Any Trouble With Endoscopy?

[Sharon C.]

My son is getting his tomorrow morning. I can't wait until it's over. I hate doing this to him. I could see if he needed emergency surgery. But he doesn't. I'm not sure why a blood test now and then a blood test in 3 months isn't indication enough. Are they looking for something other than the villi? How often is the endoscopy inconclusive? Sorry, you probably get tons of posts like this.

[tarnalberry]

'Cause doctors are pedantic that way. I think blood test results and positive response to the diet should be enough, but some want to know how much damage there is. I'm not sure that it changes anything in the treatment, though.

[CarolynM]

My daughter's results were negative but she still had problems which have been relieved by the diet. She was very combative when coming out of the sedative, not that she remembers, but it was difficult on us. No one warned us that she might be that way - like fighting sleep times 100. Also, her IV had been in the hand which she sucks her thumb and she was upset that she could not get to her thumb. I didn't even think to request it be put in the other hand. She didn't have any problems from the procedure. Best of luck - I hope you get some answers.

[DawnI]

My daughter Age 4 had no problem with the biopsy.....I too had a biopsy and it wasn't tramatic. The more stress you show your young one - the more they will have - we treated it as something that had to be done - lets do it.....my daughter also had one done at age 3. age 3 showed nothing, but age 4 yes....slight damage but it was there. The team in the hospital should tell You the stages of them Waking up, combative is normal, rubbing the nose is normal.

Good Luck

Dawn

[Sharon C.]

All seemed to go well. Glad it's over. I can call Monday for the results.