Upper Endoscopy / Colonoscopy Procedure Results

[kidprodigy]

I had my first upper endoscopy / colonoscopy procedure yesterday morning and it was successful!

 

Upper endoscopy procedure results:

• No gross lesions in esophagus. Biopsied.
• Z-line regular, 41 cm from the incisors.
• Small sliding hiatal hernia.
• Gastritis. Biopsied.
• Duodenitis. Biopsied.

 

Colonoscopy procedure results:

• Removed one, 8 mm polyp in the ascending colon.
• Removed one, 5 mm polyp in the sigmoid colon.
• Diverticulosis in the descending colon.
• Non-bleeding internal hemorrhoids.
• Terminal ileum is normal. Biopsied.
• Rectum, descending colon, transverse colon, and ascending colon are normal. Biopsied.
• Recto-sigmoid colon, splenic flexure, hepatic flexure, cecum, appendiceal orfice and ileocecal valve are normal.
• Examination is otherwise normal on direct and retroflexion views.

 

My GI doc suspects the gastritis and duodenitis found on upper endoscopy are causing my unexplained weight loss, nausea, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, chills, low-grade fevers and night sweats.

 

This type of inflammation is most likely some form of malabsorption syndrome (i.e. Celiac disease) which should be confirmed when the pathology lab results come back in 7-14 days.  What do you all think?

[cyclinglady]

Here is the hard part....you have to wait for the biopsies.   😊

Hey, you never commented on your other post.  You had a equivocal result on only the DG IgA.  We asked if you had been consuming gluten daily 6 to 12 weeks prior to the blood tests.  I sure hope you were consuming gluten daily for a solid two weeks prior to the endoscopy.  

Edited July 3, 2020 by cyclinglady

[kidprodigy]

29 minutes ago, cyclinglady said:

Here is the hard part....you have to wait for the biopsies.   😊

Hey, you never commented on your other post.  You had a equivocal result on only the DG IgA.  We asked if you had been consuming gluten daily 6 to 12 weeks prior to the blood tests.  I sure hope you were consuming gluten daily for a solid two weeks prior to the endoscopy.  

Tell me about it!  I'm going insane knowing I have to wait up to 2 weeks for the pathology lab results to show up.

I apologize if I dropped the ball on responding to your last question from my previous post.  Here's my reply: "Yes, I was consuming gluten daily for 6-12 weeks prior to the Celiac disease serology testing."

I was also consuming gluten for many months prior to undergoing the upper endoscopy procedure yesterday.

[cyclinglady]

Let us know the outcome.  Like you, I only get positives on the DGP IgA tests and never the TTG or EMA.  In the meantime, try to relax!