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I guess I meant risky for covid transmission being that the camera is going down your throat. I am immune compromised so any doctors visit is of concern, especially one that goes down the throat.
I guess I meant risky for covid transmission being that the camera is going down your throat. I am immune compromised so any doctors visit is of concern, especially one that goes down the throat.
Don't you think they'll sterilize their durable equipment before it gets anywhere near you?
Compared to open surgery its a cakewalk in terms of contamination risk! No tissues actually need to be cut and exposed to air.
Yes I do think they sterilize their equipment, but you still have your mouth open and are exposed to the air surrounding you.
You breathe through your mouth AND NOSE. Regardless whether your mouth happens to be open, closed, or full of an endoscopy tube, surrounding air will still get in! If you really are this worried about it don't have an endoscopy. Guess you'll need to wait on a diagnosis for your throat issues.
I guess I meant risky for covid transmission being that the camera is going down your throat. I am immune compromised so any doctors visit is of concern, especially one that goes down the throat.
OMG! Haven't you ever heard of sterilization??
Yes, there are always risks for anything. But you have to weigh the pros and negatives.
I could have bled to death if ulcer wasn't found. I'll take that chance any day
You're sedated enough so you aren't aware of anything during the endoscopy. I think they could drive a dumptruck down your throat and you wouldn't care.
Yes, there are always risks for anything. But you have to weigh the pros and negatives.
I could have bled to death if ulcer wasn't found. I'll take that chance any day
Mike, that happened to me too, in 2018. Pre-covid, but I was referred for a colonoscopy by my PCP due to having a positive occult blood.
The surgeon suggested an upper endoscopy too as he said if nothing was found in the colon I'd probably be back for an upper GI to find the source of bleeding, easier to do it all in one trip. I was reluctant but finally oked it.
Nothing in the colon ( except the usual old person diverticulosis) but they found several bleeding gastric ulcers. The guy prescribed some pantoprazole and sucralfate, and I had two more EGDs that year before they were healed. I was glad I'd consented to the EGD, I had no clue I had ulcers, and it could have gone so much worse if they'd not been found till they eroded through my stomach.
I recall asking them in the endoscopy room if they used one scope did they do the EGD first, hopefully. They laughed, told me they use two scopes, one for each end.
My HMO is still doing colonoscopies. They do a covid test 3 days before.
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