Re: Upper GI/aj

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ok,take a deep breath.....hold it......now exhale thru your mouth

sloooowly. there. feel better?

i had the upper gi done. i could have just taken off my shirt and

bra and slipped on one of their gowns. but instead they said i could

just take my bra off and leave my shirt on. my shorts that i wore

had a stretchy elastic waist, so if they needed to move them down a

little to get them out of the way, they were ok too. no metal

buttons or zippers on either shirt or shorts. xrays went thru them

just fine. no prob. nothing exposed, just droopy boobs under the

shirt! lol

so wear stretchy pants/shorts and comfy top with no metal on them.

take off your bra and stuff it in your purse or pocket. there ya go!

feel better????

hugs,

mary y st. louis

> I have a little panic going on here....

>

> Due to a life of skin problems...I do not have beautiful skin...I

have many scars (this is not from doing things to myself, but because

I'm a slow healer and had problems as a child with it)and as an adult

am very self conscious. Anyhow...because of this...when I called

today about my upper GI to find out what to wear since I most likely

won't fit in their gowns, the gal made the comment that i'd be taking

off my bra and top anyway. Now I'm in a full blown panic attack. I

don't want anyone looking at me. Has anyone had this test done? Is

there a reason we have to remove our bra even? If I can at least

have that I'd probably be okay...I just am extrememly sensitive and

that plus my panic attacks are horrible combinations. I know I'm

going to have problems right before surgery but figured I'd just have

my meds and that I'd talk to Dr B the night before...he'll know and

help me. I am going to get thru this. Anyhow... what do I do. I am

in a state of panic right now...lik!

> e a possum caught in headlights. I really don't even need it

because the only reason he wanted it because my dr put me on a med to

help give me more ammunition for my insurance...I would be beyond

shocked to find out I had an ulcer or hyatal? hernia. Anyhow...can

anyone give me anything that will calm me down...I feel so

silly...but I've been overweight for so long and have such a complex

now that this is major stuff to me..

>

> Thanks

> AJ

> Panic in Bellingham