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Post by liliegazer on Oct 9, 2012 21:10:05 GMT -5
I hope I'm posting this in the right place. I have an EGD scheduled for Monday and I am SO super nervous! The GI doctor is suspecting crohn's; although, I was diagnosed with endometritis from surgery/D&C I had several months back, and my GI doctor said it could have spread. I have been having nausea with cramping/spasm, constipation, and vomiting for a years off and on, but it really flared up after the surgery. The antibiotics the gyn put me on from the endometritis have really helped. I am hoping everything is all clear and it is NOT crohns. I had a very very bad colonoscopy experience last year, and I am trying really hard not to freak out. I am with a new GI doctor who seems great, but I would love some reassurance from someone who has had an EGD and some insight as to what I can expect. Thanks!
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Post by omaklackey on Oct 9, 2012 23:19:54 GMT -5
EGD's are pretty simple, and I found much less awful then colonoscopies. You get some wonderful "forget" medicine instead of the sedation that colonoscopies do. So you will be brought into the surgical room/clinic and they may or may not have you put in a bite block. That is where they put the tube in. I have had two so they really aren't bad. If he is looking for Crohns, he may not find it with an EGD though as Crohns is more typically found farther down into the small bowel. Sometimes they get lucky and its obvious (which is better for you, because then you have a diagnosis) and sometimes they won't be able to see what they need to. So deep breath! You won't remember it (I woke up for my second colonoscopy. It was uncool) and you will hopefully have some answers when you wake up! good luck!
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Post by liliegazer on Oct 10, 2012 16:16:12 GMT -5
Thanks so much Omak ;D It made me feel a lot better to read your post. I woke up during my colonoscopy too, with a TON of pain from all the endo that was on the outside that they weren't aware was there at the time, so I do not want a repeat of that experience for sure! It was terrifying! I just want to find out what's going on. I was feeling a lot better, but back down hill today. Low grade fever and severe fatigue. I sure hope I can actually get some answers!
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Post by JC on Oct 11, 2012 4:31:04 GMT -5
I've had a couple EGD's and they weren't bad at all. I didn't wake up and don't remember a thing. It was literally just a nap. Keep us updated on how it goes!
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Post by semicolon on Oct 11, 2012 6:26:44 GMT -5
Let us know how this goes. I've had a colonoscopy but never an EGD, so it's nice to have the info out here!
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Post by liliegazer on Oct 16, 2012 12:05:56 GMT -5
The EGD went well! I just took a nap like Jenaya said ;D. It was a much more pleasant experience than the colonoscopy. The anesthesiologist told me that they are now using a different sort of anesthesia than they used in the past for colonoscopies and EGDs. Now they're using Propofol, as opposed to a Demerol/Versed combo that I got for my colonoscopy. According to the anesthesiologist, Propofol is supposed to be easier to recover from. They just give you a small amount, just enough to sleep through the procedure. I definitely have noticed a huge difference. Although I do feel sort of washed out today, it is tremendously better than after the colonoscopy.
They did find several things wrong though...I have gastritis, esophagitis, a hiatal hernia, and a couple of stomach polyps. Biopsies were taken and I am awaiting results. The doctor said if the polyp biopsies comes back weird (precancerous), or any of them for that matter, I will have to come back to have another EGD in 6 months or a year...sort of scary. Polyps run in my family though, so hopefully it's nothing. Everyone else in my family that has had them said theirs ended up being benign. The doctor put me on omeprezole for my hernia. (I sound like an old lady!! LOL) Hopefully it'll help. The doctor said we'll know more when we get the biopsy results. I'm still wondering about crohns being the cause of all of that inflammation. I know it can also cause polyps. I'm supposed to follow up with her in a couple of months, unless the biopsy results show something that needs more attention. It's nice to know what's going on though!
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Post by JC on Oct 16, 2012 14:12:45 GMT -5
Oh I'm so glad it went well. I hope that everything comes back ok and I also hope that you get some answers out of this. It's best to just rest and sleep off the after effects of the anesthesia. I had propofol too for mine and it was a lot easier to tolerate and I didn't feel sick after like with that other stuff. Looking forward to an update!
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Post by liliegazer on Oct 26, 2012 16:48:38 GMT -5
So, I got my path report back that showed gastritis and acute esophagitis. Thank goodness the polyps were benign and the kind that typically don't grow into cancer! My stomach is tremendously better. The antibiotics really seemed to have done the trick for now, and I'm hoping it will stay that way! They still don't know what caused the gastritis, as all of the biopsies showed no sort of bacteria....go figure. I really think that all the inflammation/bacteria from the postsurgical infection caused the gastritis, and that by the time I got the EGD done the antibiotics had cleared up the infection, so it didn't show on the biopsy. But, that's just my own feelings. The doctor said she just doesn't know the source. Which is frustrating, but it's okay. She said if the problems come back, the next step will be the pill camera. So, fingers crossed, all will stay well .
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Post by JC on Oct 27, 2012 15:21:10 GMT -5
Well that's good that it was nothing serious! I hope you will stay well too!
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