Endoscopy, stricture

I have been having a pain in my pouch for two days nowl. My doc has ordered a endoscopy. I understand this is where they put a scope down your throat. Does it hurt. Has anyone ever had a stricure and what does it feel like? This is like a pressure all the time. And when I drink it is worse. I can drink but it hurts. Eating is out of the question.

Hello Rie Rie, I had to have my stricture dialated twice. They put you out for the EGD. The "worse" thing that happens, and it's really not so bad, is your voice is VERY silghtly hoarce for 24 hours. No big deal. With my stricture I had a lot of side and back pain and anything that wasn't liquidy came back up. The first time they dialated my I was a 6 and the second time a 10. I don't remember the unit of measurement, but we're supposed to be between 13 & 15. HTH, Gosh

Thanks Gosh, I dont know if I have a stricture or not. The doc didnt say when i called. I just know it hurts to eat and drink. I havent thrown up at all. It feels like a pressure building up is that what a stricture feels like?

I had a stricture at about three weeks post op. It felt exactly as you describe. I was not put out for the endoscopy. They gave me meds in my IV to make me loopy enough not to care that they were jammin a tube down my throat!! It didnt hurt. May have been a tiny bit uncomfortable but not painful. They were done in liek 10 minutes adn the relief I felt from the chest pressure was immediate and it felt sooo good!! Good luck and its easy as pie to fix so dont stress over it. I waited 2 weeks before calling my doc and telling him uncomfortable I was. That was dumb, but I was scared!! I have not had to go back thankfully, but I know if I do it is truly an easy thing to fix...........well mine was anyway!

Thank you for replying. I am so worried it is just my nerves or something and when they get in there they are going to find nothing wrong. But you are right it is right below y brest in the middle. about an inch above my incision and belching hurts like !@#$ and I am belching on everything. I have an appointment at seven o'clock in the morning. love marie

Lets think postive--no stricture. I had an endoscopy three times in the past. That is no biggie. You may have a sore throat after that's about it. As for the pain, I pulled a muscle and I was in pain for about two weeks after my surgery. It only hurt to eat or drink. There was a constant pressure. Once I was on pain pills I was able to relax and it healed itself. Hopefully this is it. My Friend had an endoscopy where they actually ballooned her stricture then. She said it was no big deal at all for her. She had to go back on liquid and soft for a few weeks but that was it. Good luck. Hugs, Sandy