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I have my first scope tomorrow and I've never had one before. I am so worried I almost want to cancel it. I know they need to see if I have the ulcer my GP thinks I have and it would be nice to drink a latte every now and then but everything scares me. My anxiety is so high. Has anyone had a scope?
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jan34534 kim27383
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Yes! I just had one this past Thursday. Never had one before. Don’t cancel it. It was really no big deal. They give you medicine , so you are out and don’t feel a THING!
next thing I knew I woke up and it was all over. You wait for about 30 minutes and then you can go home with whoever brought you there. They Just give you some instructions and that’s it! The only thing I felt was a slight soreness in my throat the next day but then the next day after that it was Gone.
Have yourself checked out so you know what’s going on. I thought for sure I had an ulcer and I was scared of results, but it turned out to be gastritis which is just an inflammation of the stomach lining. It’s very common. They do these procedures all day long so it’s very common to do.
Even if it is an ulcer, that doesn’t mean that you have to forever cut out having a latte. It just means you have to be careful what you eat and drink and try to eat more alkaline food rather than acid. It’s balancing a ratio of 2 alkaline to one acid.
Most of what we eat is acid food , and alkaline foods are healthy whether you have an ulcer or not.
Get it done so you can start to feel better! Otherwise you will be feeling poorly and have no answers.
You are Going to be fine! 🌸😁??
kim27383 jan34534
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jan34534 kim27383
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Plus my sister had the scope before I did and told me that she didn’t remember a thing. she said it was easier than having her teeth cleaned. LOL
The doctor who did mine said The whole procedure is only 5 minutes or less . 😁👍
kim27383 jan34534
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Yay because I'm terrified lol
crystal24820 kim27383
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Hi Kim i have had two scopes so far and they are not painful. they put you out for awile you wake up had a little sore throat after thats it and they send you home . i had ulcers and gastritis the doctor gave me some medicne i took for a month i went back for the second Scope and told me my uclers healed.😄
kim27383 crystal24820
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That's great news that they healed crystal. And thank you for your reply. My health anxiety is very high and I'm trying not to stress about it.
crystal24820 kim27383
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kim27383 crystal24820
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I do too. I worry about everything. I'm doing a little better tho with my anxiety. I'm really trying.
crystal24820 kim27383
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Laroxe kim27383
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Yep! and they should sedate you before they do it, often you can't remember it. If you do have an ulcer it won't be the anxiety that has caused it, though the anxiety does make it worse. The commonest causes are either taking anti inflammatory pain killers or an infection with a bug called H pylori, they will check for the bug when they do the scope. These are readily treatable so you should be able to go back to your latte, so I hope it goes / or has gone OK.
kim27383 Laroxe
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Thank you I'm leaving in a few minutes for it.
kim27383
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Acid reflux, hiatal hernia, and Barrett's Esophagus. I will be going back every year. Biopsies will take about a week.
Laroxe kim27383
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That's a bit of a pain having to keep going back but I hope you didn't find it to bad. At least you know its being monitored. I don't know if anyone has given you any advice about the reflux and HH but raising the head of your bed about 4 - 6 inches can really help & it isn't enough to disturb your sleep to much. They don't usually recommend any special diet, just avoid the things you know irritate your stomach and they will probably suggest the best times to eat and not eat, so you don't have a full stomach when lying down. They should give you something to reduce acid production so you should feel better quite quickly, they are very effective.
jan34534 kim27383
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how did it go today Kim? 🙂
kim27383 jan34534
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It went ok I didn't fall asleep and I remember everything. I ate a burrito after leaving the clinic and I got very sick after getting home. I threw up and slept a little while and now I feel a bit better. I'm hoping everything ends up ok. Thank you guys so much. I will probably worry a lot about whether all of those things will be ok. But I am hopeful.
crystal24820 kim27383
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kim27383 crystal24820
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