Just Came Home From Endoscopy

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I just got home from having an endoscopy of my stomach. Seems these

docs keep thinking it's my stomach and don't want to think it's the

pancreas.

It went well, except the anesthesiologist could not thread the vein

and had to stick me three times!

I never felt the " threading " before, always felt the needle prick

and that was it. Hurt like hell and was almost ready to say, that's

it! " After her try at another vein at my wrist would not " thread " .

Now I have pain in that vein and up my arm and it's really swollen

where they were trying to get it in.

He found a hiatal hernia and gastritis but said it looks a lot

better than it did 2 months ago when my gallbladder was in. SO

that's good.

Next week:Colonoscopy

Then the week after that: Pancreas specialist at Aram Manoukian at

Woods

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Did they do a straight endoscopy or an endoscopic ultrasound?

War story: Had an English-style endoscopy, meaning a spritz of

novocaine on the back of the throat and away we go! It's that stiff-

upper-lip mentality coupled with national healthcare -- must not

grumble. Pretty brutal. No matter where you are in the world, always

ask for the sedation, no matter how long they say you'll have to wait.

Re endoscopic ultrasounds, had one at Mayo to see the state of my

pancreas after several episodes. It's a good method for seeing how

the pancreatic tissue is changing/damaged, but not sure it helps when

it comes to seeing if you have pancreatitis.

Good luck with the colonoscopy. I haven't gone there yet. Keep the

faith.

>

> I just got home from having an endoscopy of my stomach. Seems these

> docs keep thinking it's my stomach and don't want to think it's the

> pancreas.

>

> It went well, except the anesthesiologist could not thread the vein

> and had to stick me three times!

>

> I never felt the " threading " before, always felt the needle prick

> and that was it. Hurt like hell and was almost ready to say, that's

> it! " After her try at another vein at my wrist would not " thread " .

> Now I have pain in that vein and up my arm and it's really swollen

> where they were trying to get it in.

>

>

> He found a hiatal hernia and gastritis but said it looks a lot

> better than it did 2 months ago when my gallbladder was in. SO

> that's good.

>

> Next week:Colonoscopy

>

> Then the week after that: Pancreas specialist at Aram Manoukian at

> Woods

>

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Thanks . :-)

It was a sedated endoscopy .

I would have hated to have been awake, I would have panicked!

Eileen

> >

> > I just got home from having an endoscopy of my stomach. Seems

these

> > docs keep thinking it's my stomach and don't want to think it's

the

> > pancreas.

> >

> > It went well, except the anesthesiologist could not thread the

vein

> > and had to stick me three times!

> >

> > I never felt the " threading " before, always felt the needle

prick

> > and that was it. Hurt like hell and was almost ready to say,

that's

> > it! " After her try at another vein at my wrist would

not " thread " .

> > Now I have pain in that vein and up my arm and it's really

swollen

> > where they were trying to get it in.

> >

> >

> > He found a hiatal hernia and gastritis but said it looks a lot

> > better than it did 2 months ago when my gallbladder was in. SO

> > that's good.

> >

> > Next week:Colonoscopy

> >

> > Then the week after that: Pancreas specialist at Aram Manoukian

at

> > Woods

> >

>