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Endoscopy Tomorrow...and Nervous

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I am finally having my endoscopy tomorrow and am a little nervous about it. I'm sure it will be fine, though. I am so glad that I have been able to read all of your entries as I have gotten used to the idea of this Celiac thing. Thanks, everybody!

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hez Enthusiast
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The endoscopy isn't too bad. The worst part for me was getting over the drugs they give you. Plus I had "d" and a lot of gas the next day. Although I had "d" all the time so that probably was not related to the procedure. Good luck!

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I had mine on the 15th, it was really easy. The worse thing was deffinetly the IV, I had no other side effects. Good luck to you! :D Julie

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I just had mine done last Tuesday. She did it immediately after she gave me the sedation meds, so I was asleep, but woke up during the colonoscopy. Still wasn't bad though, the drugs "soften" everything. I told her I was afraid of gagging. She sprayed my throat with numbing stuff, that helped. They will probably give you that too. Good luck!

Lisa Mentor
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Not an issue........just remeber to take someone with you that can tell you what the Docotor said.. and trust me, you will ask several times. Ask someone to document post endo- information for you, your won't remember. It is sooo easy. The worst is the worry.

It will be find, let us know.

Lisa

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Hey -- I just had mine on Friday.. It took me hours to get over the drugs - I was so loopy! It wasn't bad at all though -- I totally agree with the previous poster regarding having the nurse or doc tell your escort what they inevitably tell you numerous times! I remember asking questions repeatedly, but cannot remember the answers!

The throat spray tastes awful! But the drugs are starting to hit you by the last time they spray so it's OK - I don't remember it at all & apparently I slept for an hour after the procedure!

I guess the Doc said it looked like I had celiac due to the mucus or something, but he took biopsies and I guess I'll find out for sure in 10 days or so.

Really the worst part is how hungry you are afterwards!! Good luck!

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Not an issue........just remeber to take someone with you that can tell you what the Docotor said.. and trust me, you will ask several times. Ask someone to document post endo- information for you, your won't remember. It is sooo easy. The worst is the worry.

It will be find, let us know.

Lisa

I'll second that! The worry lasted until they asked me to count back from 10...I think I got to 7... My doc was very assuring and accomodating. Definitely take a responsible individual with you - you will be super-looy when you come to. Like everyone has pointed out, I too asked questions, but couldn't remember the answers later in the day when I came out of the fog. Luckily my doc didn't mind a phone call the next day. I don't recall anything between the IV starting and the recovery room. No discomfort afterward either. More relief than anything else. You'll do fine, just relax and remember it will be over quickly.

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I am finally having my endoscopy tomorrow and am a little nervous about it. I'm sure it will be fine, though. I am so glad that I have been able to read all of your entries as I have gotten used to the idea of this Celiac thing. Thanks, everybody!

By the way, it is the medicine called "Verced" that causes the temporary amnesia. The purpose of it is just that...so that you do not remember any of the procedure. It does make one look silly though after . My husband asked me probably 8 times in 20 minutes if the Dr had been in to see him and what he said. (The Dr had, so i just repeated the info 8 times...then later that day at home he had no memory of having asked me and wanted to know the upshot again..smile. )

Supergirl Rookie
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Well, I did it, and it went fine. I won't know anything for a couple weeks, but I can finally go off gluten for good. Yay! I even made my first batch of gluten free cookies after taking a long nap when I got home! Thanks for your support!

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