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Support for People with Mood Disorders => General Discussion => Topic started by: Pleeb on September 30, 2014, 10:18:20 pm
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An endoscopy is a procedure whereby they put a long tube down your mouth that goes into your stomach.
They spray the back of your throat with something to prevent the gag reflex. The end of the tube has a tiny camera and tiny tweezers for taking samples of bad stuff.
Anyway, I've had 4 of them years ago with no (!) anesthetic. :o (no, I'm not Chuck Norris.....LOL)
I was planning to get one with an anesthetic today, and I was worried I'd be staggering around like a drunk afterwards. The handout they give you says "don't take a bus by yourself." I took a cab, and the hospital is close.
Maybe the gastroenterologist adjusted the sedative dose because I told him I took a Clonazepam yesterday? I didn't find the sedative (Valium via drip?) that strong, but I still feel something 12 hours later.
Anyway, all went well.
Should anyone be getting the procedure or a similar one in the future, if I can handle it....so can you.
I know it sounds creepy, but I find giving blood samples more creepy, actually.
Peter
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Oh yeah....because I was kinda out of it, I forgot to watch the tv screen that shows inside my tummy...not that that's so interesting.
Peter
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Glad it went well! i have had it before too and I dont really remember much of the procedure at all!
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Hello Peter. I'm glad that it went well. Take Care. paul m