Upper endoscopy, also called esophagogastroduodenoscopy, or EGD, is a procedure in which a thin scope with a light and camera at its tip is used to look inside of the upper digestive tract -- the esophagus, stomach, and first part of the small intestine, called the duodenum.
Yesterday was my mine...one of the many appointments I had to check off my list of things to do before I can have my sleeve surgery.
Of course it was scheduled on the day Pensacola had an ice storm and it was treacherous riding to the hospital. I'm glad they didn't cancel it though; despite having been on reduced ops at work and missing a "snow day".
We got there early around 8:10 AM and my doctor was super late because of the distance he had to travel to the hospital. The anesthesiologist and nurses were really great and I loved the way they treated us.
When I finally got to the operating room, they administered the knock out drugs and before I knew it, I was waking up, groggy as hell. I was glad that I didn't throw up or have issues; however, Rich told me later that they had to give me "extra" because I was "fighting" the scope. Dr. G told Rich that he biopsied my hiatal hernia while he was there.
I was discharged around 12:30 and super hungry. We stopped at Waffle House for food, then I went to bed when I got home around 1 and slept until 5. By 7:15 PM I was ready to go back to bed and slept until 5 AM.
I think the most uncomfortable part of it all was getting the IV straw in my hand. It's still sore to tap. So... all in all, no big deal. I was a little surprised that I won't get my results until the end of February. Glad I called today to get an appointment.
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