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After Effects of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (EGD)

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ananya05326
ananya05326

Hi, I had an EGD for the first time today, and when it finished everything seemed to be fine except when I tried to take deep breaths I felt a pressure sensation bordering on painful in my chest. Now I'm still having that problem and it's been 12 hours since my procedure. This wasnt an after effect that I was prepared to encounter (like i was ready to have a sore throat and my throat feels fine) so to have this instead is causing me a great deal of stress. Certain body positions help some, but not entirely. wondering if anyone else has experienced something like this/if this is something i might need to go to a doctor/to the ER to get checked out. thank you

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