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Advice on upper endoscopy please

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royalty
royalty

I'm putting off having upper endoscopy due to fear of choking n not being able to breathe please can ppl give me their experiences good or bad not too many scare stories please with sedation or without I'm not a lover of sedation tbh as I don't react well to it 

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  • astrozombie
    astrozombie royalty

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    Please do not be put off by this procedure. For me there was one slightly uncomfortable moment, but nowhere near as uncomfortable as a camera in your bottom, and then after that the tube sits in the body surprisingly well. Yes I was surprised but it is true. 
  • Bellaboo1
    Bellaboo1 royalty

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    Hi

    I’ve had 2 in 10 years and was petrified at the first one as I wanted sedation but the nurse talked me into throat spray (it was 5pm and she wanted to go home I believe) anyway, I started walking out as I didn’t want to be awake and the surgeon ran after me and said sedation wouldn’t be a problem to do.  All I remember is them asking me to swallow and a slight bit of retching on it way out, apart from that I don’t remember anything. The one I had last year was pretty similar but I asked for more sedation as I was still aware at the beginning of procedure. Again, a little bit of retching on way out but I didn’t even know the camera was inside me both times.  There is no problem with breathing at all, and it only lasts a matter of minutes once they start. I have no issues with sedation and actually quite like it 🙂 if you are worried they will really reassure you that it will be fine. 

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