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Hi everyone đIâve had acid reflux for a couple of years now and the pantoprazole isnât working anymore so theyâre going to do an endoscopy and Iâm wondering what that is like and if I should be really worried that the meds donât work anymore? Thank you!
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i had an endoscopy this week! if they take biopsies, youâre gonna feel some nasty discomfort/pain in your chest when swallowing. your throatâs also gonna be sore for a day just due to the tubes they give ya. itâs a really quick and easy procedure. when i woke up they gave me some liquid tylenol and gatorade, then a popsicle while i regained my bearings. youâre gonna feel super phlegmy afterwards. itâs a pain to hack up but once itâs out, youâre basically good!
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Thanks for the info. Iâm glad they knock you out completely. I gag so easily lol. Appreciate you all! â¤ď¸
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I donât know about the meds not working anymore. But I have had a few endoscopes in my day. Everywhere Iâve had mine done theyâve put me under sedation, although I was pediatric for one so I think that was part of the decision the first time. Youâll check in with the nurse at the clinic, they take you back either to a pre-op room. Theyâll go over your meds with you and have you put on your hospital gown, sometimes theyâll let you keep the waist down clothes on if thereâs no metal in it. Theyâll put in your iv and when itâs your turn theyâll take you to the procedure room. Theyâll start the sedation and give you this viscous liquid to swallow. I think it was to help with the scope going down but I was already a little out of it from the sedation so I donât remember exactly. Theyâll do the procedure after youâre asleep and then take you back to pre-op. When you wake up theyâll come talk to you about the procedure and what they found. Then once youâre awake enough theyâll send you off with your ride home. Itâs all in all pretty simple.
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