Re: [Saline Support] Endoscopy question for those who've had one...

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Yes, I had a terrible sore throat with my first endo. It is from sticking

the scope down your throat. For some reason, maybe the doc was more gentle

the second time, I had no sore throat at all. Use salt water gargles.

Kenda

> Gals, I need opinions... I had an endoscopy done Wednesday under MAC

> anesthesia. The doctor said there was some infection in my stomach, ulcers,

> and

> acid. He also said he took some biopsies. (For what -I do not know.) My

> follow

> up is this coming Wednesday.

>

> My question is this: Did any of you experience the worst sore throat of your

> life in the following days?

>

> Wednesday and Thursday, I had some mild soreness in my throat, esophagus,

> and stomach. Now today, I have the worst sore throat I've had in my life.

> It's

> so bad I'm spitting when I can -because swallowing hurts so bad. Eating is

> unbearable. The pain is worse towards the top back of my throat, and a touch

> to

> the right. The pressure reaches from my throat to my ear, and also my gland

> is very swollen on the right side. There's even pressure building up in my

> head.

>

> Also, the past day and a half I've gotten very painful hiccups really

> easily. They were so bad earlier, I was in tears and got a migraine. (Hiccups

> are

> rare for me.)

>

> Does this pain sound like anything any of you experienced? I'm just trying

> to figure out if it's related to the endoscopy or maybe I just caught a cold,

> although my nose is fine and I'm not coughing much.

>

> Complications and side effects I've read online don't mention anything like

> this, so I'm hoping it's just a cold coming on -worse than usual.

>

> Thanks gals,

> Brigite

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