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deb90724
deb90724

HI. Has any one had an gastroscopy done at Southend nhs hospital? If so could you tell me what that hospital is like as having one there next week and at the moment am seriously considering cancelling it, as I'm terrified and am seriously considering living with the inability to swallow properly as I am not sure I am eeven going to get in the room.

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  • lily65668
    lily65668 deb90724

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    Deb, you'll be fine. There are lots of people on different forums here who've been just as terrified as you and have said there was nothing to it. And if you're having difficulty swallowing you really need to find out the cause, so it can be treated.

    Have you talked to your doctor about this? I had a friend who was so terrified they actually gave her a general anaesthetic, but I don't live in the UK so don't know whether the NHS would run to that.

    In the meantime, click around on the other endoscopy forums. I'm sure you'll be reassured. (And if you happen to come across the horror story I posted on one of them a few months back, don't worry about it. My case was entirely different and was the result of real medical negligence. I'd swallowed my large, spiky denture, which had been embedded in my throat for three weeks, during which time I'd been thrown out of one hospital after another because no one believed me!)

    • deb90724
      deb90724 lily65668

      Posted

      Hi. I hope you are ok now. I am asking as so many ok and bad stories around. So wanted to know what Southend was like as different hospitals treat people differently, so like a human being some like your a piece of meat.
  • carmel83758
    carmel83758 deb90724

    Posted

    Not had it done but am also terrified and waiting to have mine done at Colchester. They sent me a booklet that explained it all. Did you not get one?
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