Anyone ever have a "upper GI" done?

MotorCityNova572

MotorCityNova572

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Well i have to go in Nov. 15th to have a upper GI done and this will be my first time EVER having something done like this. So anyone that has had this done on know someone that has had this done. can you give me some heads up on this.
 
MotorCityNova572 said:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH SAL!...+1
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Thanks....I had 1 done about 15 years ago (upper) I thought I had an Ulcer...From what I remember I drank a chalky, Strawberry tasting thick shake while they were x-raying me.
I had the lower done.....No comment!:icon_eek:
 
Tony Soprano said:
Thanks....I had 1 done about 15 years ago (upper) I thought I had an Ulcer...From what I remember I drank a chalky, Strawberry tasting thick shake while they were x-raying me.
I had the lower done.....No comment!:icon_eek:
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They know for a fact i have ulcers ( they said they THINK i may have more then 3)..Im KINDA scared about it because they said they have to knock me out. well im not so much scared but i really just don't know what they have to knock me out for if they are going to be taking X-rays?:dontknow: ...I don't know but we shal see.
 
Upper GI is easy.

Drinking the barium sucks.

They give you some stuff to expand the stomach that will make you burp but you have to hold it.

Get some x-rays and your done.

They had me scheduled for a lower, but after reading the instructions for the day before I skipped that appointment.
 
dont worry its a pretty cake procedure, i had an upper gi done a couple years ago, just drink some thick chalky shit and get some x-rays. im pretty sure i was awake during it but cant remember for sure, but i do know its nothing to worry about, (the procedure that is), but the multiple ulcers would suck! good luck with it
 
MotorCityNova572 said:
Anyone ever have a "upper GI" done?
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I've had multiple upper and lower GI's and none of them were any fun.

They'll probably tell you not to eat for 12 hours before the scope. They'll numb up your throat and probably give you a sedative to relax you. Then the scope is crammed down your throat. You'll have a natural gag reflex during the entire procedure and some pain in your tummy for a few days.

Good luck.
 
loosenut said:
They had me scheduled for a lower, but after reading the instructions for the day before I skipped that appointment.
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All they have you do is drink excessive amounts of some sort of water that has a salt flavor to clean out your lower intestine. Personally I don't see why they don't write you a script for White Castle, but I guess they have their own protocol. :laugh:
 
Thanks for all the info guys. They are going to knock me out for the scope. and they said EVERYTHING should take about an hour or so...
 
mdhmi said:
I've had multiple upper and lower GI's and none of them were any fun.

They'll probably tell you not to eat for 12 hours before the scope. They'll numb up your throat and probably give you a sedative to relax you. Then the scope is crammed down your throat. You'll have a natural gag reflex during the entire procedure and some pain in your tummy for a few days.

Good luck.
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Exactly.
 
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