Upper GI - Tomorrow

Just how bad is it?

Is it the same as an endoscopy (EDG)?  If so, you won't even remember it!

Not as bad as it sounds.  Just alot of drinking of white substances.  They tell you to drink alot after because the drinks may cause constipation but it had the opposite affect.  But everyone reacts differently to certain things.  Tests takes maybe about 30 minutes.

Danielle, I am not sure. Thanks Fogo..... I have a bad gag reflex...I sure hope I can get the drink down! This worries me!!

Sounds like this is a different test.  But I did have to drink the white stuff for something else one time in my life.  It doesn't taste great...kind of like chalk.  So almost like a non-taste?? 

Hi incrediblefeeling,

Not to worry.  I just had this test 4 weeks ago.  It's basically an x-ray.  You are on a table that reclines.  They have you stand up behind a 1/2 screen and you drink a fizzy liquid something like alkaseltzer.  I am a horrible gagger but this didn't set me off.  They tell you the fizzy stuff will make you want to burp but you are not suppose to.  So make sure you don't.

Then they tilt the table and the hard part is they have you roll over from side to side then roll all the way around from your stomach to back.  No easy with weight on you and on a hard metal table.  By the way rolling around makes you very dizzy so don't be concerned.  Then they give you more liquid in a small cup and have you drink it while they x-ray it going down.  The idea is to see how fast it reaches your stomach. If there is no obstructions and it goes down fast, ok.  If it is slow like mine seems to be(so they think) than you need another test for "mobility" to see if its fast enough for RNY.  If not then they will have to discuss other WLS options.

Test takes maybe 20 min.  A piece of cake.  Any other questions let me know.

 

 

 

Sue you nailed it on the head. The test is complete! The fizzy drink along with the white thick drink were the worse part of all of it. Easy but glad it's done and over with. My test came back great...same with my breathing test! 

YEAH!  Glad you are all set!