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11-24-2008, 03:55 PM
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Location: San Antonio, Tx.
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Originally Posted by sapphire
Thanks! I have a tiny hernia. I thought I either had GERD or cancer of the esophagus, because I am a hypochondriac. Thank God I have good health insurance. My doc is the best!
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Nice! I do endoscopies every three years cuz I got Barrett's, a pre-cancerous condition of the esophagus. No more pizza for me! |
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11-24-2008, 04:40 PM
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"Fire All Of Your Guns At Once"
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"Don't tickle the "Gadget""
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: San Antonio , Texas
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I was kinda freaked out, but who knew they could put a camera down your throat while you're still awake and you wouldn't mind a bit? Nor remember much even.
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Wow, I don't recall being awake for the endoscopy but certainly woke up during a colon thingy. Thought they were shoving a broom handle through my stomach!!  Like the Alien trying to escape!!  I've had trouble with the valve doohickey where your esophagus enters the stomach. Used to get indigestion all the time. But since Divert. surgery not so much but eat like a baby now!!  Weird!!    |
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11-24-2008, 05:02 PM
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Oh no! Your tire's all flat and junk.....
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Ouch. 
I wasn't "awake" per se, but they call it conscious sedation. I call it really, really stoned. I was out of it for about 25 minutes total. It takes longer to prep you for the procedure than it does for the actual procedure itself.
TexasNick.........I hope you stay healthy! I just need to make a few lifestyle changes, which I already knew, but it's always easier said than done!
No pizza?  |
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11-24-2008, 06:41 PM
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Crayon? It's ink. You fail, again..
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: San Antonio
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I'm going to get one of those done in January. It doesn't sound like fun at all, but I want to make sure my shtuff is clean and cancer free
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11-24-2008, 06:49 PM
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Oh no! Your tire's all flat and junk.....
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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Originally Posted by rd2007
I'm going to get one of those done in January. It doesn't sound like fun at all, but I want to make sure my shtuff is clean and cancer free
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From what I've heard, the day before is worse than the day of. My boss said you should be actually sitting on the toilet when you drink your concoction, since they don't take into consideration that some people need to get to the RR, unbuckle/unzip, and sit down at breakneck speed before the fun begins. You'll do fine, pawpaw.  |
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11-24-2008, 07:08 PM
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"Fire All Of Your Guns At Once"
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From what I've heard, the day before is worse than the day of. My boss said you should be actually sitting on the toilet when you drink your concoction, since they don't take into consideration that some people need to get to the RR, unbuckle/unzip, and sit down at breakneck speed before the fun begins. You'll do fine, pawpaw. |
Oh!! Yes wait until you have to drink a 2 gallon jug of seawater!!! The only reason my first one was painful was because of the condition I had at the time!
Sorry , didn't mean to scare you!! And Yes, keep after it Nick! I should be going again myself!!  |
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11-24-2008, 08:35 PM
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Crayon? It's ink. You fail, again..
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Join Date: May 2007
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why would you drink something for that? I thought that was only for an upper GI? I've done that twice.
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11-24-2008, 08:42 PM
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"Fire All Of Your Guns At Once"
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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Originally Posted by rd2007
why would you drink something for that? I thought that was only for an upper GI? I've done that twice.
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For the colonoscopy (sp) it's the laxative!! BARF!!  It's tough to down that much salt water!! |
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11-24-2008, 09:29 PM
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No worries 
I've had some heartburn problems since I was like 5 years old...never did anything about it until I was 14...had some minor surgery for that and then it came back in full force last year. I finally went in to a GI doc and scoped me and saw a really small pre-cancerous tissue as a result of the acid burning the same area for years and years. I could care less about that...what really ticked me off was I had to lay off the coffee a bit...and can't eat anything at night...I hate going to bed hungry! |
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11-24-2008, 11:39 PM
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How's that "change" workin' out for ya ????
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On a lighter note......The Egg And I has a banner out front saying "Opening Dec. 8th".....  |
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