Chest pain after Endoscopy. Possible esophagus perforation?
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I had and endoscopy performed on me this morning. I was sedated, and when I woke up I had some abdominal pain that I assume was caused by air used during the procedure. However, after a couple hours, I know have a sore throat, but what is scaring me is the chest pains that have begun. There is a dull pain at the bottom of my sternum that gets more intense when I swallow, even if I am not swallowing anything in particular. Should I be worried about a perforation or is this chest pain normal?
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moon53540 justintf
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I was in pain for 2 days after my endoscopy in my throat and all the way down to my stomach. It hurt when I swallowed and drank hot drinks. I also had this weird tickle in my throat that felt cold. But then it got better. The risk of perforation is very small but if you are in any doubt, contact your doctor.
What were the results?if you don't mind me asking. If you had any inflammation the scope could have irritated it.
joseph98786 justintf
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i had three endescopies of which the first two were find afterwards with little or no complications. however after my 3rd scope, something just didnt feel right i had a sensation in my tummy that they actually did some damage during biopsy also i felt the scope going down my throat which i didnt feel before. ss a result of all this my appetite suffered and when i mentioned this to my doctor and consultant they said there is no connection between my loss of appetite and my endescopy. that was in october 2016 and im convined that some damage was done and my appetite is suffering as a result.