camera shoved up my dick and i can honestly say, it really fucking hurt

Good luck Roy
Stay positive and we're all with you wishing a positive result

 

[Blue Mist]

Roy. It's horrendous. The pain, the gagging, the whole thing.
No it really is.
I have had 4. They have to double sedate me because I fight with the nurses. Apparently, when sedated I try pulling the tube out, when the nurse tried to stop me ..............
The pain, have I mentioned the pain ?

If I haven't it's horrendous.

 

[Blue Mist]

I had a camera shoved up my dick and i can honestly say, it really fucking hurt

Good luck Roy
Stay positive and we're all with you wishing a positive result

So that's how you got your user name.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

I had one last year. Didn’t hurt but I started retching about half way through. The nurse kept telling me to calm down and I wanted to punch her

 

[Frank the Yank]

Wait a minute, you mean they don’t put you out?? That seems nuts.

The same guy that did my colonoscopy did an endoscopy about 8 months later. He told me he could have done both at the same time.

Almost glad I didn’t because the anesthesia is fucking mint!!!

 

[Blue Mist]

I had one last year. Didn’t hurt but I started retching about half way through. The nurse kept telling me to calm down and I wanted to punch her

I did, see my reply.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Wait a minute, you mean they don’t put you out?? That seems nuts.

The same guy that did my colonoscopy did an endoscopy about 8 months later. He told me he could have done both at the same time.

Almost glad I didn’t because the anesthesia is fucking mint!!!

They try to limit full anaesthetic as much as they can these days.

Patients can be awake for knee and hip replacements these days!